Entries by Elizabeth Bugbee

Kudos! October 2010

In these times of economic challenges, it’s nice to see some bright spots! Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences (Peoria, Illinois) has been awarded a $10,000 Arts Education Invitational Grants Initiative grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to digitize the Picture Person Program, an art appreciation outreach program in which parent volunteers borrow art […]

affiliates in the news: week of september 20

Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week! Museum of American Finance (New York, NY) The Museum of American Finance will unveil the display of an 18-karat solid gold Monopoly set covered with hundreds of precious gemstones, on loan from the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History. READ MORE Museum of American Finance To Display […]

September 25 is Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day

On Saturday, September 25, 2010, Smithsonian Affiliates across the country will participate in the sixth annual Museum Day, presented by Toyota on behalf of the redesigned 2011 Avalon.  More than 90 Smithsonian Affiliates will open their doors free of charge to all visitors who download the Museum Day Ticket from Smithsonian.com. Find a participating Affiliate in […]

affiliates in the news: week of September 13

Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week!  Whatcom Museum of History and Art (Bellingham, WA) First Smithsonian exhibit at Whatcom Museum showcases Depression-era art. READ MORE National Jazz Museum in Harlem (New York, NY) Breaking News from the 30’s Jazz World- Loren Schoenberg of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem joined us to discuss the […]

affiliates in the news: week of August 30

Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week! Center for the History of Psychology (Akron, Ohio)  UA’s high-minded gallery opens: Home movie starring Freud, doll used in aggression study are among items on display in psychology history center. READ MORE  The new Center for the History of Psychology opens Monday at the University of Akron. READ MORE  VIDEO- UA […]