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SAM Talks // Stories from the Vermont Queer Archives with Meg Tamulonis
February 18 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
From the Vermont Humanities Speakers Bureau and hosted by St. Albans Museum, this talk is part of our new series SAM Talks. These talks are free and open to the public.
THE SPEAKER
Meg Tamulonis is Manager of Collections and Exhibitions at the Fleming Museum of Art at the University of Vermont. She serves as volunteer curator of the Vermont Queer Archives with the Pride Center of Vermont in Burlington. She is a board member of the New England Museum Association and the Mill Museum in Winooski.
THE TALK
Meg serves as the volunteer curator of the Vermont Queer Archives housed at The Pride Center of Vermont. In this talk, Meg will present objects such as banners, T-shirts, and buttons from the Archives to discuss how these objects mark various milestones, from Pride events to legal rulings, and considers why some parts of the queer community aren’t well-represented in the Archives. She’ll explain why there aren’t many artifacts from the era before the Stonewall Uprising in 1969, and some of the ways we can continue to gather and learn about Vermont’s many queer histories.
JOIN US
This is part of a day of gathering in SAM’s Bliss Room on February 22nd. From 10-11:30 am SAM is offering Queer Crafts as a companion workshop for this talk. There is a lunch break between the events. Please sign up for one or both. There is limited space for the workshop. Learn more or sign up for the workshop here.
PARKING
Please save parking behind the museum for elder attendees and those with mobility needs. Street parking is available on Church Street and Main Street.
ACCESSIBILITY
The main entrance in the front of the building requires climbing 3 flights of stairs. Please park or coordinate drop off behind the building if you require use of our elevator. A SAM volunteer will be available to assist you at drop-off.
LUNCH
Lunch is not provided during the lunch break between the two events. We encourage attendees to take advantage of our downtown location and visit one the many eateries in St. Albans City.
MEMBERSHIP
Interesting in becoming a member for the upcoming season? For only $35 you are eligible for exclusive membership events and innovative ticketed events at SAM. MEMBERSHIP INFO HERE.
