What do we love more than helping you navigate the Smithsonian? Sending someone from the Smithsonian to your neighborhood! Our people are our greatest resource and when new curators join the Smithsonian family, we like to share their stories with our network. This week, I had the chance to ask a few questions of Amanda Moniz, Curator of […]
Our friends at SITES have some exciting new traveling exhibitions to share with you, and some last-minute booking opportunities for those looking for a great exhibition to fit in to your schedule. New Exhibitions 100 Faces of War An exploration into the meaning of service, the exhibition features 100 portraits of veterans from every state and the […]
Great job Affiliates! The National Endowment for the Humanities announced more than $39 million will be awarded to nonprofit organizations including the following Affiliate initiatives: Denver Museum of Nature & Science (Denver, CO) $300,000 To support a project to rehouse an archaeology collection of 72,000 objects that focuses on North America. The artifacts will be moved to the […]
Smithsonian Affiliations, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and funded through NASA’s Universe of Learning, is launching a new, two-year science literacy pilot program and looking for participants. Funding is available–up to $2,000 per year– for seven Affiliate organizations to use resources from the Universe of Learning site to develop programs exploring art, history, […]
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this month! Do you have a Smithsonian collaboration in the news? Email Elizabeth Bugbee, BugbeeE@si.edu, and submit your clipping for review. Each month we compile our newsmakers and distribute in our Affiliate eNewsletter. Birthplace of Country Music Museum (Bristol, VA) VIDEO- Birthplace of Country Music Museum hosting Smithsonian exhibit “They […]
Special thanks to Rene Rodgers at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum for sharing this blog with us. Things Come Apart, organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, is on view at the museum through October 8, 2017. “Things Come Apart is not our “usual” type of exhibit, one where the focus is on the history of early […]
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