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| Program name: | Objects and Memory |
| Program category: |
History
Media- Film Museums |
| Program length: | 60-90 minutes |
| Audience level: | Adult |
| Audience size: | variable |
| Program description: | What are the things in our homes and museums that mean the most to us? How do we preserve the past and speak to the future? What would you save if your house were on fire? Why do we join together in community in times of turmoil? Using excerpts from the PBS documentary film Objects and Memory, filmmaker Jonathan Fein raises questions about fundamental human responses and how we navigate through a fragile and chaotic world by using otherwise ordinary things that have become irreplaceable conveyors of identity, experience, and aspiration. Focusing on stories of meaningful objects invites discussion of issues of value, memory, contemporary history, museum collecting, heirlooms, artistic response, and authenticity. This entertaining and stimulating presentation excites the sense of wonder and challenges the audience to question what is taken for granted and what we hold most dear. |
| Space/special requirements: | |
| Travel restrictions: | |
| Program fee: | $351- $500 |
| Is this fee negotiable? | Yes |
| Mileage included? | No |
| If no, cost per mile: | $0.55 |
| Notes about the fee: | Several variations of these programs are available, from a screening of OBJECTS AND MEMORY, followed by a discussion, to presentations of different lengths using material not in the film, to workshops. Contact the presenter for details. As Jonathan Fein is a member of the NY Council for the Humanities Speakers Bureau, fees can be subsidized or covered entirely. |
| Other notes: | These programs can be tailored for different educational levels and venues, from elementary through professional development, as well as for the general public. |
| Regions this program can be performed in: |
Western Rochester Central South Central Capital District North Country Metro Southeastern Long Island |
| Program last updated: | 03/18/2013 |
| Performer Information | (see all of this performer's programs) |
| Performer name: | Jonathan Fein |
| Phone: | 914-737-5005 |
| Mailing address: | 26 Montrose Station Road Cortlandt Mnr, NY 10567 |
| E-mail address: | jonfein2@gmail.com |
| Website: | http://www.objectsandmemory.org |
| Previous appearances at: |
Derfner Museum, Riverdale, St. John's University, Indiana University, Ruth Keeler Memorial Library, University of Maryland Contact information for New York State Public Libraries |
| Performer information last updated: | 03/18/2013 |
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