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Beginning May 27, we will be closed as part of Oberlin College’s Sustainable Infrastructure Program.
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Learn MoreTuesday, February 14, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Julia Alexander, Curatorial Assistant in the Office of Academic Programs, will explore how protest music, signage, and other creative acts of dissent in historical social justice movements relate to images of urban environments like those on view in The Language of the Streets.
Access Statement:
These events are held in a wheelchair- and rolling walker-accessible building. The lecture space is wheelchair accessible, with moveable seating, and near wheelchair-accessible restrooms. Restrooms are gender-specific; visitors are invited to use the restroom of their preference. No listening devices or ASL interpretation will be available at this event. Most talks will be recorded and available with closed captions on the museum’s Vimeo page after the event. Please email access questions to Jill Greenwood, jgreenwo@oberlin.edu.
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