Entries by Jennifer Brundage

coming up in Affiliateland in March 2015

Enjoy spring at our Affiliates! FLORIDA Hirshhorn Museum director Melissa Chiu will give a keynote talk at the Frost Art Museum  in Miami, 3.4. National Museum of African Art Museum director Dr. Johnnetta Cole will give remarks at an exhibition opening as well as a talk on the importance of diversity in museums at the Polk […]

coming up in Affiliateland in winter 2015

A roundup of events throughout the Affiliate network from December 2014 – February 2015. GEORGIA The Tellus Science Museum opened Jeweled Objects of Desire with 47 objects on loan from the National Museum of Natural History in Cartersville, 12.6.14 WASHINGTON The Museum of Flight opened SITES’ Suited for Space in Seattle, 12.13.14. National Museum of […]

Playing in New England

The New England Museum Association conference is one of my favorite events of the year.  It always takes place in November – when the air is crisp and Thanksgiving is right around the corner.  What could be a better time to visit New England? This year’s conference took place in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was the biggest […]

call for ideas for the 2015 Affiliations Conference

Mark your calendars now for the annual Smithsonian Affiliations National Conference, June 15-17, 2015.  The conference strives to engage Affiliate and Smithsonian colleagues in dialogues about current issues, best practices and collaboration potential. Most conference sessions feature both Affiliate and Smithsonian staff, and highlight timely and relevant topics facing the field today.  The staff of Affiliations […]

coming up in affiliateland in november 2014

Even though the weather is turning chilly, Affiliates are keeping things hot with events from coast to coast. CALIFORNIA General John Dailey, Director of the National Air and Space Museum, will be inducted into the International Air and Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air and Space Museum, 11.1. The Sonoma County Museum will […]