Event Recap
A cultural reckoning – Meeting the moment
The Atlantic Council hosted on January 27, 2021, a conversation featuring prominent American educator and historian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III of the Smithsonian Institution, with the Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large of the Smithsonian Institution and Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center Senior Fellow, Dr. Richard Kurin.
Recent events, from the pandemic to political turmoil, from upsurges of racial injustice and intolerance to conflicts and natural disasters have opened many eyes to the fragility of society, both in the US and around the world. Resilience has become a watchword not only for surviving challenging times, but also for improving peoples’ capacity to move forward. Culture plays a major role in such efforts. In an absorbing dialogue, Secretary Lonnie Bunch and Richard Kurin shared their respective experiences of establishing the National Museum of African American History and Culture and of aiding cultural recovery efforts around the world as vehicles for overcoming adversities and setting a path toward a better, stronger future.
The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center was pleased to present this live, online conversation as part of the #ACFrontPage event series, our premier ideas platform spotlighting global leaders who are championing constructive solutions to global challenges.
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Opening remarks by
Introductory remarks by
Moderated discussion
Lonnie G. Bunch III
Secretary
Smithsonian Institution
Closing remarks by
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