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    Kenneth Cohen Co-Edits Entertainment Nation (NMAH, 2022)

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    Professors Lu Ann De Cunzo and Catharine Dann Roeber Edit New Handbook of Material Culture Studies

    Featured Publications, News
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    Martin Brückner presents at 2022 AIC Varnished Wall Map Symposium

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    Life Magazine Exhibition Opens at MFA Boston

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    Announcing the 2022–2023 Thing Tank Fellows

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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

cropped photo of the cover of Entertainment Nation
Featured Publications, News

Kenneth Cohen Co-Edits Entertainment Nation (NMAH, 2022)

cropped photo of the cover of The Cambridge Handbook of Material Culture Studies
Featured Publications, News

Professors Lu Ann De Cunzo and Catharine Dann Roeber Edit New Handbook of Material Culture Studies

Announcements, Events, Featured Publication, Featured Publications

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

Recent News

Photo of map segments on table
Featured Projects, News

Martin Brückner presents at 2022 AIC Varnished Wall Map Symposium

Image of the entrance to "Life Magazine and the Power of Photography" at the MFA
Featured Projects, News

Life Magazine Exhibition Opens at MFA Boston

Beardsley Exhibition Featured Image
Featured Projects, News

Items from the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection on view in new exhibition, “Aubrey Beardsley, 150 Years Young”

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