Coming Up in Affiliateland in February 2021
/in enewsletter feature, Uncategorized /by Jennifer BrundageWelcome to a new year of collaboration! NATIONWIDE Eight Affiliates present two more opportunities to view the Pandemic Perspectives: Stories through Collections virtual programs in collaboration with the National Museum of American History: Race and Place: Yellow Fever and the Free African Society in Philadelphia on 2.2.21 Essential Workers: Prestige Versus Pay on 2.16.21 The eight participating […]
Kudos Affiliates!! December 2020
/in Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS in McAllen, TX) was awarded two grants to support future programs. IMAS received a $5,500 grant from BBVA Compass Bank for “Afterschool Adventures with IMAS,” […]
Kudos Affiliates!! November 2020
/in Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING Mystic Seaport Museum (Mystic, CT) received a $1,572 grant from Connecticut Humanities to hold a free online lecture series related to its new exhibition, Sailor Made: Folk Art of the Sea. Framingham State […]
Coming up in Affiliateland in Fall 2020
/in enewsletter feature /by Jennifer BrundageWe’ve made it to November! Affiliates continue to produce amazing events and we’re excited to share what is happening in Affiliate communities. Did we miss a Smithsonian collaboration in your community? Email affiliates@si.edu to let us know. North Carolina The Cape Fear Museum in Wilmington hosts a virtual talk with Dr. Krewasky A. Salter, former military subject […]
Kudos Affiliates!! October 2020
/in Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The Durham Museum (Omaha, NE) received a $25,000 grant from The Iowa West Foundation to develop resources, programs, and projects that focus on economic development, education, place making, and healthy families. The Nissan […]
Pandemic Perspectives
/in enewsletter feature, Uncategorized /by Jennifer BrundageThe National Museum of American History is launching an engaging series of free virtual colloquium presentations that combine questions raised by the current pandemic with explorations of historic objects in the national collections. Topics to be explored include Voting During a Pandemic and How Your Ancestors Had Fun at Home While Quarantining. Curators and historians […]
Kudos Affiliates!! September 2020
/in enewsletter feature, Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments during some very trying times! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas. FUNDING The Durham Museum (Omaha, NE) received a $5,000 grant from Cooper Foundation as part of a cycle of Rapid Response COVID-19 grants. Humanities Nebraska awarded grants to 73 organizations including Durham […]
Thanks in part to Affiliates, the Smithsonian is on a Summer Road Trip
/in enewsletter feature, Uncategorized /by Jennifer BrundageSummer vacations may look differently this year, but families can still have fun no matter where they spend the summer. With its new 40-page activity booklet, Summer Road Trip, the Smithsonian invites kids and their families to follow their curiosity through a variety of activities that can be done at home, on the road, at […]
New Benefit: Smithsonian Voices
/in enewsletter feature, Uncategorized, You Heard It Here First /by Elizabeth BugbeeWe want to help share your story! Smithsonian Voices is a blog on Smithsonianmag.com, the online version of Smithsonian magazine. Millions of visitors browse the content online per month and learn about science, history, art, popular culture, and innovation. The blog shares the unique voices that make up the Institution and now will include our […]
Affiliates Shine During the Pandemic
/in Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasThe world we knew two months ago has changed because of COVID-19 but our Affiliates continue to exemplify their purposes during unprecedented times. HEEDING THE CALL As the need for more personal protective equipment (PPE) has increased, Affiliates have stepped to the front to create equipment and supplies for the medical profession: The Pinhead Institute (Telluride, CO) has […]
Kudos Affiliates!! March 2020
/in Kudos, Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING Springfield Museum of Art (Springfield, OH) received a $500,000 pledge from Speedway LLC to open its Art Invites capital campaign. The museum is now reaching out to the public to help bring in […]
Coming Up in Affiliateland in March 2020
/in Affiliates in the News, enewsletter feature, Uncategorized /by Jennifer BrundageSpring is in full swing with so many great events nationwide. Happy Women’s History Month! TEXAS The John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science will feature a daily screening of the Smithsonian Channel film The Rise of the Killer Virus film as part of the Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World exhibition from the […]
Wiki + Affiliates Part III: Nuts and Bolts of an edit-a-thon
/in enewsletter feature /by Elizabeth BugbeeSince October 2019, we have been working with Smithsonian Affiliates to learn how Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons can help raise awareness of underrepresented women in American history. With the help of the Smithsonian’s Open Knowledge Coordinator, Kelly Doyle, and in conjunction with the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative (AWHI), we’ve hosted two webinars introducing the […]
Kudos Affiliates!! February 2020
/in Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The National Museum of Industrial History (Bethlehem, PA) announced that Capital BlueCross has awarded $2,500 in funding through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program to the museum’s youth educational initiatives. The initiatives will […]
National Museum of Natural History Lineage Workshop
/in enewsletter feature, Uncategorized /by Nicole BrynerAnnouncing an exciting post-conference opportunity for Affiliate educators on Wednesday, July 1, 2020! Immediately following the Smithsonian Affiliations National Conference, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is offering an Affiliate-exclusive day-long, hands-on professional development workshop and discussion exploring fossil-based science content and informal learning opportunities, such as “challenging conversations” and co-learning among family […]
New science exhibitions from SITES
/in Uncategorized /by Jennifer BrundageLooking for some fascinating science content? Check it out: Life in One Cubic Foot, a new traveling exhibition from SITES, invites your visitors to explore the amazing biodiversity of life on Earth. From New York’s Central Park to a Costa Rican cloud forest to South Africa’s Table Mountain, the exhibition reveals the unique plants and animals […]
