Pop-Up Museum: Your D.C. Stories 1968–2018
A Pop-Up Museum is a one-day show created by you. Share your stories, save your family treasures and learn about D.C. happenings in 1968.
You can bring your:
Don’t have an object to bring?
You can share your story, make your own poster with an artist in residence and add your memory to our community map. We will also offer scanning for photos, letters, etc.
postcards | T-shirts |
flyers | church bulletins |
protest signs | letters and correspondence |
buttons | school yearbooks |
concert posters | newspapers |
records and tapes | scrapbooks |
ticket stubs | birthday and graduation photos |
You can share your story, make your own poster with an artist in residence and add your memory to our community map. We will also offer scanning for photos, letters, etc.
Can't make this date?
Catch the next Pop-Up Museum at Mt. Pleasant Library on May 19.
About the People’s University
The DC Public Library seeks to foster understanding and appreciation of what makes D.C. unique by connecting residents to the District’s past and present as well as providing access to experiences that support local history and culture. Throughout 2018, the People’s University will mark historic experiences that shaped D.C. and the nation and also celebrate the spirit of activism and education through a variety of talks, teach-ins, cultural events, preservation workshops, story-sharing and more.
Learn more at dclibrary.org/1968.