affiliates in the news
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines! Plimoth Plantation (Plymouth, MA) Updating museums San Diego Natural History Museum (San Diego, CA) San Diegan finds rare plants on Guadalupe Island Glitter in their eyes: New exhibit showcases gems’ historical allure San Diego Air & Space Museum (San Diego, CA) Museum lets you soar through aviation photos online U.S. […]
can your museum save the world?
Given all the challenges facing our global society today, should the museum community direct our resources and energies to tackle the world’s great problems, and if so, where do we begin? Can our efforts in research, education, collaboration, or public service (or something else?) really make a difference in the face of issues ranging from […]
kudos, affiliates! june 2010
Despite the economy, there are many bright spots to celebrate in Affiliateland this month. Great job everyone! The Leo Baeck Institute (LBI) at the Center for Jewish History (New York City) recently signed an agreement with the German Foreign Ministry, to receive $3 million over 2010 – 2013 for “New Acquisitions Preservation Project”, allowing for the cataloging […]
smithsonian jazz comes to omaha
Thanks to the Durham Museum’s distance learning coordinator Mike Irwin for this guest post. It was late afternoon and the current visitors at the Durham Museum began to filter out, replaced by Jazz enthusiasts of all ages ready for a concert to remember. They were here to be entertained (and educated) by the Smithsonian Jazz […]
flying toward success: a collaborative approach to designing 1859 balloon voyage at conner prairie
Thanks to Conner Prairie’s General Manager for Experience Delivery, David Allison, for this guest post. Winner, 2009 Pinnacle Award for “Best Of Show” for the 1859 Balloon Voyage Exhibit Launch. The biggest news at Conner Prairie Interactive History Park north of Indianapolis in the last year was the debut of our new 1859 Balloon Voyage experience. This project […]
conference extra! FREE mobile media workshops for Affiliates
The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies (SCEMS), with sponsorship from Pearson Foundation and Nokia, is offering free mobile media learning workshops June 16- 18, 2010 after the Affiliations National Conference. Affiliates are the first to have the opportunity to sign up to attend these free day-long mobile media learning workshops. Extend your conference stay with […]
you could be our next visiting professional!
Twice a year, Affiliate staff members have the unique opportunity to work alongside SI experts for research and hands-on training through our Visiting Professional Program. Affiliations was delighted to welcome six Affiliate staff members for the fall 2009 and spring 2010 programs. Here’s a taste of what past visiting professionals experienced to inspire you to […]
Affiliates, take note… grant opportunities
The Save America’s Treasures program offers grants for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and historic structures and sites. Intellectual and cultural artifacts include objects, collections, documents, sculpture, and works of art. Historic structures and sites include districts, buildings, areas, and structures. Grants are awarded through a competitive matching grant program. […]
affiliates, want to play with MIT?
The educational game designers at MIT’s Education Arcade have been working with Smithsonian scientists and educators to create an online curated game for middle school students to be played over six weeks in the spring of 2011. In the game, players will receive encoded messages from scientists in the far future. These scientists are writing because much […]
Kudos, Affiliates! May 2010
Great news from Affiliateland… way to go! Michigan State University Museum (East Lansing, Michigan) will be a partner in the Biocomputational Evolution in Action Consortium (BEACON). A partnership between five U.S. universities, BEACON will be a five-year, $25 million research center exploring the intersection of computer and biological sciences, with a focus on […]
affiliates in the news: week of march 29
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week! Mexican Heritage Plaza (San Jose, CA) Exhibit in San Jose triggers memories of farm labor for old braceros California Science Center (Los Angeles, CA) Museum Takes New Look at Air, Water, Land and Life (ABC news/travel section) Museum Takes New Look at Air, Water, Land and Life […]
SITES’ quarterly corner
Spring has sprung here in Washington, DC and we can’t help being drawn outside to experience the sights, scents, and sounds of nature. But you can bring nature indoors for your visitors through a selection of SITES exhibitions that explore our natural surroundings. Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants What we normally think of as […]
how will you commemorate the Civil War’s 150th anniversary?
Here at Affiliations, we’ve been hearing about all kinds of plans to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Thinking about borrowing artifacts? Looking for a speaker for a conference or public program? Wonder what kinds of exhibitions other museums are organizing? Here’s what we’ve heard so far from inside the Smithsonian and around […]
affiliates in the news: week of march 15
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week! California Science Center (Los Angeles, CA) Exploring the world’s ecosystems in the California Science Center’s new wing North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (Raleigh, NC) SECU Members Help Bring NC’s Natural Beauty to Students Across the State! The Frost Art Museum at Florida International University (Miami, FL) […]
Sculptures Available from NMAH
Stephen Hansen Sculptures Available to Affiliates from the National Museum of American History The Information Age might seem like too serious a topic to loan itself to humor, but this is what happened when the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History commissioned artist Stephen Hansen to design the entrance to its path breaking exhibition […]
affiliates in the news: week of march 8
Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week! Morris Museum of Art (Augusta, GA) Much-Anticipated Reopening of the Morris Museum of Art Morris Museum of Art holds grand reopening Arab American National Museum(Dearborn, MI) Dearborn: Discover a Muslim welcome California Science Center (Los Angeles, CA) California Science Center Opens New Ecosystems Experience Agua Caliente Cultural Museum (Palm […]
