affiliates in the news
Congratulations to these Affiliate making headlines! Frost Art Museum at Florida International University (Miami, Florida) Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough to speak at FIU Nov. 19. READ MORE Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Art Museum of Puerto Rico will host the most complete collection of works by José Campeche. ENGLISH VERSION / […]
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affiliates in the news
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines! National Museum of American Jewish History (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Jewish history museum set to open near historic Philadelphia sites. READ MORE New National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia Celebrates Jewish Life. READ MORE New Philadelphia museum celebrates Jewish life. READ MORE New museum traces accomplishments of American Jews. READ […]
Smithsonian artifacts help tell the story at new National Museum of American Jewish History
The new National Museum of American Jewish History hosts its grand opening celebration this weekend. And you’ve probably already heard the buzz that VIPs such as Bette Midler, Jerry Seinfeld and Vice President Joe Biden will be on hand for the opening. But did you know there will be some quieter stars sticking around long […]
affiliates in the news!
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines! National Museum of American Jewish History (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) A Sneak Peek: The National Museum of American Jewish History. READ MORE National Museum of American Jewish History Grand Opening Weekend. READ MORE Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture(Baltimore, Maryland) Reginald Lewis Museum Spotlights Women In History. […]
Sousa and Baseball: Bringing American Icons Together
Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Smithsonian Affiliate in Champaign, Illinois, recently opened “Sousa and His League of Players: America’s Music and the Golden Age of Baseball,” on view through July 2011. Special thanks to Sousa Archive Center Director, Scott Schwartz, for this guest post. The University of Illinois’ […]
Storytelling Thrives at Smithsonian Affiliate
Has anyone proclaimed October “National Storytelling Month?” I’m sure this would find great favor among the more than 10,000 people who attended this year’s 38th annual National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee. Organized by Smithsonian Affiliate, the International Storytelling Center, the festival gives ample evidence that the spoken word has not yet succumbed to the […]
coming up in affiliateland in november 2010
November is another busy month in Affiliateland! ILLINOIS Sousa and His League of Players: America’s Music and the Golden Age of Baseball opens at the Sousa Archives at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in Champaign, 11.1. NEW YORK: The Smithsonian American Art Museum loans a 1966 Charmion von Wiegand painting to the Rubin Museum of […]
*amazing* loans at Affiliates this fall
More than 25 amazing and unique artifacts are on the move from the Smithsonian to Affiliates in six states, from September to November this year. This concentration of extraordinary activity gives testament to months (and sometimes years!) of hard work and planning by Smithsonian and Affiliate staffs alike. “Americans unable to visit the Smithsonian in Washington now […]
kudos, Affiliates! for november 2010
Always nice to see bright spots around the network – great job and congratulations to all! The Kresge Foundation of Troy, Michigan, recently awarded the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium (Dubuque, Iowa) a $1 million challenge grant for the construction of the Diamond Jo National River Center. The challenge was contingent on the museum raising the […]
on the road in New York
It’s a chilly, rainy, autumn day along the east coast, but that’s not stopping Smithsonian Affiliations National Outreach Manager Jennifer Brundage! She’s on her way to visit our Affiliates in the New York- New Jersey area and participate in some really exciting events this weekend. A golden Monopoly set, a Chinese pavilion, and a Tibetan Shrine Room are […]
Smithsonian Affiliate provides peek into an internet-free time in history
Special thanks to Alma Douglas, Smithsonian Affiliations National Outreach Manager, for this post. “What did you people do before the internet?” It was a question that produced a hilarious moment for Smithsonian staff this summer when asked by one of this year’s young ambassadors, hosted by the Smithsonian Latino Center. Visiting one of our Affiliates, the Museum […]
Kentucky welcomes iconic Lexington home again
Special thanks to Alma Douglas, Smithsonian Affiliations National Outreach Manager, for this post. It took several years of negotiations to determine the feasibility of loaning a 135 year-old skeleton of a horse to the International Museum of the Horse in Lexington, KY, but it finally happened in August. Lexington, a beautiful bay, was one of America’s and some […]
affiliates in the news: week of september 27
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week! Discovery Science Center (Santa Ana, CA) Best of Orange County 2010 Winners. READ MORE North Carolina Museum of History (Raleigh, NC) There’s the George Washington made famous in the Gilbert Stuart portrait found in many elementary schools and, in engraved fashion, on the $1-dollar bill: a severe man, […]
Kudos! October 2010
In these times of economic challenges, it’s nice to see some bright spots! Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences (Peoria, Illinois) has been awarded a $10,000 Arts Education Invitational Grants Initiative grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to digitize the Picture Person Program, an art appreciation outreach program in which parent volunteers borrow art […]
Blogathon for “October is American Archives Month”
Smithsonian Affiliates are invited to join Smithsonian archives staff in the 31-day blogathon in October! Raise awareness of your archival collections by sharing stories on your blog about who you are, what you do, and how you work. Show off the little-known gems in your collection, tell us about your research, or take us behind-the-scenes in […]
