An “Out of this World” Experience
Special thanks to Sonchia Jilek, Executive Director, The Pinhead Institute, a Smithsonian Affiliate in Telluride, Colorado, for this guest post. Part of our Youth Capture the Colorful Cosmos blog series. Seriously Amazing! This summer, I had the opportunity to lead one of our most memorable programs, Youth Capture the Colorful Cosmos program, thanks to a grant from […]
SI-Q: What tells stories of life and death but never speaks a word? #SeriouslyAmazing
By Cara Seitchek, Writer, Smithsonian Affiliations. Part of our Seriously Amazing Affiliates blog series. “The only single unambiguous personal record of a scientist’s research is in his field book. They can contain stories of life and death that are fascinating,” said Rusty Russell, collections manager for the U.S. National Herbarium located in the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). […]
2013 National Conference: Connect, Collaborate, Engage!
Join us in Washington, D.C., June 10-12, 2013! Each year we try to raise the bar a little higher and create an unforgettable conference where unexpected connections are made, new collaborations are forged, and new ideas are discovered. As we begin planning the 2013 Affiliations National Conference, we’d like to hear from our Affiliates. Tell us […]
kudos affiliates! funding news for October 2012
As summer turns into autumn, Affiliate accomplishments continue to shine! The Massachusetts Cultural Council approved a proposal to create and name one of the state’s newest cultural districts, the Canalway Cultural District. The District encompasses two Affiliates – the Boott Cotton Mills Museum (operated by the Lowell National Historical Park) and the American Textile History Museum […]
coming up in affiliateland in october 2012
OHIO The Springfield Museum of Art will host an opening event for the Jack Earl: A Modern Master-A Retrospective exhibition featuring loans from the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Springfield, 10.3. Harold Closter will attend the Ohio Historical Society’s Affiliations Announcement in Columbus, 10.30. LOUISIANA The Ogden Museum of Southern Art will host an opening for […]
What I did on my summer vacation – American history through her Ships
This summer I had an opportunity to experience American history from an interesting perspective – on the water. My travels took me to three Affiliates whose ships – actual, life-size, working ships – punctuate important moments in our history. The Mayflower II, the USS Constitution, and the Charles W. Morgan all illustrate the crucial contributions […]
coming up in affiliateland in september 2012
Ah.. it’s back-to-school time, and back to great events happening across the country at Affiliates! FLORIDA The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum will be hosting the exhibition Reflections Across Time: Seminole Portraits featuring loans from SAAM, NPG, and NMAI in Clewiston, 9.1. The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra will perform at The Museum of Arts & Sciences and give a […]
affiliations staff on the road
Affiliations staff will be attending regional museum association conferences all over the country this fall. Will we see you there? Let us know! *Save the date* – we’ll be hosting another Affiliate reception at the AAM Annual Meeting this year in Baltimore, May 2013. Stay tuned for details! Western Museums Association, Palm Springs, CA, October 21-24, […]
2013 Affiliations Visiting Professionals Program
Have you taken advantage of ALL the benefits of being a Smithsonian Affiliate? Tap in to the vast resources of the Smithsonian and advance your professional development by applying for the 2013 Affiliations Visiting Professionals Program. From technical assistance and digitization to collections management and exhibition design, let us plan the best visiting professionals program to […]
Kudos Affiliates! September 2012
As summer heats up, so too do Affiliate accomplishments! The Michigan State University Museum (East Lansing, Michigan) received a new grant from the Asian Cultural Council, New York City, to establish a partnership between the Michigan State University Museum and Yunnan Nationalities Museum, in Kunming, China. The $12,000 grant is aimed at creating new resources online […]
On the horizon at SITES
Our friends at the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) are working on some great upcoming exhibitions, debuting in 2014. Book early! Women, Art, and Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise, organized by the Newcomb Art Gallery and SITES, brings together more than 175 objects representing 45 years of uncommon achievement in American arts and […]
invention invention everywhere!
Since Smithsonian Affiliations started collaborating with the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the National Museum of American History, we’ve learned a lot about Places of Invention. (See this blog to learn more about our collaboration.) Affiliates have joined the action too. On June 15, Affiliate staff and their community partners joined a day-long workshop […]
Recap: 2012 Affiliations National Conference
Thanks to everyone who was able to join us in Washington, D.C., June 12-14, 2012. At your request we’ve compiled all your post-conference resources below–from contact info to agenda, presentations to photos. In order to access the resources, please log in to the Affiliate-only section of our website. Here’s what your fellow Affiliate colleagues said […]
Kudos Affiliates! July-August 2012
As summer heats up, so too do Affiliate accomplishments! The Michigan State University Museum (East Lansing, Michigan) received a new grant from the Asian Cultural Council, New York City, to establish a partnership between the Michigan State University Museum and Yunnan Nationalities Museum, in Kunming, China. The $12,000 grant is aimed at creating new resources online […]
Mission Possible: Bridging the Gap
Special thanks to our Smithsonian Affiliations summer intern Lisa Hung (University of California, Irvine) for participating in the Smithsonian’s EdLab Teacher workshops in order to share her experience with us. Here, Lisa reflects on what participating in these workshops meant to her. She looks up and directs her attention to the front of the room, cringing […]
Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2012: Dinosaur Dig
Special thanks to Smithsonian Affiliations intern, Neema Amadala (University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada), for this guest post. In contrast to the University of Illinois’ cool, canopied hard-court, Lisa and I stumbled back in time to a dinosaur dig. It was a 100 degree day (or 38°C for those of us metrically inclined) and perhaps an inopportune […]
