Affiliates in the news!
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. Upcountry History Museum (Greenville, South Carolina) Upcountry History Museum named Smithsonian Affiliate On Monday, […]
kudos Affiliates! for March 2015
Congrats to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments. FUNDING The Army Heritage Center Foundation recently received two grants from The Donald B. & Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation and the G.B. Stuart Charitable Foundation to support the expansion of the Visitor Center at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (Carlisle, PA.) The grants are in addition […]
coming up in Affiliateland in March 2015
Enjoy spring at our Affiliates! FLORIDA Hirshhorn Museum director Melissa Chiu will give a keynote talk at the Frost Art Museum in Miami, 3.4. National Museum of African Art Museum director Dr. Johnnetta Cole will give remarks at an exhibition opening as well as a talk on the importance of diversity in museums at the Polk […]
coming up in Affiliateland in winter 2015
A roundup of events throughout the Affiliate network from December 2014 – February 2015. GEORGIA The Tellus Science Museum opened Jeweled Objects of Desire with 47 objects on loan from the National Museum of Natural History in Cartersville, 12.6.14 WASHINGTON The Museum of Flight opened SITES’ Suited for Space in Seattle, 12.13.14. National Museum of […]
Affiliates in the news!
Congrats to these Affiliates making news! Each month we highlight Affiliate-Smithsonian and Affiliate-Affiliate collaborations making headlines. This is a compilation of clippings from mid-November until early-January. 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. Berkshire Museum (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) […]
Kudos! Winter 2014
Congrats to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments. FUNDING HistoryMiami (Miami, FL) has been awarded $150,000 by the Knight Foundation as one of the 2014 South Florida Knight Arts Challenge Winners. The award will be used to tell Miami stories through images by creating a photography center at the museum focused on curating exhibitions and engaging […]
The Children’s Museum of the Upstate shoots for the stars with YCCC
Special thanks to Thom Kelley, Director of Programming at The Children’s Museum of the Upstate (Greenville, South Carolina) for this guest post. The Children’s Museum of The Upstate in South Carolina has just wrapped up its first Youth Capture the Colorful Cosmos (YCCC) program. The museum had the opportunity to work with two amazing schools, Penny Fisher […]
Playing in New England
The New England Museum Association conference is one of my favorite events of the year. It always takes place in November – when the air is crisp and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. What could be a better time to visit New England? This year’s conference took place in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was the biggest […]
Youth Capture the Colorful Cosmos at the Cerritos Library
Special thanks for this guest post to Carrie Kuratra at Cerritos Library in Cerritos, California. The Cerritos Library was pleased to have been chosen to participate in the Youth Capture the Colorful Cosmos (YCCC) program. The incredible resources offered by the Smithsonian Institution allowed us to give local students a unique learning opportunity that combined science, […]
Astrophotography at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
Special thanks to Jim Greenhouse, Space Science Director at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (Albuquerque), for this guest post. The Youth Capture the Colorful Cosmos (YCCC) program turns science into art. Through hands-on exercises at Smithsonian Affiliates, students learn how to control the MicroObservatory robotic telescopes over the internet and take images […]
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 […]
