kudos affiliates
Congrats to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments. Funding Mystic Seaport announced today it has received a $1 million gift from the Thompson Family Foundation to support the Thompson Exhibition Building, the Museum’s first new exhibition building in more than four decades. The Thompson Building opened to visitors on September 24, 2016. The Thompson Family Foundation’s latest […]
November in Affiliateland
Is the Smithsonian in your neighborhood? Probably so! These Affiliates are bringing the Smithsonian to communities across the U.S. in November! Georgia From Clay to Copper: The Story of the Etowah Valley, a new exhibition at the Tellus Science Museum, includes 64 Native American artifacts and minerals from the National Museum of Natural History, in Cartersville […]
Kudos Affiliates
Congrats to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Funding The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced grants for 206 museum projects totaling $21,149,000, including the following Affiliate initiatives: Historic Annapolis (Annapolis, MD) Award: $150,000.00 Historic Annapolis will design, fabricate, and install the proposed exhibition, “A History of Annapolis in 99 Objects.” The exhibition will […]
October 2016 is BUSY in Affiliateland!
Thanks to all our Affiliates for such great work! CONNECTICUT Affiliations program Director Harold Closter will announce the new affiliation with the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford, 10.5. IOWA The Dubuque Museum of Art will hold a videoconference on En Plein Air with the American Art Museum in Dubuque, 10.11. LOUISIANA The Smithsonian Associates will be […]
Affiliates in the news: September/October edition
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor (Honolulu, HI) Civil Geeks: Aviation Museum Tackles Astronomy Adjacent to the World War II fighter jets at the Pacific Aviation Museum is a classroom not many visitors know even exists. The facility is used for student groups usually interested in aviation and flight simulators but lately the museum is going […]
forging a connection between America’s industrial past and the innovations of today
The National Museum of Industrial History opened its doors on August 2, 2016. The Smithsonian’s very first Affiliate, the NMIH “forges connections between America’s industrial past and the innovations of today by educating the public and inspiring the visionaries of tomorrow” said NMIH Director, Amy Hollander. PBS39 recently aired this video showing the opening of […]
Kudos September 2016
Congrats to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Funding The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium announced that it has received $20,000 from the Cultural Leadership Partners Program from the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. Grant funds will support staff and related expenses that are dedicated to implementing the […]
affiliates in the news- end of summer edition
Congrats to these Affiliates making news! If you have a clipping that highlights a collaboration with the Smithsonian or with a fellow Affiliate, or a clipping that demonstrates leadership in education, innovation, and arts/culture/history/science you’d like to have considered for the Affiliate blog, please contact Elizabeth Bugbee Birthplace of Country Music Museum (Bristol, VA) Eric Paslay, Tracy Lawrence […]
coming up in affiliateland in september 2016
Plenty of activity around the Affiliate network and the Smithsonian as school starts back up again. WASHINGTON, DC Presented jointly by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Affiliate, the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts (Alta Loma, CA), the symposium “Furniture and the Future,” will celebrate the centennial of Sam Maloof’s birth, at […]
affiliates in the news: july/august 2016 edition
Congrats to these Affiliates making news! If you have a clipping that highlights a collaboration with the Smithsonian or with a fellow Affiliate, or a clipping that demonstrates leadership in education, innovation, and arts/culture/history/science you’d like to have considered for the Affiliate blog, please contact Elizabeth Bugbee DuSable Museum of African American History (Chicago, IL) DuSable Gala honors […]
Kudos- July/August 2016
Congrats to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Funding The San Diego Air & Space Museum (San Diego, CA) recently selected 13 graduating seniors from San Diego County high schools to receive a total of $51,000 in scholarships. These scholarships are awarded annually to inspire young people to tackle the challenges of the science, technology, engineering […]
what’s going on in Affiliateland this summer?
Short answer – A LOT! SOUTH DAKOTA The South Dakota State Historical Society featured Searching for Life in the Solar System, a web program from the National Air and Space Museum on 7.9. COLORADO The Denver Art Museum opened the Rhythm and Roots: Dance in American Art exhibition, featuring artworks on loan from the National Portrait […]
Coming up in affiliateland: June 2016
Texas The SITES exhibition Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964 opens at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, part of the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department, 6.4. South Dakota “Smithsonian Saturday” moves to Sunday for this online program at the South Dakota State Historical Society. The rebroadcast will feature the life […]
Affiliates in the news: June edition
Congrats to these Affiliates making news! If you have a clipping that highlights a collaboration with the Smithsonian or with a fellow Affiliate, or a clipping that demonstrates leadership in education, innovation, and arts/culture/history/science you’d like to have considered for the Affiliate blog, please contact Elizabeth Bugbee Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle (Doylestown, PA) Doylestown museums now Smithsonian […]
coming up in Affiliateland: May 2016
Washington, D.C. The National Inventors Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, 5.5. Smithsonian Affiliations welcomes staff from Affiliate organizations at a reception celebrating our 20th Anniversary on the first day of the American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting, 5.26 Florida Maria del Carmen […]
SITES: 65 Years and Counting
Special thanks to our colleagues at the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) for this guest post. Since our founding in 1951, we have traveled over 1,500 exhibitions to more than 13,300 host venues, and we’re still counting. When was the last time you hosted a SITES exhibition? Let us know of your interest in […]
