Learning Lunch
Of all the History Museum’s programs, Learning Lunch affords me the most consistent opportunity to remove myself from a busy work week, and learn something new about the city I call my home….”
This series allows guests to enjoy free presentations on a wide range of historical and cultural topics. Admission to Learning Lunch is free. Bring your lunch and enjoy complimentary beverages.
Each program begins at noon.
For more information about the Learning Lunch programs, contact Jennifer Theeck, Curator of Education at: 251-301-0270 or theeckj@historymuseumofmobile.com
Learning Lunch Speakers & Topics
January 13, 2021- VIRTUAL
Ben Raines, Environmental Journalist, Saving America's Amazon
January 20, 2021- VIRTUAL
Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Geologist, retired NASA astronaut, and former Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Handprints on Hubble
February 10, 2021- VIRTUAL
Steve Joynt, Author and Editor of Mobile Mask Magazine, Years Mobile Didn't Have Mardi Gras
March 10, 2021
Dr. Melinda Nelson Hurst, Research Associate and Adjunct Instructor of Anthropology and Honors at Tulane University, Preparing for Eternity: Mummification in Ancient Egypt
April 14, 2021
Mike Bunn, Author and Director of Historic Blakeley State Park, Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America's Revolutionary War
May 12, 2021
Dr. Susan McCready, Professor at University of South Alabama and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of War and Memory, Harlem Hellfighter: James Reese Europe
June 9, 2021
Dr. Matthew Downs, Associate Professor of History at University of Mobile, Rallying to the Call: Mobile's Women in World War II
July 14, 2021
Christopher Lang, Master Cabinetmaker and Member of Alabama Humanities Foundation's Road Scholars Speakers Bureau, Antique Alabama Furniture
August 11, 2021
Katherine Ann Paul, Curator of Asian Art at the Birmingham Museum of Art, The Flowering of Asian Art in Mobile
September 8, 2021
John Sledge, Author and Senior Architectural Historian for the Historic Mobile Development Commission, The Gulf of Mexico: A Maritime History
October 13, 2021
Tom McGhee, Museum Director of the Bellingrath Home, Mobile's Red Light District
November 10, 2021
Amanda Hartin, Author and Editorial Assistant at Mobile Bay Monthly, What Lies Beneath - A Historical Peek Inside Bay Area Cemeteries
December 8, 2021
Dr. Philip J. Carr, Professor of Anthropology and Director of University of South Alabama Archaeology Museum and Dr. Erin Nelson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at University of South Alabama, South Alabama Mound Builders
Dates and topics are subject to change. Call (251) 301-0270 for more information.