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 […]
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 […]
