August at an Affiliate near you!
It’s August! Here are a few things you can see at a Smithsonian Affiliate in your neighborhood this month: Alabama Let Your Motto Be Resistance, a Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) exhibition, opens at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (Birmingham) on August 28. District of Columbia The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum’s exhibition East of the River […]
Goodbye Texas. Hello New York! The 10,000 Springs Pavilion is on the move
Special thanks to Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute Conservator Don Williams for this guest post. Two weeks ago found me in Irving, Texas, along with Groopsters Bob Klein and Bill Ferguson from the Professional Refinisher’s Group (aka “Groop”), dismantling the Ten Thousand Springs Pavilion at Smithsonian Affiliate, Irving Arts Center. We’re packing it for travel to its next […]
SITES’ Quarterly Corner, August 2010
We hate to bring it up, but with August upon us, summer will be over before you know it. If you hosted a SITES exhibition this summer, we hope it exceeded your expectations, and we encourage you to begin planning for next summer NOW! Summer is an ideal time to attract new or infrequent visitors […]
summer at the smithsonian
We’ve invited our recent Affiliate interns and visiting professionals to blog about their experiences in our Summer at the Smithsonian series beginning in August. Shawn Pirelli, Smithsonian Affiliations intern partner from Plimoth Plantation (Plymouth, MA) will kick us off, so check back soon! Here’s a taste of what each thought of their time at the Smithsonian: Affiliate Visiting Professionals […]
kudos Affiliates! august 2010
Such great news from Affiliateland. Bravo to all! The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (Raleigh, North Carolina) received $1.5 million grant from the GlaxoSmithKline Foundation to support health and science exhibits, educational programs and a hands-on micro-investigation laboratory in the Nature Research Center. The National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program announced it had awarded a […]
affiliates in the news: week of July 19
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week! New York State Museum(Albany, NY) A New York State Museum paleontologist has become the only scientist in the U.S. selected to participate in an all-expense paid research program in Spain that will enable him to investigate the effects of climate change on mammals over the last 2 […]
affiliates in the news: week of July 12
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week! National World War II Museum (New Orleans, LA) For the past 10 years, visitors to the National World War II Museum have gazed upon such carefully restored artifacts as tanks, Jeeps and Higgins landing craft.By next spring, they should be able to watch restorers preparing those treasures for […]
affiliates in the news: week of July 5
Congratulations to these Smithsonian Affiliates making headlines this week! Louisiana State Exhibit Museum (Shreveport, LA) The Louisiana State Exhibit Museum could have become a dusty cultural backwater in the shade of the occasional State Fair Ferris wheel, a place toured only by the occasional class of schoolchildren. But Forrest Dunn had a grander mission in mind… […]
affiliates in the news!
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week! Buffalo Bill Historical Center (Cody, WY) As many as 38 Wyoming cultural and heritage projects and sponsoring organizations will benefit from $542,017 in grant awards from the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund…MORE Birthplace of Country Music Alliance (Bristol, TN) … the Tennessee Arts Commission announced its grant recipients for fiscal […]
affiliates at the folklife festival
In addition to Mexico and Asian Pacific Americans, this year’s Folklife Festival features ‘Smithsonian Inside Out’ – a section devoted to explaining the inner workings of the Institution. Tents are dedicated to work in our strategic grand challenges, how we make exhibits and tend our grounds, our research activities around the globe, and more. Affiliates are playing an important […]
thanks for a wonderful conference!
We were so delighted that so many of you were able to join us for this year’s Annual National Conference. The spirit of friendship permeated our gathering as did the passion and commitment that you bring to our profession. We were sorry that some of you were unable to attend, but know that you were […]
kudos, affiliates! july 2010
Despite the economy, there are many bright spots to celebrate in Affiliateland this month. Great job everyone! Adler Planetarium (Chicago, Illinois) received a $40,000 grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities to develop a planning project leading to recommendations for improving the storage of a collection of artifacts related to the history of astronomy, maritime history, […]
Celebrating Our Tenth Anniversary with the Japanese American National Museum
The American Association of Museum’s annual convention, this year in Los Angeles, provided us with the perfect opportunity to celebrate the tenth anniversary of our Smithsonian affiliation with the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), also celebrating its 25th anniversary. On May 26, Smithsonian and Affiliate staff gathered at this inspiring museum to toast these special milestones. […]
affiliates in the news: week of May 24
Congratulations to Affiliates making news this week! The National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NY, NY) NYC seeks developer to build new home for National Jazz Museum in Harlem City looking to build Jazz Museum in Harlem Charlotte Museum of History (Charlotte, NC) Charlotte Museum of History announces new president & CEO History museum names new leader […]
Smithsonian artifacts in your neighborhood
Did you know you don’t have to be in Washington, D.C. to see Smithsonian artifacts? Right now there are about 1,166 Smithsonian artifacts on loan to Affiliate museums across the country. Here’s a few things you could see this weekend! A collection of railroad scale models at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum (Baltimore, MD) from the […]
the future of the smithsonian institution: the grand challenges
The Smithsonian’s new strategic plan identifies four grand challenges that call for the Smithsonian to broaden access and reach new audiences. These four topics, along with our continued dedication to revitalizing education, will define the work at the Smithsonian as we begin a new era. It’s an exciting time to be at the Smithsonian, and […]
