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REBECCA
MIGDAL

Museum Quality Research & Writing
on Art, Antiques, Architecture, and Artifacts

On view from October 9, 2015 through March 20, 2016 at the Forbes House Museum.

Winner of a 2022 NEMA Excellence Award

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View of a corner of a gallery in a historic house museum with ship models in cases and framed, hanging artifacts for the exhibit, “Opium: the Business of Addiction,” written by Rebecca Migdal, freelance content development.

View of historic house museum exhibit with a large ship model in a decorative case and framed artifacts for the exhibit, “Opium: the Business of Addiction,” written by Rebecca Migdal, freelance content development.

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View of place setting in historic house museum exhibit with biography of historical figure associated with the house, for the exhibit, “Opium: the Business of Addiction,” written by Rebecca Migdal, freelance content developer and exhibit writer.

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View of a Chinese-themed historic house museum room with a large lantern and on the table biographies of historical figures associated with the story of the exhibit, “Opium: the Business of Addiction,” written by Rebecca Migdal, freelance content developer and exhibit writer.

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Peter Blandino, "Drugs, wars and international intrigue on display at Forbes House Museum in Milton," The Patriot Ledger, October 29, 2022.

Pat Desmond, "The Business of Opium," The Milton Times, May 6, 2022.

Martha Bebinger, "The Forbes mansion was built with opium money. Now, an exhibit reckons with Boston's lesser known history," WBUR, April 27, 2022.

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