Entries by Jennifer Brundage

Coming up in Affiliateland in June 2019

The staff of Smithsonian Affiliations is thrilled to welcome colleagues from across the Affiliate and Smithsonian networks for four days of sharing and networking at our National Conference. WASHINGTON, D.C. Sessions, tours, receptions and more will bring hundreds of colleagues together to talk about strengthening our collaborations and to learn from each other. Register now! And […]

coming up in Affiliateland in May 2019

Happy Spring! ILLINOIS Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar Dr. Richard Kurin will give a talk on the History of America in 101 Objects at the Peoria Riverfront Museum in Peoria, 5.2. NATIONWIDE 11 Affiliates will collaborate with the National Museum of American History to present a National Youth Summit on Woman Suffrage: The Ballot and Beyond on 5.21. […]

the Moon is rising in Affiliateland in April 2019

Great events at Affiliates as spring starts blooming! NORTH CAROLINA The National Air and Space Museum has loaned three Apollo-related artifacts for the exhibition One Giant Leap: North Carolina and the Space Race opening at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh, 4.5. WASHINGTON Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission exhibition, organized by the National […]

Coming up in Affiliateland in March 2019

Congratulations to Affiliates on these great programs! NEBRASKA The Durham Museum opens American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith, a SITES exhibition, on 3.2. National Museum of American History curator Dr. Barbara Clark Smith will deliver a public talk on her new book about resistance in revolutionary America in Omaha, 3.5. RHODE ISLAND National Museum of American […]

Coming Up in Affiliateland, February 2019

Lots of winter activity in Affiliateland – enjoy! FLORIDA The Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access will offer a teacher professional development workshop on using digital resources in collaboration with the Frost Art Museum in Miami, 2.2. The Mennello Museum of American Art opens the Art of the Airport Tower exhibition from the National Air and […]

coming up in Affiliateland in December 2018

Happy holidays to all! NORTH CAROLINA The Cape Fear Museum of History and Science officially joins the Affiliations program with a public announcement in Wilmington, 12.3 MASSACHUSETTS The third annual Smithsonian Week in Springfield focuses on the ways popular culture has played a major role in influencing and expressing the sentiments of generations of Americans. Pop! […]