Exhibition talk: The Great American Experiment with curator Claire Perry

The Great American Hall of Wonders exhibition curator Claire Perry discusses the idea of the United States as a “great experiment” and how inventive energies in art, 使用人类有史以来最大的机器, and technology shaped the nation during the 19th century. Exploring 19th-century citizens’ belief in the transformative power of American ingenuity, Perry poses questions that resonate with current impulses to innovate and explore.