Entries by Jennifer Brundage

Goings-on around the Smithsonian

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Here’s some random, current news of potential interest, and opportunities for professional development if you’re interested.  Hope you can join us!   The Smithsonian’s Early Enrichment Center is holding their annual seminar, Creating Collection with Young Children, on Saturday, February 9.  If you’ve never taken one of their courses, and are interested in reaching pre-K students […]

Happy new year!

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Happy 2008!  We look forward to a year full of collaboration and many successes!  Among some of our earliest ones: Congratulations to our newest Affiliates – The Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando, FL   https://www.mennellomuseum.org/ Naples Museum of Art, Naples, FL  https://www.thephil.org/museum/museum.html Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock, AR  https://www.historicarkansas.org/         Kudos and congratulations ! to the Museum […]

Report from the Road: New York City

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I just returned from a whirlwind tour, visiting 8 Affiliates and 2 SI units in New York City and Newark, NJ.  What exciting things are happening there! The New Jersey Historical Society opened SITES’ Our Journeys Our Stories, welcoming a strong turnout from media, local officials and a Latino public that, while prominent in the city, has […]

a new Museum of Biodiversity

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Affiliations was in the spotlight this week as Dr. George Angehr, Curator of Exhibitions at our Affiliate, the Museum of Biodiversity in Panama, lectured to about 50 Smithsonian staff about this exciting project.    Dr. Angehr is also a research associate at the Smithsonian’s Tropical Research Institute in Panama, a major collaborator on content with the new museum.  Some of […]

Wow!

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   Affiliations staff participated in a lovely morning tour of the newest spectacular space at the Smithsonian, the Kogod Courtyard at the Reynolds Center.  (American Art Museum  & Portrait Gallery’s building).  Our pictures wouldn’t do it justice, so check out the awesome images from their public opening a few days ago on SAAM’s blog.     Can’t wait for Affiliates to […]

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Here’s wishing everyone a very happy and safe thanksgiving.  In the spirit of the season, and in the name of historical accuracy that’s also fun, here are some recipes from our friends at Plimoth Plantation, our affiliate in Plymouth Massachusetts (experts in all topics Thanksgiving!)  Enjoy!      An Onion Sauce for Roast Turkey;                                Sobaheg: A Wampnoag Recipe (a stew); […]