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 […]
si authors on the road
Just in time for the holidays, two new books featuring the Smithsonian will be available this fall, with authors ready to travel to Affiliates for programs and book signings. For more information or to pursue a booking, please contact us at affiliates@si.edu. Mitsitam = Let’s Eat! The Mitsitam Café Cookbook documents America’s truly indigenous foods, as featured […]
affiliates in the news: week of september 20
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week! Museum of American Finance (New York, NY) The Museum of American Finance will unveil the display of an 18-karat solid gold Monopoly set covered with hundreds of precious gemstones, on loan from the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History. READ MORE Museum of American Finance To Display […]
September 25 is Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day
On Saturday, September 25, 2010, Smithsonian Affiliates across the country will participate in the sixth annual Museum Day, presented by Toyota on behalf of the redesigned 2011 Avalon. More than 90 Smithsonian Affiliates will open their doors free of charge to all visitors who download the Museum Day Ticket from Smithsonian.com. Find a participating Affiliate in […]
affiliates in the news: week of September 13
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week! Whatcom Museum of History and Art (Bellingham, WA) First Smithsonian exhibit at Whatcom Museum showcases Depression-era art. READ MORE National Jazz Museum in Harlem (New York, NY) Breaking News from the 30’s Jazz World- Loren Schoenberg of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem joined us to discuss the […]
affiliates in the news: week of August 30
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week! Center for the History of Psychology (Akron, Ohio) UA’s high-minded gallery opens: Home movie starring Freud, doll used in aggression study are among items on display in psychology history center. READ MORE The new Center for the History of Psychology opens Monday at the University of Akron. READ MORE VIDEO- UA […]
Smithsonian Affiliate staff member helps in Haiti recovery project
Special thanks to Beverly N. Perkins, conservator at Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming, for this guest post. Three American Institute for Conservation-Collections Emergency Response Team (AIC-CERT) members were asked to join the Smithsonian Haiti Cultural Recovery Project on July 4th, 2010. Beverly Perkins, Karen Pavelka, and David Goist spent some time with the staff […]
