Happy Retirement, Rosemary Phillips: You’ve been a great friend to Affiliates!
/in Uncategorized /by Jennifer BrundageSince 2000, Rosemary Phillips has been a program manager at the National Museum of American History (NMAH), handling a myriad of requests from Smithsonian Affiliates, from moving a Civil War-era locomotive, to the loan of over 50 firearms, to championing a performance of early American music and much more. Throughout her decades-long association with Affiliates, […]
A Plant from the Americas that Conquered the World
/in Uncategorized /by Elizabeth BugbeeSpecial thanks to the Biomuseo, a Smithsonian Affiliate in Panama, for this guest post. When Christopher Columbus sailed in search of a new route to Asia, he never, in his wildest dreams, imagined that he was going to run into a totally new world. The Venetian was so disoriented that the first time he tasted a […]
New Year Kudos Affiliates!! January 2020
/in enewsletter feature, Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments to begin 2020! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The Bath Community Fund (BCF) of Akron Community Foundation (ACF) recently awarded $26,250 to 12 nonprofits serving the township including a $4,500 grant to Western Reserve Historical Society (Cleveland, […]
2020 Invent It Challenge
/in enewsletter feature, Resources, Uncategorized, You Heard It Here First /by Elizabeth BugbeeThe Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation and Cricket Media have partnered for the past nine years to bring the Spark!Lab Invent It Challenge to students across the globe. The challenge is a free, STEM-focused contest open to students ages 5-18 that inspires them to solve real-world global issues through creativity and […]
Coming Up in Affiliateland in January 2020
/in enewsletter feature, Uncategorized /by Jennifer BrundageHappy new year all! We look forward to a collaborative and engaging 2020. NORTH CAROLINA The North Carolina Museum of History will screen the Smithsonian Channel film Civil War 360: Fight for Freedom in Raleigh, 1.8. MASSACHUSETTS The Springfield Museums open a new Spark!Lab Smithsonian, followed by a lecture on Springfield as a Place of Invention […]
Coming up in Affiliateland in December 2019
/in enewsletter feature /by Jennifer BrundageHappy holidays to all! MASSACHUSETTS Framingham State University wraps up its 18-month series on the Moon Landing in Context with a day-long symposium entitled, Sustainable Space, Sustainable Earth: From Ideas to Action, featuring comments by Affiliations National Outreach Manager Jennifer Brundage in Framingham, 12.6. NORTH CAROLINA The American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition […]
Wiki + Affiliates Part II: Wikimedia Commons and Image Releases
/in enewsletter feature, Resources, Uncategorized, You Heard It Here First /by Elizabeth BugbeeFollowing up on our successful call in October, we’re hosting a second webinar on Monday, December 16 at 3 pm Eastern focusing on another aspect of Wikipedia. After this webinar, we’ll announce dates for our next session covering the nuts and bolts of hosting your own edit-a-thon! Need a refresher on what we discussed in […]
Kudos Affiliates!! December 2019
/in Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The Mercer Museum (Doylestown, PA) is the recipient of a $230,000 Pew Center for Arts & Heritage grant. The two and half year grant will support a major initiative called Plus Ultra: Awakening […]
5 Questions With Barbara Clark Smith
/in enewsletter feature /by Aaron GlavasWhat do we love more than helping you navigate the Smithsonian? Sending someone from the Smithsonian to your neighborhood! Our people are our greatest resource and when new curators join the Smithsonian family, we like to share their stories with our network. In this edition, we spotlight Barbara Clark Smith, an internationally known historian in […]
Kudos Affiliates!! November 2019
/in enewsletter feature /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced grant awards totaling $21,726,676 for museums across the nation to improve services to their communities including the following Affiliate projects: Museum of History and Industry (Seattle, […]
Welcome 2019 Affiliate Visiting Professionals!
/in enewsletter feature, Uncategorized, You Heard It Here First /by Elizabeth BugbeeSmithsonian Affiliations welcomes its 2019 Visiting Professionals Program (VPP) cohort to Washington, D.C.! With support from the Getty Foundation, the VPP reaches a diverse group of Affiliate colleagues working in organizations with art collections and serving diverse audiences.
Coming up in Affiliateland in November 2019
/in enewsletter feature /by Jennifer BrundageWe are thankful for our amazing Affiliates and all that you do! WASHINGTON The Museum of History and Industry will open SITES’ Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation exhibition in Seattle, 11.2. OHIO National Museum of American History curator Frank Blazich is giving two talks at the Ohio History Connection for Veteran’s Day on Navy Pontoon […]
Kudos Affiliates!! October 2019
/in enewsletter feature, Kudos, Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The City of Las Cruces Museum System (Las Cruces, NM) as been awarded a $50,000 American Art Program grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to digitize the city’s permanent collection of southern New […]
Wiki + Affiliates: Help Represent the Under-Represented!
/in enewsletter feature, Uncategorized, You Heard It Here First /by Elizabeth BugbeeWikipedia is created and edited by volunteers around the world—and Affiliates can help! As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for many individuals looking to learn about art, history, and science. Smithsonian Affiliations and the Smithsonian’s new Open Knowledge Coordinator,* Kelly Doyle, are looking for Affiliate partners […]
Coming up in Affiliateland in October 2019
/in Uncategorized /by Jennifer BrundageWow! Fall is fully underway with great events happening nationwide. NEW JERSEY The Morris Museum will publicly announce their affiliation with the Smithsonian, with remarks by Dr. Richard Kurin, Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large in Morristown, 10.3. TEXAS The Irving Arts Center will present An Evening with Author/Archivist Grayson Dantzic, whose book on his late father’s work serves as […]
Kudos Affiliates!!! September 2019
/in Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The 19th annual Spinx Charity Classic Golf Tournament raised $106,000 for charitable organizations including the Children’s Museum of the Upstate (Spartanburg, SC). SPINX chooses beneficiaries that align with its philanthropic focus of “growing […]
