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The curious histories behind board games, at the American Folk Art Museum

The curious histories behind board games, at the American Folk Art Museum

Curious Objects

August 28, 202440m 52s

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Show Notes

In this week’s episode, Ben Miller speaks with Emelie Gevalt, curatorial chair for collections and curator of folk art at the American Folk Art Museum in New York. On view starting September 13 at the museum is the exhibition Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, an exhibition co-curated by Gevalt, who has brought along one special example to discuss: a nineteenth century painted-wood Game of the Goose board.

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