{"id":1787636,"date":"2019-08-22T09:18:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T13:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1787636"},"modified":"2019-08-22T09:18:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T13:18:12","slug":"mapping-the-moon-in-black-and-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/08\/mapping-the-moon-in-black-and-white\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping the Moon in Black and White"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mapping the Moon in Black and White<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, an exhibition curated by the Harvard Map Collection at Harvard\u2019s Pusey Library, \u201cguides you through the mutually reinforcing efforts to map the Moon using orbital imagery and the race to walk on the Moon. At \u2018Mapping the Moon in Black and White,\u2019 you will also learn how these mapping efforts sat within larger critiques of the Space Race, especially from Civil Rights organizations like the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Black Panther Party.\u201d Runs until 31 October 2019; a reception and curatorial talk<\/a> will take place on 18 September.<\/p>\n

Previously: Lunar Cartography During the Age of Apollo<\/a>; Many Moon Maps<\/a>; Lunar Geology and the Apollo Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mapping the Moon in Black and White, an exhibition curated by the Harvard Map Collection at Harvard\u2019s Pusey Library, \u201cguides you through the mutually reinforcing efforts to map the Moon using orbital imagery and the… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[50,63],"class_list":["post-1787636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-astronomy","tag-exhibitions","tag-moon","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1788786,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2020\/04\/a-u-s-army-film-from-1971-mapping-a-better-tomorrow\/","url_meta":{"origin":1787636,"position":0},"title":"A U.S. Army Film from 1971: ‘Mapping a Better Tomorrow’","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"23 April 2020","format":"video","excerpt":"\u201cMapping a Better Tomorrow\u201d is a 30-minute film produced in 1971 to explain the work of the U.S. Army Topographic Command (TOPOCOM). 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