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DAR Headquarters, including the DAR Museum and DAR Library, will be closed to the public on Saturday, June 13 
due to street closures and access restrictions connected with an area event. Additionally, street traffic and parking 
in the area will be significantly restricted in the days leading up to and following the weekend events.

POSTPONED: Tuesday Talk—Tokens of Love, Regard, and Loss: Looking at Hair Jewelry in the DAR Museum Collection

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POSTPONED

Noon
Free
Well before its heyday in the middle of the 19th century, incorporating hair into jewelry was a way to remember loved ones both in life and after death. Through the examples in the collection of the DAR Museum we’ll examine the history and symbolism of this once quite common type of adornment.

Speaker: Heidi Campbell-Shoaf, Director and Chief Curator, DAR Museum

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