In Part 1 of episode 5, Reshaping Culture, I’m talking with Michelle Wilkinson, curator of Architecture and Design at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC. She talks about why it’s essential for the museum to preserve Black Design History and why she has taken on building out this collection of work by key Black Architects and Designers.Building off preserving Architectural Design, Culture, and history in 2018, Michelle organized the museum’s three-day symposium, “Shifting the Landscape: Black Architects and Planners, 1968 to Now.” Then from 2019-2020, she was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard Graduate School of Design, which provided an opportunity to expand upon her research on preserving Black Architecture and Design. We also talk about what led her to seek out the work of Michael Puryear’s Dan chair, which is now part of the collection that Michelle is helping to build. Find more on Curious Story LabWebsite: Curiousstorylab.comTwitter: @curiousstorylabInstagram: @curiousstorylabEmail me: [email protected]:Creator & Host: Michele Y. WashingtonProducer: Alicia Ajayi @aliciaoajayiEditor: Angelina BrunoSound Engineer + Music: Roifield BrownFollow us on Spotify or Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcastYou can check out Michelle Wilkinson on Instagram or Twitter. For more information on the Smithsonian Institute African American Museum of History and Culture (NMAAHC)Fellowship:Loeb FellowshipWritings:Harvard Design MagazineRace&SpaceSymposiums/Talks: Shifting Landscape Black ArchitectureBlack in Design at Harvard 2017 

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