Marquette Hosts Lecture on Future of Public Museums Event Information Date: Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Cudahy Hall, Room 001           1313 W. Wisconsin Ave. With the recent financial problems and upheaval at the Milwaukee Public Museum and considering the challenges that other public museums and historical societies face every year, is history under assault? Must these types of organizations look to reinvest themselves? Dr. Ellsworth Brown, the director of the Wisconsin Historical Society, will present a lecture on the conditions of public history organizations in the 21st century Tuesday, September 27, 2005 in room 001 of Cudahy Hall at 1313 W. Wisconsin Ave. Nationally respected for his accomplishments and innovations in public history, Dr. Brown has served in leadership roles in over thirty museum and related institutions throughout the U.S., including the American Association of Museums, where he was president from 1990-1992 and the Smithsonian Institution of Washington, D.C. where he also was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of the American Indian. He has served as the director of the Wisconsin Historical Society since June 2004. This lecture is sponsored by the History Department and the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences at Marquette University. It is free and open to the public. Office of Marketing and Communication Contacts Christopher Stolarski Media Relations Specialist Phone: (414) 288-1988 Send e-mail