USNM CURATORS ANNUAL REPORTS -- Department of Ethnology: Annual Report 1889 – 1890

Today, professional development—like attending conferences or skill-sharing with colleagues at other institutions—is an important part of the museum profession. The same can be said for the Smithsonian’s Department of Ethnology in 1889! The department curator traveled to Europe and detailed the methods and practices he saw at British museums in his annual report. Read his observations and help transcribe them for a new generation of museum professionals!