April 2021
A Damming History: Cultural and Ecological Consequences in Egypt and Pittsburgh
This year for Earth Day, join us virtually by watching Lake of Betrayal (about the Kinzua dam) and The World Saves Abu Simbel; submitting questions to a panel of experts and meeting with us on Zoom on Earth Day to hear from the experts about the impact of dams.
If you register below, you will be emailed access to a page to watch the documentaries the week of April 18, 2021 where you can submit questions to our experts. This page will also contain the information and link for the zoom webinar, taking place Thursday, April 22 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Schedule of Events:
April 18: Receive email with access to webpage with where to watch films, Zoom Webinar information, form for submitting questions to experts, and expert bios.
April 22 at 6 p.m.: Zoom Webinar
About the Expert Panelists
Drew Armstrong is Associate Professor in the department of History of Art & Architecture and director of Architectural Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. He currently teaches a course on the Oakland neighborhoods and is researching the development of the University of Pittsburgh campus in the 1960s.
Caleb G. Abrams is an award-winning Onöndowa’ga:’ (Seneca) filmmaker and multimedia artist based out of what is currently considered Brantford, Ontario. Raised on the Seneca Nation’s Allegany Territory of Ohi:yo’, much of his work emerges from the social, historical, and cultural fabric of the Onöndowa’ga:’.
Christine Johnston is an Assistant Professor of Ancient Mediterranean History at Western Washington University, and the Natural Environment Area Editor for the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology. Her research centers on the cultures and history of the Ancient Mediterranean world, particularly on economic exchange and cross-cultural interaction.
More information about the panelists will be included in the information emailed to registrants.
If you have registration problems, please email ProgramRegistration@CarnegieMuseums.org to register.
Funding for the event was provided by the American Society for Environmental History (ASEH). For more ASEH events, please visit the ASEH Environmental History Week webpage.
Anaconda Watch Party
Join museum scientists for Virtual Movie Party at 7pm on Friday, April 30th, 2021. Watch the movie at home (via streaming site or DVD both will work great) and join our live Zoom link to hear commentary from some of Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s top scientists. We’ll bring the science; you bring the snacks!
Prior to the watch party, decide how you want to watch the film at home. Anaconda (1997) is available to rent digitally on Amazon prime, Youtube, and other services. Using DVDs (or VHS tapes for us over 21 folks) will work just the same. Be sure that you are set up and ready to watch by 6:45pm on April 30th. This is also the time to grab drinks and snacks!
A 2nd device (ipad, laptop, or phone) will be needed for viewing the scientific content from our staff. The Zoom call will open at 6:45pm to allow everyone to get connected and ready to start. Carnegie Museum of Natural History hosts will introduce the scientists and offer further instruction for how to get started. Our team will be monitoring the chat box for questions
We’ll all start watching the movie at 7:00 p.m. Once you’ve hit ‘play’ on your movie from home, sit back and enjoy your viewing of Anaconda complete with museum scientist commentary.
If you have registration problems, please email ProgramRegistration@CarnegieMuseums.org to register.
Minimum donation is $3.00
