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  • DELPHI ’21 Fellow Michael Hartman’s Public Gallery Talk at the Hood Museum’s Exhibition, “This Land: American Engagement with the Natural World”

    DELPHI Alumni, Featured Projects, News

  • WPAMC & WUDPAC to hold a joint Open House on May 20th

    Events, Featured Projects, News, Winterthur

  • Elusive Archives: Former CMCS Co-directors published the inaugural volume of Material Culture Perspectives series

    Featured Publications, News

  • 2022-23 DENIN-CMCS Working Group: Fiber, Textiles, and Apparel

    CMCS Working Group, Events

  • Conserve, Connect, and Communicate: DELPHI ’21 Fellow Alyssa Rina’s Summer Journey in Alaska

    Announcements, DELPHI Alumni, Featured People, News

Welcome!

Founded in 2000 at the University of Delaware, the Center for Material Culture Studies is a national leader in humanities scholarship
and interdisciplinary collaboration. From grants to symposia, internships to fellowships,
CMCS advances research, learning, and public engagement about the wide world of material things.
Explore our ongoing programs here and our rich history on StoryMaps!


Biennial Conference

Registration Open | CMCS Biennial Conference, The Disability Gaze: Material and Visual Approaches

  The Center is thrilled to share that the registration page is open for the upcoming CMCS Biennial Conference in Material Culture, “The Disability Gaze: Material and Visual Approaches.” Please… Read More

Featured Publications

Announcements, Events, Featured Publication, Featured Publications

CMCS Virtual Book Launch Event – Modelwork: The Material Culture of Making and Knowing (May 10, 5:30 pm)

Featured Publications, News

Elusive Archives: Former CMCS Co-directors published the inaugural volume of Material Culture Perspectives series

Featured Publication, Featured Publications

Rebecca Davis, Public Confessions: The Religious Conversions that Changed American Politics (UNC Press, 2021)

Featured Projects

DELPHI Alumni, Featured Projects, News

DELPHI ’21 Fellow Michael Hartman’s Public Gallery Talk at the Hood Museum’s Exhibition, “This Land: American Engagement with the Natural World”

Events, Featured Projects, News, Winterthur

WPAMC & WUDPAC to hold a joint Open House on May 20th

Featured Projects, Grants/Awards, Uncategorized

CMCS Rockwood Fund Awardee Lea Stephenson’s Archival Research in Boston

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