Mara Taft

anthropology collections manager @sciencemuseummn. archaeologist, crafter, burrito enthusiast. she/her. views my own.

[Jasmine Koncur @jasminekoncur]

Field school starts next week! Mara @MaraCTaft , Ed, and myself finished setting up for all the students! #SMMAnthro @sciencemuseummn

I also got to see some angry looking baby birds in their nest, so adorable!

[Mara Taft @MaraCTaft]

Get your tickets to Science Celebration! Come chat with scientists and see some beautiful objects from @sciencemuseummn collections! 🦋🪲🌼

[Science Museum of Minnesota @sciencemuseummn]

Calling all party people! 🎉

Enjoy some sips and sweets, all the while surrounded by your favorite science. Our signature event, Science Celebration, is just a week away! Get your tickets now! https://t.co/yKWQC74iWj

[Mara Taft @MaraCTaft]

@TheSSMiriam Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

[Mara Taft @MaraCTaft]

See below for info on the most recent Community Curator exhibit, and info on how to register for their virtual talk “When is a pot not a pot?” TONIGHT at 6pm!

[Science Museum of Minnesota @sciencemuseummn]

Hear our latest Community Curators Dej Txiaj Ntsim Yaj and Ger Xiong discuss their experience within our museum collections and how it inspired a new community project this Friday, March 17, at 6 p.m.

Register for the free virtual presentation at: https://t.co/fcdbrqOpkn

[Midwest Archaeology @MAC_Archaeology]

The Chippewa National forest will be hosting a Youth Archaeology Workshop in June. Please share with anyone who may be interested.

[Mara Taft @MaraCTaft]

See below for information about this year’s @sciencemuseummn / @UMNAnthropology archaeology field school! Please share with anyone who may be interested!

[Department of Anthropology, University of MN @UMNAnthropology]

ANTH 3221: Field School provides students with hands-on training in survey and excavation techniques, artifact identification, site mapping and data recording while investigating Precontact life along the St. Croix. This course will be taught by Dr. Edward Fleming in Summer 2023.

[Mara Taft @MaraCTaft]

Open Labs @sciencemuseummn! I’m with @TheSSMiriam and Selena showing artifacts from the Pedersen site and ethnobotany collections from now until noon!

[Science Museum of Minnesota @sciencemuseummn]

The latest Community Curators display features a Mayan huipil and backstrap loom, selected by local educator Jamie Barton!

Learn more about Barton, her curation process and her display during a free virtual presentation on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. https://t.co/fcdbrqOpkn

[Mara Taft @MaraCTaft]

Recently, @sciencemuseummn staff visited our partners in Chiapas, Mexico for our Chiapas Maya textile digitization project! It was wonderful to have the opportunity to work together & learn about textile preservation, weaving traditions & improving community access to collections

[Mara Taft @MaraCTaft]

@StoriedStrands i had this same issue until a coworker introduced me to this idea: glue/stick them to magnets to put on your fridge, filing cabinets, etc! get to use them without the pressure of permanency!

[Mara Taft @MaraCTaft]

Come check out the new Community Curator exhibit @sciencemuseummn! BIPOC community members toured SMM’s collections, chose and wrote about objects that resonated with them, which are displayed in the lobby. This case will change monthly, with a new curator featured each month!

[Mara Taft @MaraCTaft]

@AJ_Heathcote I’m so sorry, Adam. Sending comfort to you and your family

[Mara Taft @MaraCTaft]

Become a @MNArchSociety member here: https://t.co/DO8rcoMifi

[Mara Taft @MaraCTaft]

Minnesota Archaeological Society is hosting another free, virtual lecture! Register and tune in on Nov 10th at 7pm to hear Danielle Benden and Ernie Boszhardt talk about their work at Trempealeau, a fascinating Mississippian site in Wisconsin! See below to register:

[Mara Taft @MaraCTaft]

Register for the talk here: https://t.co/6sQtuVW1Vz

[Jasmine Koncur @jasminekoncur]

Mara @MaraCTaft, Miriam @TheSSMiriam and I presented a collections management poster on our work on the old collections from the Pedersen Site at the Midwest Archaeology Conference in LaCrosse. #SMMAnthroDept @sciencemuseummn

[Mara Taft @MaraCTaft]

@TheSSMiriam @tacobell plz get this girl some tacos!!

[The Museum of English Rural Life @TheMERL]

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[Mara Taft @MaraCTaft]

This lil cutie is a toy ceramic pig made by an artist in Jalisco, Mexico @sciencemuseummn 🐷✨

[Mara Taft @MaraCTaft]

smol porcus 🥹

[The Museum of English Rural Life @TheMERL]

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