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 […]
Affiliations has gone mobile!
New for the 2014 Affiliations National Conference is a mobile app to keep all conference activities at your fingertips. Access all the information you need during the conference on your smartphones and devices. This new feature is generously provided by CrowdTorch from Cvent. The app will include an online agenda and a note section that allows […]
The Evolution of a Dino Hall
On April 28, 2014, the National Museum of Natural History’s Fossil Hall closed to the public to begin a 5-year renovation. The Hall will undergo the largest and most complex renovation in the Museum’s history. The new exhibition will showcase the Museum’s unrivaled fossil collection and present the most current scientific research. New fossil displays and […]
kudos Affiliates! for May 2014
Congratulations Affiliates on your spring accomplishments! FUNDING Birthplace of Country Music Museum (Bristol, TN) announced a $100,000 gift by Bank of Tennessee as part of the museum’s “Name Your Seat” fundraising campaign. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a partnership with Mystic Seaport (Mystic, CT) to support the upcoming journey of the Charles W. Morgan, which will sail […]
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. Ohio History Connection (Columbus, Ohio) Ohio Historical Society Changes Its Name To Ohio History […]
sites corner: traveling exhibits in your neighborhood
Looking for an opportunity to highlight your status as a Smithsonian Affiliate? Consider hosting a traveling exhibition from SITES. Regardless of your museum’s size, budget, or discipline, there’s a SITES exhibition that’s just right for you. Here’s what’s new: Brand New Exhibitions: Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation Have your organization launch the national tour of […]
coming up in affiliateland in May 2014
As summer approaches, things are heating up in Affiliateland! WYOMING Several staff members from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West will speak during a day-long conference at the Smithsonian on 300 Years of Innovation in Scotland and America, coming from Cody, 5.1. Affiliations director Harold Closter will be speaking at the Colorado-Wyoming Museum Association meeting […]
