Five Smithsonian Affiliates host live webcast for “National Youth Summit: The 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Rides”
From May until November 1961, more than 400 diverse and committed Americans rode south together on buses and trains, putting their bodies and freedom on the line to challenge the Jim Crow laws that enforced racial injustice and inequality in public transportation. The Freedom Rides changed the Civil Rights Movement and demonstrated the power of […]
kudos affiliates! february 2011
Affiliates start the new year off right with news of support. Nice going! Jack S. Parker, a former Vice Chairman of the General Electric Company, made a legacy gift to the Heard Museum’s (Phoenix, Arizona) endowment through the Maie Bartlett Heard Society, the Heard’s planned giving program. Parker’s gift included a $1 million cash annuity and a […]
Western Heritage Center: 10 Years in Association with the Smithsonian
2011 is a big year for organizations–20 at the latest count–celebrating their 10th anniversary as Smithsonian Affiliates. To honor these Affiliates we’ll be blogging monthly about each one as they reach this milestone. Almost 2,000 miles from the National Mall, Billings, Montana is home to the Western Heritage Center (WHC), one of three organizations in Montana […]
affiliates in the news
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week! Conner Prairie (Fishers, Indiana) Top museum honor goes to Conner Prairie. READ MORE Miami Science Museum (Miami, Florida) MiaSci receives girls’ education grant. READ MORE African American Museum in Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Citizens Bank Foundation donates $25,000, sponsors free Community Day at the African American Museum. READ MORE […]
food for thought
Does there seem to be a cultural zeitgeist about food these days? Food has always been a engrossing social topic of course, but between the First Lady’s vegetable garden, school lunch revolution movements, reality TV, and more, it seems that discussions of food and all its attendant concerns – health, nutrition, benefits of organic, agriculture policy, […]
Sonoma County Museum shares local bracero stories through SITES exhibition
This past November, Sonoma County Museum opened the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service’s (SITES) Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964 and they hoped that their local community would help bring the exhibition alive. The museum was not disappointed. Through a busy schedule of public events at the museum, visitors responded to the exhibition in a […]
naturalist center expands its branches
The York County Culture and Heritage Museums are on a roll! Just a few months ago, the Museum of York County celebrated its 60th Anniversary by opening its first Naturalist Center, modeled after the Smithsonian’s Naturalist Center. And just a few weeks ago, the they added a new museum, the Main Street Children’s Museum. The Museum of York County […]
affiliates in the news!
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week! Whatcom Museum of History and Art (Bellingham, WA) ‘New Deal for Artists’ paints a picture of Depression-era America. READ MORE National Museum of American Jewish History (Philadelphia, PA) Liberty Bells and Whistles. READ MORE High Museum of Art (Atlanta, GA) The High Museum of Art Recently Selected to […]
affiliates in the news
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week! Conner Prairie (Fishers, Indiana) Conner Prairie to open new Civil War exhibit. READ MORE Museum of Design Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia) Loridans Foundation gives $444,500 to 15 metro arts groups. READ MORE High Museum of Art (Atlanta, Georgia) MetLife Foundation Announces $500,000 in Grants for the Fourth Installment of […]
SITES in your neighborhood this winter
Smithsonian Affiliates across the country are bringing Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) exhibitions to their communities this winter. Here’s what’s opening at an Affiliate in the coming months: February 12- May 1, 2011 Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences (Peoria, Illinois) Jim Henson’s Fantastic World Organized with The Jim Henson Legacy, Jim Henson’s Fantastic World offers […]
SITES’ Quarterly Corner for December 2010
Even as 2010 draws to a close, you may still be looking for the perfect exhibition to bring to your museum or gallery next year. Take a look at these SITES offerings that are available in 2011 and don’t miss your chance to host some of our most popular exhibitions! www.sites.si.edu Plus, if you book an […]
SI and Affiliates collaborate on Places of Invention
Places of Invention is a planned exhibition at the National Museum of American History organized by the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Scheduled to open in 2014, it will feature a selection of “hot spots” of invention and innovation–places where a critical mass of inventive people, networks, institutions, funding […]
affiliates in the news
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week! York County Culture and Heritage Museums (Rock Hill, SC) Children’s museum draws national praise. READ MORE New York State Museum (Albany, NY) Grant funds state museum mussel research. READ MORE National Museum of American Jewish History (Philadelphia, PA) Philadelphia’s latest must-see is the new National Museum of American […]
Kudos for December 2010
Great job Affiliates for ending the year on a high note! and congratulations to all Affiliates for their accomplishments this year. Bravo! Big congratulations to Conner Prairie (Fishers, Indiana) and Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, California) for being two of 10 museums and libraries to receive the 2010 National Medal for Museum and Library Service from […]
Smithsonian Secretary speaks at Frost Art Museum
On November 19, 2010, Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough participated in the The Steven & Dorothea Green Critics’ Lecture Series at the Frost Art Museum at Florida International University, a Smithsonian Affiliate in Miami, Florida. “As an Affiliate, he was my first choice since he became Secretary. I thought it was important for people in Miami […]
affiliates in the news
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week! Plimoth Plantation (Plymouth, Massachusetts) The real Thanksgiving unveiled at Plimoth Plantation. READ MORE History Channel airs show on Thanksgiving produced by local native. READ MORE Plimoth Plantation helps reveal “The Real Story of Thanksgiving”. READ MORE The Air Zoo (Portage, Michigan) Air Zoo expanding. READ MORE Air […]
