On Saturday, February 7th, the Archives and Archivists of Color and the Curation & Exhibitions Interest Groups met up at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Culture for a tour of their current exhibition Megiddo: A City Unearthed, A Past Imagined led by Curator Dr. Kiersten Neumann followed by a behind the scenes tour of their institutional archive led by Archivist/Digital Collections Manager Allie Scholten.

The exhibition marks 100 years since ISAC’s first major archaeological expedition (1925–1939), which revealed layers of palatial complexes, fortifications, and elite material culture. At the crossroads of West Asia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean, Megiddo endured for millennia as a nexus of power and cultural exchange. The exhibition examines not only what was unearthed but also what was imagined: a site transformed into a stage for institutional ambition, philanthropic vision, and global storytelling and is on view until March 15^th.

Moderators Kheir Fakhreldin and Patti Gibbons organized the event and a total of twenty-eight people attended.