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Games for Change: An Interview with Darren Garrett of Littleloud

NTEN

We were approached by this newly formed department to work on a game to support a television series the broadcaster was making, set in Georgian London. Each of the themes had parallels with urban existence now to make the themes relevant and to explode the chocolate box image of history that period drama can often present.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Whether quietly spearheading some of the world's most groundbreaking scientific and medical research or not-so-quietly leading revolutions on the battlefield, our history is ripe with stories of ferocious, adventurous, enlightened, and persistent women. History remembers Queen Anna Nzinga as one of the great female rulers of Africa.

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Book Club Part 3b: Talking Institutional Change with Elaine Gurian

Museum 2.0

They were a rich collection museum with some local history—they had many dolls, a famous toy collection. One person commented about how he loved growing up in DC as a teen and generally using the Smithsonian as a playground. How can you change or adopt aspects of other types without losing your focus or mission?

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