Entries by Elizabeth Bugbee

starting the new year off right! Affiliate kudos for January 2014

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Funding The PPG Industries Foundation announced a $5,000 donation to the Frontiers of Flight Museum (Dallas, TX) to support aviation and space-flight education programs for Pre-K through 10th-grade students. The Putnam Museum (Davenport, IA) has received a $300,000 grant to develop a Science and Technology Innovation Center. The Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) grant from Vision […]

2013 Season’s Greetings!

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Season’s Greetings and Best Wishes for 2014! From your friends at Smithsonian Affiliations, Jennifer Brundage – Elizabeth Bugbee Harold Closter – Alma Douglas Aaron Glavas – Laura Hansen Christina Di Meglio Lopez Caroline Mah – Gertrude Ross Natalie Wimberly

Smithsonian X 3D: Revolutionizing how we see things

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Recently, the Smithsonian unveiled the Smithsonian X 3D Collection and state-of-the-art 3D explorer. The Smithsonian X 3D Collection features objects from the Smithsonian that highlight different applications of 3D capture and printing, as well as digital delivery methods for 3D data in research, education and conservation. It was featured in a Center for the Future […]

Have you caught up on Smithsonian news in your neighborhood?

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Extra! Extra! Read all about it! The Fall 2013 issue of The Affiliate Newsletter just wrapped up production. In this issue: West Coast Partner Brings SI to LA Get a peek at several Smithsonian collaborations at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles that are helping to tell the American story through the Japanese story. […]

What to see at a Smithsonian Affiliate in your neighborhood

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It’s the Friday before Thanksgiving break. We’re all excited about seeing friends and family and taking a little break from school and work. So here are a few ideas for including the Smithsonian in your holiday plans from our Affiliate partners across the country: Midwest The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art in Elmhurt, Illinois, hosts Modern […]

3rd successful year of “September with the Smithsonian” in Daytona Beach

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Special thanks for this guest post to James “Zach” Zacharias, Senior Curator of Education and Curator of History at the Museum of Arts and Sciences Daytona Beach, Florida. Several years ago the Daytona Beach Museum of Arts and Sciences (MOAS) was looking for ways to increase attendance during the traditionally slow month of September.  After a […]