Join the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies for FREE online webinars around the theme of water. These are great events to share with your local teachers, educators and students. In February, March, and May, the Smithsonian will look at water, the most essential of subjects, from many points of view, from marine biology to American history. Explore […]
What is special about living in a small town? Throughout the history of literature and popular culture, we know that there is something unique about small-town life. We can all recall a story or personal experience from a small-town “Main Street” that goes beyond nostalgia to touch on values that all Americans hold dear – […]
Autumn is always a busy time in Affiliateland! Hope you can catch one of these opportunities to experience the Smithsonian in your hometown. KENTUCKY: The Ten Thousand Springs Pavilion architectural model, on loan from the Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute, is on view at the Headley-Whitney Museum in Lexington, through 3/2012. WASHINGTON: Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden […]
A college student in 1960s attire carrying a Civil Rights protest sign starts singing in the great hall, leading visitors to a training session to prepare for a student sit-in. The legendary John Brown thunders in an exhibition pocket theater about his anti-slavery activities and why violence is justified. Mary Pickersgill lays out a swath of cloth […]
August 6, 2011 Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the Smithsonian’s partnership with the National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) in Philadelphia. When we met, the Museum shared space on Independence Mall with the Congregation Mikveh Israel (known as the “Synagogue of the American Revolution”), whose members founded the Museum in 1976. As the only […]
July 27, 2011 Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Smithsonian’s affiliation with Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center. My, what a decade it’s been! Annmarie Garden is currently home to more artwork loans from the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum than any other Affiliate, with a total of 27 sculptures on long-term loan. This impressive record is the […]
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