Kurin, Richard
Under Secretary for History, Art, & Culture
Kurin, Richard
Under Secretary for History, Art, & Culture
Indigenous knowledge systems, kinship, religion, ethnicity, cultural policy, cultural presentation and representation, the cultures of south Asia and the United States, Hope diamond cultural history.
Positions
- Acting Director , Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Geographic Focus
Background And Education
Education And Training
- B.A., State University of New York, Buffalo
- M.A., University of Chicago
- Ph.D., University of Chicago
Research And Grants
Investigator On
- Cultural Conservation Center at Quisqueya University awarded by MKM Foundation
- Cultural Rescue Initiative awarded by MKM Foundation
- Haitian Cultural Recovery Project awarded by MKM Foundation
- Haitian Cultural Recovery Project awarded by MKM Foundation
- Proposal to the Stiller Foundation for the Haiti Cultural Recovery Project awarded by Stiller Foundation
- Smithsonian Institution Consortia awarded by Anonymous
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Kurin, Richard and Ashe, Dan. 2018. "Elephants and Their Ivory: Zoos and Museums." Curator: The Museum Journal, 61, (1) 43–46. https://doi.org/10.1111/cura.12232. 2018
- Kurin, Richard. 2015. "Producing Anthropology: Culture of, by, and for the People." General Anthropology, 22, (1) 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1111/gena.01005. 2015
- Kurin, Richard. 2014. "For Every Object, There Is a Story to Tell." Smithsonian, Dec 17, 2014, Washington, DC. 2014
- Kurin, Richard. 2014. "The Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Museological Perspective." Curator: The Museum Journal, 57, (4) 405–414. https://doi.org/10.1111/cura.12081. 2014
- Kurin, Richard. 2011. "Ivan Karp." Anthropology News, 52, (8). 2011
- Kurin, Richard. 2007. "A Victoria Conversation: Stephen Weil and "Museums Matter"." Curator: The Museum Journal, 50, (2) 187–189. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2151-6952.2007.tb00263.x. 2007
- Kurin, Richard. 2007. "Commentary: The Smithsonian Goes Cable." Museum Anthropology, 30, (2) 89–100. https://doi.org/10.1525/mua.2007.30.2.89. 2007
- Kurin, Richard. 2007. "Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage: Key Factors in Implementing the 2003 Convention." International Journal of Intangible Heritage, (2) 10–20. 2007
- Kurin, Richard. 2007. "Sharing, Crossing, and Subsuming Museum BoundariesCurrent Directions." Res Anthropology and Aesthetics, (52) 000. 2007
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Book
- Kurin, Richard. 2014. Experiencing America: A Smithsonian Tour through American History. Teaching Company, LLC. 2014
- Kurin, Richard. 2013. The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects. New York: The Penguin Press. 2013
- Kurin, Richard. 2012. Madcap May: Mistress of Myth, Men, and Hope. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books. 2012
- Kurin, Richard. 2011. Saving Haiti’s Heritage: Cultural Recovery after the Earthquake. Smithsonian Institution. 2011
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Chapter
- Kurin, Richard. 2023. "Foreword." In The Object at Hand. Py-Lieberman, Beth, editor. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books. 2023
- Kurin, Richard. 2008. "The Smithsonian Folklife Festival." In The National Mall of the United States. Glazer, Nathan and Field, Cynthia, editors. 93–113. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 2008
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Webpage
- Hanson, Katharyn and Kurin, Richard. 2017. Why We Need to Fight to Save Mosul's Cultural Heritage. 2017
Contact
Location
- Office of the Secretary Department
