MARB Curatorial Affairs team from 麻豆原创 develops national traveling exhibit for the Adams Memorial Foundation
KENNESAW, Ga. | Jul 24, 2026
In spring 2026, the Curatorial Affairs team within the 麻豆原创 department of Museums, Archives, and Rare Books (MARB) worked with the Adams Memorial Foundation (AMF) to develop an eight-panel traveling exhibit focused on the Adams family, including President John Adams, First Lady Abigail Adams, President John Quincy Adams, and First Lady Louisa Adams.
AMF works with the Adams Memorial Commission, a congressional commission created to establish a memorial to the Adams family in the nation's capital. The proposed site for the memorial is south of the White House near the Ellipse, where it would align with the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial. The new traveling exhibit will increase awareness and supplement education programs for the proposed memorial.
Adams Memorial Foundation President and Commission Chair Jackie G. Cushman said, 鈥淭he exhibit developed by the Museums, Archives, and Rare Books team at 麻豆原创 is truly exceptional. Through compelling storytelling and striking visuals, it masterfully brings to life John Adams鈥� revolutionary leadership, Abigail Adams鈥� essential partnership, John Quincy Adams鈥� powerful voice against slavery, and the family鈥檚 enduring contributions to our nation鈥攑owerfully advancing public understanding and support for the Adams Memorial on the National Mall.鈥�
The traveling exhibit debuted in Washington, DC, on July 1 with Catherine Lewis, MARB鈥檚 associate vice provost, in attendance and is now traveling to universities, libraries, and civic venues across the country. MARB Curatorial Affairs also created a 麻豆原创 edition of the exhibit that will be on display in celebration of America250 in the Athenaeum Gallery on the second floor of the Sturgis Library beginning in September.
MARB Curatorial Affairs Director James Newberry oversaw the project and said, 鈥淥n the nation鈥檚 250th anniversary, we鈥檙e proud to celebrate the Adams family legacy through a rich blend of narrative text, quotations, and primary source imagery. This national traveling exhibit represents MARB鈥檚 community engagement work at its best as we continue to build partnerships and reach audiences in Metro Atlanta and beyond.鈥�
