affiliates in the news- November 2014
Congrats to these Affiliates making news! Each month we highlight Affiliate-Smithsonian and Affiliate-Affiliate collaborations making headlines. If you have a clipping highlighting a collaboration with the Smithsonian or with a fellow Affiliate you’d like to have considered for the Affiliate blog, please contact Elizabeth Bugbee. Poverty Point State Historic Site (West Carroll, Louisiana) Poverty Point to celebrate World Heritage […]
making the smithsonian-affiliate connection
Offering the Smithsonian Affiliate Membership is a great way to connect the Smithsonian and your local audience. This year, Affiliates and the Smithsonian have worked together to develop the Smithsonian Affiliate Membership Toolbox. The Toolbox is a marketing package chock- full of Smithsonian resources and actionable ideas to make the connection between the Smithsonian and members. What […]
Logo Lowdown: Everything You Wanted To Know But Were Afraid To Ask
We’re excited to begin using the sunburst logo!…but is this correct? It’s a question we often get at Smithsonian Affiliations, and one we are always eager to chat about. With a 95% recognition rate, the Smithsonian sunburst is one of the most widely recognized brands in the U.S. And Affiliates are the only organizations authorized to […]
call for ideas for the 2015 Affiliations Conference
Mark your calendars now for the annual Smithsonian Affiliations National Conference, June 15-17, 2015. The conference strives to engage Affiliate and Smithsonian colleagues in dialogues about current issues, best practices and collaboration potential. Most conference sessions feature both Affiliate and Smithsonian staff, and highlight timely and relevant topics facing the field today. The staff of Affiliations […]
coming up in affiliateland in november 2014
Even though the weather is turning chilly, Affiliates are keeping things hot with events from coast to coast. CALIFORNIA General John Dailey, Director of the National Air and Space Museum, will be inducted into the International Air and Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air and Space Museum, 11.1. The Sonoma County Museum will […]
road report: the smithsonian in sunny california
Three and a half days, 559 miles and visits to eight Smithsonian Affiliates in southern California, only just begins to describe my recent trip to the west coast. I had traveled to Los Angeles to attend the opening event for Cahuilla Continuum: Túku, Ãvax, Túleka, the Riverside Metropolitan Museum’s exhibition telling the story of a […]
Road Report: Houston, We Have Affiliate Liftoff!
Road Report- Harold, October 8, 2014 Houston, we have liftoff! The first thing you see when you pull into the parking lot of Space Center Houston is a full-scale space shuttle replica perched upon a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. It’s a neck-stretching sight, and an awesome introduction to the many wonders of our new Smithsonian Affiliate. Opened […]
Guest Road Report: Canoeing in Maine
Smithsonian Affiliations thanks guest author Tim Grove, Chief of Museum Learning at the National Air and Space Museum for this post, and for his support of Affiliates! I recently had an incredible visit to the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine’s only Smithsonian Affiliate. I’ve been going on vacation to Mount Desert Island for a […]
road report: Harold in San Antonio
I had the pleasure of announcing our new Affiliation with The Witte Museum in San Antonio on October 7, 2014. By coincidence The Witte was also celebrating its 88th birthday, so it was a double pleasure. Marise McDermott, President and CEO presided over the announcement ceremony which included San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor and City […]
let’s think like inventors
Smithsonian Affiliations would like to thank Kate Preissler, Digital Media Marketing Manager at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, for this guest post. On October 11, the Berkshire Museum will become the fourth museum in the nation to host Spark!Lab, an exhibition developed at the Smithsonian Institution by the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at […]
Road Report: discoveries in Denver
We’ve all had this experience right? You have a favorite museum that you visit all the time. Then one day, you hear from staff about all the behind-the-scenes work they did to bring something amazing to the museum floor, and you gain a whole new perspective and appreciation of their work. I had this delightful experience […]
Road Report: The Biomuseo Grand Opening in Panama
National Outreach Manager Alma Douglas is on the road in Panama this week celebrating the grand opening of the new Frank Gehry-designed Biomuseo (which opened on September 30, 2014). Dr. Matthew Larsen, Sharon Ryan and Beth King of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute joined in celebrating. While on her travels, she shared some great photos […]
The car of tomorrow… today (at an Affiliate in Pennsylvania)
Smithsonian Affiliations would like to thank Nancy Gates, Director of Marketing & Publicity at the Antique Automobile Museum of America Museum in Hershey, PA for this guest post. The enthusiasm and creativity that propelled Preston Tucker and his vision for the Tucker automobile is something that has captured many hearts. Now, an extensive – the […]
kudos affiliates! october 2014 accomplishments
Congrats to all Affiliates on your recent accomplishments! FUNDING With a historic gift from Drs. Nicholas A. and Dorothy M. Cummings of $3.5 million – following an earlier $1.5 million gift – the Center for the History of Psychology has its future secured and will be renamed the Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Center for the […]
another way to bring the Smithsonian to your door
You may have caught him in an Affiliate neighborhood in the past year–he’s been to more than 8 Affiliates–or read his new book The Smithsonian’s History of America in 101 Objects. But did you know you can now learn from Richard Kurin, Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture anywhere you can download him?! Based on […]
let’s source the crowds
While it may seem like a contemporary term, many museums, including the Smithsonian, have been using crowdsourcing as a strategy for years. At the Smithsonian, we’ve been at it since 1849, when the first Secretary, Joseph Henry, used 150 weather observers all over the U.S. to contribute data, an activity that led to the formation […]
