Amanda J. Guzmán Talk: Collected Puerto Rico

Amanda J. Guzmán Talk - “Collected Puerto Rico: Re-assembling Object Itineraries in Museum and Art Contexts”

This talk will explore the potential of taking up Puerto Rican museum collections and contemporary art as objects of analysis, sites of memory, and models of practice.

Free and open to all. RSVPs appreciated, walk-ins welcome as capacity allows.

About the speaker:

Amanda J. Guzmán is an Assistant Professor in Anthropology and the co-director of the Center for Caribbean Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. She specializes in museum anthropology focusing on the history of collecting and exhibiting Puerto Rico.

Guzmán was a member of the 2024-2025 inaugural cohort of Rooted + Relational research initiative around the theme of Archives, Memory, & the Present Past of Puerto Rico at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College. In 2025, she began research as a Co-PI on a three-year Higher Learning Grant in Environmental Justice Studies from the Mellon Foundation.

Her research has been supported by the National Museum of American History, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Museum of the American Indian, and the National Museum of Natural History. Guzmán serves as a board member on the Council for Museum Anthropology and the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Stowe Center for Literary Activism.

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Image: Pablo Delano, “cuestiones caribeñas / caribbean matters” (detail), 2025, proposed site-specific installation, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Where should I park?

There are several parking garages within a few blocks of the museum. Limited accessible parking stalls are located in front of the building. Contact UW Transportation Services for more information: https://transportation.wisc.edu/visitor-parking/. We are also on several Madison Metro bus routes, and BCycle stations are nearby.

Where at the museum is this event?

This event will take place in the Chazen's Auditorium.

Can I call if I have questions?

Yes! You can call the welcome desk to speak with our Visitor Services team at 608-263-2246.