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Historians diving for balloons and hoping for hot dish: What Smithsonian curators will be doing at the Democratic National Convention

  • Written by Claire Jerry, Political History Curator, Smithsonian Institution
Historians diving for balloons and hoping for hot dish: What Smithsonian curators will be doing at the Democratic National ConventionCurators from the Smithsonian were at the GOP convention in July to bring back items for the museum, including balloons.Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Three political history curators from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History are heading to Chicago and the 2024 Democratic National Convention soon to collect stuff – or as the...

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