About the Episode
The National WWII Museum’s Associate Vice President of Collections and Exhibits Erin Clancey sits down with Molly Dubin, Chief Curator at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee, and David Kunian, Curator of Music at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, to discuss the Museum’s new special exhibit Degenerate! Hitler’s War on Modern Art.
The traveling exhibit, originally created by and on loan from the Jewish Museum Milwaukee, examines the Nazi campaign against modern art and music and features more than 65 works by artists deemed “degenerate” by the Third Reich.
Erin Clancey
Erin Clancey is Associate Vice President of Collections & Exhibits at The National WWII Museum and is responsible for the care and management of the Museum’s artifact, archival, oral history, and digital collections as well as for the interpretation of collections through tours, programs, and exhibitions.
Molly Dubin
Molly Dubin is the Chief Curator at Jewish Museum Milwaukee, where she leads the development of exhibitions, public programs, and educational initiatives designed to engage diverse audiences through the lens of Jewish history, culture, and experience.
David Kunian
David Kunian is the Music Curator for the New Orleans Jazz Museum and the Louisiana State Museum, where he has curated exhibits on Louis Armstrong, early Jazz in New Orleans, and much more. He is also the archivist of the 70,000-piece music collection.
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ExhibitDegenerate! Hitler’s War on Modern Art
On display November 6, 2025, through May 10, 2026, in the Senator John Alario, Jr. Special Exhibition Hall Origi... -
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