For several weeks each August, the State Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms are closed to the public to allow conservators to repair and renovate the colle...
Michele Felice Cornè, an Italian artist who immigrated to the United States, painted a depiction of the Pilgrims arriving in America.
'A fantastical version,' Craighill said, 'because there were no Redcoats, no natives and no mountains at Plymouth. But, it was commemorating in 1803 a reunion of the descendants of the original Pilgrims. So, it opens up a conversation for students about how do we look back on history? How do we reinvent ourselves and our stories?'