On Saturday, August 30, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo will bring back the American bison in a new exhibit and habitat. Zora and Wilma are not only beautiful animals, but they also serve as an important reminder about conservation and the Zoo’s inception. In 1887, American bison wandered the National Mall, helping to bring awareness to the […]
Affiliates are “going back to school” with gusto this September! VERMONT Smithsonian Affiliations staff will participate in a ceremony with Senator Patrick Leahy to announce our new affiliation with the Sullivan Museum and History Center, the first Affiliate in Vermont, in Northfield, 9.2. MAINE The Abbe Museum welcomes Tim Grove, educator at the National Air and […]
Do any of these topics sound interesting to you? – the story of the Mars Rover and the persistence, dedication, and unrelenting curiosity that led to its successful trip – The history of promises, diplomacy, and betrayals involved in treaties between the United States government and Native Nations – The tales of politics, genealogy, economics, disaster, and triumph that […]
More than half of our 194 Smithsonian Affiliates participate in Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live, an annual program which will take place this year on September 27th. If you haven’t registered yet, please email: museumday@si.edu. Many of those Affiliates offer the Smithsonian Affiliate Membership Program as a benefit to their museum members. This year, we’re launching […]
The lazy end of summer is seeing no slowdown of activity in Affiliateland. Get out there and experience some terrific Smithsonian programs in your neighborhood! TENNESSEE The Birthplace of Country Music Museum hosts its grand opening weekend with concerts, contests, exhibits and more in Bristol, 8.1-3. MISSOURI Union Station will open a satellite Spark!Lab, developed by the […]
As summer approaches, things are heating up in Affiliateland! WYOMING Several staff members from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West will speak during a day-long conference at the Smithsonian on 300 Years of Innovation in Scotland and America, coming from Cody, 5.1. Affiliations director Harold Closter will be speaking at the Colorado-Wyoming Museum Association meeting […]
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