Kara Annett
All Dressed Up With Nowhere to Go: The Smithsonian's Hidden Costume Collection
Let's face the music and give this dress the attention it deserves. Source: The Smithsonian Institution. It is a truth universally...
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Kara Annett
- Dec 26, 2022
I’ve Got These Little Things and She’s Got You: Inside the Museum of Broken Relationships
My first heartbreak was at the ripe age of seven when I realized I could never be with Danny Phantom. Eventually, I got over it and...
Kara Annett
- Oct 31, 2022
Dracula’s North American Road Trip Extravaganza
Happy Halloweek, dear readers! I hope you’re all enjoying obscene amounts of candy and watching scary movies to celebrate (if you want...
Kara Annett
- Aug 11, 2022
Music for a Museum Exhibition
In just five days, Scotia Bank Arena will become Harry’s House for two nights. You might be asking yourself: Harry who? Did Prince Harry...
Kara Annett
- Jul 21, 2022
Take a Walk Down 1905 Street With Me: A Love Letter to Fort Edmonton Park
Happy summer, Musings readers! It’s been a while since we last spoke and I missed you (and I know you missed me too), so to kick off our...
Ana Villegas
- Jun 11, 2022
Fishes and Elephants, and Spies. Oh My!: The Most Absurd Artifacts in the CIA's Museum
Did you know that the CIA has a museum? The idea of a museum came from former CIA Executive Director William E. Colby, a very...
Musings MMSt Blog
- Jun 11, 2022
Lessons from the Library of Alexandria
By: Sarah Cavaliere Illustration of the ancient Library of Alexandria, Egypt. Courtesy of Encyclopædia Britannica. Despite its fame, the...
Kara Annett
- Mar 9, 2022
Lights, Camera, Accession: The Collections of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Source. It’s officially my favourite season: awards. While my dreams of attending the Oscars have...
Kara Annett
- Feb 9, 2022
What's mine is mine and what's yours belongs to the British Museum
While aimlessly scrolling through my Instagram feed a few days ago, something stood out amongst the 2021 photo dumps and pet posts: a...
Kara Annett
- Dec 6, 2021
Catherine The Great...Art Collector?
The Art Connoisseur Herself. Source. Like many of my peers, I’m eagerly counting down the days until the end of the semester. It won’t be...
Kara Annett
- Nov 1, 2021
Soap, Skin, and Skulls: Into the Macabre World of The Mütter Museum
Some of the skulls at the Mütter Museum. Source. As we bid goodbye to October, I’m filled with a sense of dread knowing it won’t be long...
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