Kudos Affiliates!! February 2023
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasKudos to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING New Hanover County leaders announced Cape Fear Museum (Wilmington, NC) was one of the first round of grant recipients from a $1.25 billion community endowment. The museum was awarded $17,000 to support STEM programs. […]
Kudos Affiliates!! December 2022
/0 Comments/in enewsletter feature, Kudos /by Aaron GlavasKudos to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING Peoria Riverfront Museum (Peoria, IL) received two major gifts as part of their 10th anniversary celebration. Along with a $1 million commitment from the Gilmore Foundation, the museum unveiled the latest acquisition for […]
Kudos Affiliates!! November 2022
/0 Comments/in Kudos, Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasKudos to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust awarded the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium (Dubuque, IA) a $200,000 grant for its Rivers to the Sea Gallery. The grant will support fabrication and installation of […]
Kudos Affiliates!! October 2022
/0 Comments/in Kudos, Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasKudos to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING Historic Annapolis (Annapolis, MD) has been awarded a $500,000 federal grant by the National Park Service to support the state-of-the-art restoration of the James Brice House, a National Historic Landmark located in downtown […]
Kudos Affiliates!! September 2022
/2 Comments/in Kudos, Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasKudos to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature (Bradenton, FL) has secured $547,000 in state funding to expand its manatee care program, providing additional holding and acute care space in the statewide effort to […]
Kudos Affiliates!! Summer 2022
/0 Comments/in Kudos, Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasKudos to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The Nissan Foundation announced $848,000 in grants to 33 nonprofit organizations for its 2022 grant cycle. The following Affiliates were part of this award: Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, CA) ($35,00) to develop a […]
Kudos Affiliates!! June 2022
/0 Comments/in Kudos, You Heard It Here First /by Aaron GlavasKudos to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING Greenville City Council has allocated almost $2 million in accomodations tax funds a number of local organizations including The Children’s Museum of the Upstate (Greenville, SC) ($25,000) for exhibitions and Upcountry History Museum (Greenville, SC) […]
Kudos Affiliates!! May 2022
/0 Comments/in Kudos, Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasKudos to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING Kenosha Public Museum (Kenosha, WI) received a $1,000 Creativity by Kids Small Grant from the Kenosha Community Foundation. The funding will support its Artsy Afternoons program for children. Putnam Museum and Science Center (Davenport, […]
Kudos Affiliates!! April 2022
/0 Comments/in Kudos, Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasKudos to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The Burton D. Morgan Foundation awarded a $53,536 grant to the Western Reserve Historical Society (Cleveland, OH) for the creation of youth entrepreneurship education programs. The National Museum of Industrial History (Bethlehem, PA) […]
Kudos Affiliates!! February 2022
/0 Comments/in Affiliates in the News, enewsletter feature, Kudos, You Heard It Here First /by Aaron GlavasKudos to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium (Dubuque, IA) received a $10,000 grant from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ “Spring into Action” campaign to provide opportunities for people in the community […]
Year End Kudos!
/in Kudos, Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The North Carolina Museum of History (Raleigh, NC) received a $2.5 million gift from the David R. Hayworth Foundation to create the Dr. David R. Hayworth Children’s Discovery Gallery. The Gallery will […]
2021 Affiliations Virtual Conference was a Huge Success!
/0 Comments/in Conference Ideas, enewsletter feature /by Elizabeth BugbeeRecap of the 2021 Smithsonian Affiliations Virtual Conference.
National Museum of American History Is Looking for Your Childhood Gaming Photos
/in enewsletter feature /by Elizabeth BugbeeDid you play video games or computer games as a kid? Did you go to arcades? Do you have old photos of yourself playing these games or holding controllers or a console (for instance, holding an unopened box in a holiday photo)? If so, we want to hear from you! The National Museum of American […]
Kudos Affiliates!! November 2021
/in Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The National Endowment for the Humanities announced $87.8 million in American Rescue Plan funding to cultural and educational institutions to help them recover from the economic impact of the pandemic, retain and rehire workers, […]
Kudos Affiliates!! October 2021
/in Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The National Park Service announced $7.27 million in Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants to support the preservation of historic buildings in rural communities across the country, including Ohio History Connection (Columbus, OH) […]
Smithsonian Affiliations at 25: Chapter 5: Moving Forward, Together
/in 25th Anniversary, enewsletter feature /by Elizabeth BugbeeAffiliations Anniversary Series: 25 Years in Your Neighborhood Chapter 5: Moving Forward, Together #SmithsonianAffiliations25 In 1993, the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents established the Commission on the Future of the Smithsonian and tasked the group with “an examination of the Smithsonian, its mandate and its roles, and an examination of the cultural, societal, and technological factors […]
