affiliates in the news- October 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. Senator John Heinz History Center (Pittsburgh, PA) Celebrating Pittsburgh, the City Behind Pro Football, […]
coming up in affiliateland in october 2014
The air is turning crisp and Affiliates continue to host top-rated programs all over the country. PANAMA National Outreach Manager Alma Douglas takes part in the celebration of the BioMuseo, which officially opens to the public in Panama City, 10.2. TENNESSEE Smithsonian Associates lead an exclusive tour Inside Oak Ridge National Laboratory featuring two Affiliates, the Museum […]
where the buffalo roam
On Saturday, August 30, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo will bring back the American bison in a new exhibit and habitat. Zora and Wilma are not only beautiful animals, but they also serve as an important reminder about conservation and the Zoo’s inception. In 1887, American bison wandered the National Mall, helping to bring awareness to the […]
kudos affiliates! september 2014 accomplishments
Congrats to all Affiliates on your recent accomplishments! Funding The Berkshire Museum (Pittsfield MA) has been awarded $83,600 in energy incentive grants from the Berkshire Gas Co. and the Western Massachusetts Electric Co. The grants will be used as partial funding for a project that will incorporate energy efficiency measures in the museum’s heating, ventilation and air […]
coming up in affiliateland in September 2014
Affiliates are “going back to school” with gusto this September! VERMONT Smithsonian Affiliations staff will participate in a ceremony with Senator Patrick Leahy to announce our new affiliation with the Sullivan Museum and History Center, the first Affiliate in Vermont, in Northfield, 9.2. MAINE The Abbe Museum welcomes Tim Grove, educator at the National Air and […]
Smithsonian Science How Online Resources
Smithsonian Science How is back! Following a successful partnership with six Smithsonian Affiliates earlier this year, the popular webcast has returned with new dates and new topics. These free, interactive, TV-style webcast programs will introduce middle school students to core science concepts through the lens of Smithsonian research and experts, providing students with positive STEM […]
2015 Affiliations Visiting Professionals Program- Apply now!
Since 2002, nearly 50 full-time staff members from Affiliate organizations have participated in the Smithsonian Affiliations Visiting Professionals Program (VPP). It’s one of the biggest benefits of being a Smithsonian Affiliate and one of the most rewarding aspects of my job. Not only do our Affiliate colleagues get the opportunity to immerse themselves in the […]
new reading list from Smithsonian Books
Do any of these topics sound interesting to you? – the story of the Mars Rover and the persistence, dedication, and unrelenting curiosity that led to its successful trip – The history of promises, diplomacy, and betrayals involved in treaties between the United States government and Native Nations – The tales of politics, genealogy, economics, disaster, and triumph that […]
Affiliates in the news! September edition
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. Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West (Cody, Wyoming) True […]
Smithsonian Affiliate Membership Drive Month
More than half of our 194 Smithsonian Affiliates participate in Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live, an annual program which will take place this year on September 27th. If you haven’t registered yet, please email: museumday@si.edu. Many of those Affiliates offer the Smithsonian Affiliate Membership Program as a benefit to their museum members. This year, we’re launching […]
Need an Exhibition Now?
Sometimes the best laid plans change. If you need to connect with new audiences, bring back regular visitors, or generate press coverage, the following traveling exhibitions, all with complete promotional , registrarial, and educational support, are available soon: X-ray Vision: Fish Inside Out August 30 – November 23, 2014 I Want the Wide American […]
Affiliates in the news! Summer edition
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. Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum (McMinnville, Oregon) and U.S. Space and Rocket Center (Huntsville, […]
kudos Affiliates! August 2014
Great news from Affiliateland! Bravo to all! FUNDING The National Civil War Museum (Harrisburg, PA) received a $5,000 donation from the Hall Foundation to support educational programming. The Hall Foundation is the title sponsor of the new exhibit “In the Hands of the Enemy: The Captivity, Exchange & Parole of Prisoners of War,” that highlights the […]
coming up in Affiliateland in August 2014
The lazy end of summer is seeing no slowdown of activity in Affiliateland. Get out there and experience some terrific Smithsonian programs in your neighborhood! TENNESSEE The Birthplace of Country Music Museum hosts its grand opening weekend with concerts, contests, exhibits and more in Bristol, 8.1-3. MISSOURI Union Station will open a satellite Spark!Lab, developed by the […]
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. Multiple Affiliates CNN, Smithsonian Affiliates Announce in New York’s Grand Central Terminal 11 Smithsonian […]
Smithsonian Resource Fair at the 2014 Affiliations National Conference
We’ve gathered nearly 30 Smithsonian offices, programs and museums to give Affiliate conference attendees the opportunity to meet staff one-on-one during the Smithsonian Resource Fair on Tuesday, June 24. Many offices have new programs looking for partners, new exhibitions looking to travel, new digital learning programs to share online and new resources to share with the […]
