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UR names new museum director
Free Press staff report
Issa Lampe is the new executive director of University of Richmond Museums effective June 1.
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Dr. Lampe, who also will be part of the faculty in the Department of Art and Art History, earned her Ph.D. from Harvard University and has spent the past 15 years leading exhibition and engagement programs, most recently as deputy director overseeing academic and curatorial affairs at the Smart Museum of Art and director of the Feitler Center for Academic Inquiry at the University of Chicago. Prior to that, she held museum positions and taught coursework at institutions such as Stanford and Yale.
Throughout her career, Dr. Lampe has piloted new models of learning and engagement and supported and established programs and policies that diversify the cultural representation of museum collections and exhibitions.
“Issa’s commitment to inclusivity and belonging, and her rich experience in student and faculty engagement, public programming, academic curation, collection-building and diversifying exhibition programs, will benefit our community and further the alignment of museums with our academic mission,” said Jenny Cavenaugh, dean of the School of Arts & Sciences.
“I believe that academic museums can play a profoundly uplifting role in the lives of students,” Dr. Lampe said. “University of Richmond’s museums are an important part of campus culture, and I look forward to innovating additional opportunities to contribute to campus life and the University’s educational mission.”
Master gardeners to celebrate pollinators at June events
Free Press wire reports
The Henrico County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension and Henrico County Master Gardeners will offer activities and events throughout June to celebrate pollinators and promote the vital role they play in healthy ecosystems.
The events are free to attend and scheduled in conjunction with National Pollinator Week (June 19-25):
Saturday, June 3, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Henrico Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale and Pollinator Festival at Deep Run Park, 9900 Ridgefield Parkway;
•Saturday, June 10, 10 a.m.-noon: Pollinators at the Park at Short Pump Park Pollinator Garden, 3329 Pump Road;
•Thursday, June 22, 7 p.m.: Screening of the documentary film My Garden of a Thousand Bees in the Board Room at Henrico County Government Center, 4301 E. Parham Road; and
•Sunday, June 25, 1-3 p.m.: Pollinators at the Park in the Butterfly Garden at Armour House & Gardens at Meadowview Park, 4001 Clarendon Road.
Residents also may take advantage of several programs and activities throughout June:
•Pollinator Lego Expo: Youth ages 5 to 19 are encouraged to assemble a pollinator-inspired Lego creation and submit a digital image and description. Prizes will be awarded in three categories;
•Pollinator Displays at the Tuckahoe, Libbie Mill, Fairfield and Varina libraries; and
•Henrico Master Gardeners Plant Clinics, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays at Strange’s Florists, Greenhouses and Garden Centers, 12111 W. Broad St.
For more information, call (804) 501-5160 or visit https:// henrico.ext.vt.edu/news/celebration_of_pollinators_2023.html
RRHA completes move, announces annual meeting for residents
The city’s housing authority recently moved its remaining staff to its new offices at 600 E. Broad St. Downtown.
Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority took over the fifth and sixth floors of the office building next door to the Richmond Marriott and three blocks west of City Hall.
As the Free Press previously reported, RRHA made the move because of the decaying condition of the offices it occupied for decades at 901 and 918 Chamberlayne Parkway in Gilpin Court.
The housing authority also announced that the 2023-2024 Annual Agency Plan Meeting will take place Thursday, May 18, at noon at the Calhoun Center, 436 Calhoun St. Senior residents living in all RRHA public housing who seek transportation to the meeting should contact their property managers by calling (804) 780-4200, according to an announcement from RRHA’s communications office. A virtual annual meeting also will begin at 5:30 p.m. The link to join the meeting is: https://zoom.us/join. The meeting ID is 87131721291, and the passcode is: 529T55.