Tangible Things

A HarvardX course exploring history through objects.

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

Do you have an accessory that defines your personal style? Tweet us to #win a #netsuke book! http://t.co/Ct8ddJEHgp

[Tangible Things @tangiblethings]

celebrating #independenceday with General Artemas Ward! #artemaswardhouse #tangiblethings #americanhistory

[Harvard Native @Harvard_Natives]

Native American artists explores what it means to be an American #Princeton http://t.co/YrDxvUcAvP

[The Bancroft Library @bancroftlibrary]

#DOOD: 4th of July Lemonade (in San Quentin Prison). The complicated histories we weave... http://t.co/J1SGerwugR

[City of Boston Archives @archivesboston]

In 1870, some Bostonians petitioned for a "Burlesque Parade" to celebrate July 4. http://t.co/GxU1u1qtuG @universalhub @theurbanologist

[Tangible Things @tangiblethings]

Singer advertised their sewing machines as truly global products #nineteenthcenturyglobalization #tangiblethings

[Tangible Things @tangiblethings]

Cigarette companies in the early twentieth century used egyptomania in their advertising campaigns #tangiblethings

[National Museum of American History @amhistorymuseum]

Today, #July4 is commemorated w/parades, fireworks, & BBQs. How did Revolutionary soldiers celebrate independence? http://t.co/cEdEOCpGlQ

[Future of Museums @futureofmuseums]

Bet @sassbritches can! RT @erodley: I'm at a loss to know where to begin to respond: Are museums irrelevant? - http://t.co/lzAEE2135j

[Tangible Things @tangiblethings]

Egyptomania, just one of the threads of history we read in the Singer Sewing Machine of our current unit: http://t.co/87BPY3UioH

[edX @edXOnline]

Congratulations to our final day of giveaway winners: http://t.co/zSWzOipJ1W Thank you to everyone who submitted an edX student story.

[The Metropolitan Museum of Art @metmuseum]

“Death Becomes Her” will explore the aesthetic development and cultural implications of mourning fashions.

[Tangible Things @tangiblethings]

why natural history museums matter: http://t.co/0OAcUdcUP4 @Harvard #tangiblethings #animalvegetablemineral

[Glencairn Museum @GlencairnMuseum]

One of our storage areas, in the space once used by the Pitcairn family as a garage. http://t.co/8W8Hx1GuOt

[NewEnglandMusAssoc @NEMAnet]

Museum Updates from New England. is out! http://t.co/9z9mb0322P

[MIT OpenCourseWare @MITOCW]

Did Neanderthals eat their vegetables? via @MITnews. Analysis of ancient *ahem* remains shed light on their diet. http://t.co/NVcjRVb1ZA

[Princeton University @Princeton]

Why we have two University charters – and more inside Princeton history told by our archivist. [video] http://t.co/mwHDAUUqAf @muddlibrary

[museweb @museweb]

Transparency comes not from publishing opendata, but from being open about decision making processes http://t.co/WWQt7VR0nV #musetech