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Did you catch this episode by LanguagingHR?
If not, give it a listen!

Listen to this episode and many more here:
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December 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Have questions about how writing word definitions is affected by AI technology? Orin Hargraves joins us to discuss just this on November 8, from 2 - 4 pm EST.
Follow the link below to reserve your free spot for this online event:
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#museum #languages #languagemuseum
October 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Congratulations to friend of the museum Dr. Janis Antonek and her Fulbright to South Africa this past summer! Learn more about it by signing up for our monthly highlights or quarterly newsletter.
Link in our bio.
#southafrica #nml #friendofthemuseum #fulbright
September 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Join us this month as we explore our new Language of the Month: Wayuu!

Read the article here:
languagemuseum.org/language-of-...

#nml #nationalmuseumoflanguage #languagemuseum #languageofthemonth #wayuu #guajira
August 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Read the newest addition to our Power of Poetry exhibit, three new poems in French and their English translation, from the amazing Tunisian poet: Tahar Bekri.

Check them out here:
languagemuseum.org/exhibits/the...

#nml #nationalmuseumoflanguage #languagemuseum #poetry #tunisia #frenchpoetry
August 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Congratulations to our very first Dr. Pat Barr-Harrison Scholarship Award Recipient:
Cindy Moussangui!

Watch or read an interview with her on our website here: languagemuseum.org/interview-wi...

#nml #nationalmuseumoflanguage #scholarshipaward #languagemuseum #languages
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August 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Our latest speaker was on "Questioning Ideas of ‘Good’ Languaging in Higher Education." Read about it and watch the video here: languagemuseum.org/past-events/
July 30, 2025 at 3:05 AM
We offer a new Language of the Month feature on Wayuu/Guajira. The Wayuu language is spoken on the Guajira peninsula between Venezuela and Colombia by the largest indigenous group of the area, the Wayuu people. Read more: languagemuseum.org/language-of-...
Language of the Month May 2025 - Wayuu/Guajira – The National Museum of Language
The Wayuu language is spoken on the Guajira peninsula between Venezuela and Colombia by the largest indigenous group of the area, the Wayuu people. Of the estimated 764,000 Wayuu people, around 420,00...
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July 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Recently we interviewed our resident artist and trustee: Linda Mitchell Thompson.
Get a behind the scenes of our exhibits The Philogelos and What Makes People Laugh.
Read the full interview on our website with the link in our bio, or the link below:
languagemuseum.org/interview-li...
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June 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Coalition of Community-Based Heritage Languages ​​Schools is excited to announce the opening of registration for the 12th Annual Conference is now OPEN!
The conference is October 3-4, both online and at American University.
Register at their website:
heritagelanguageschools.org/coalition
June 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Looking for the perfect way to kick off summer? Head over to our friends at Planet Word for all kinds of family friend activities!

To learn more or book your own tickets, head on over to their website:
planetwordmuseum.org
June 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
We’re at the Gaithersburg Book Festival today! Showing our jokes exhibit and more!
May 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Are you an ESL teacher? Check out Lingua pro!
They have tons of fun and free resources for teachers just like you. Learn more in our article linked in our bio.
Have some teaching news you'd like to share? Feel free to message us and it may be featured in a future article!
April 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A HUGE thank you to the Liberating Languaging Museum for hosting us at their most recent event!

Missed out on the event? Check out some highlights here:
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April 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Join us on April 5th at 11 am at our IN-PERSON Social Justice Poetry Event at the South Bowie Library!
At this event we will have a poetry writing workshop to help you develop your own voice and share various works on the theme of social justice by poets in Africa and the diaspora. Register with QR:
March 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Don't miss Mother Language Day hosted by Linguapax this FRIDAY February 21st!
This is a day to celebrate the preservation of languages and promote language diversity!
Then stay tuned for our speaker series this March 8th when we talk about the beginnings of Mother Language Day with Dr. Bilash!
#nml
February 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at The National Museum of Language!
Thank you so much for being part of our community.
Need a gift for you language learning loved one? Make a donation to the museum in their honor and receive our brand new mug!
languagemuseum.org/support/
#language #languages ​​
February 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
New Language of the Month Post is up on our website!
This month we are exploring Karelian, a language to the indigenous Karelian people in Finland and Russia!

Read the post here: languagemuseum.org/language-of-...

#languageofthemonth #nml #nationalmuseumoflanguage #karelian #karelia
February 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Welcome! We are a virtual museum, open 24/7 since 2014. languagemuseum.org
January 31, 2025 at 2:52 AM