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 pests are actually highly organized and industrious creatures. Learn about ant behaviors in this fun and informative exhibition featuring macro photographs, a cast of an ant nest, and a touchable ant model. A highly popular exhibition developed by the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum, The Hidden Life of Ants will soon embark on a national tour.
Contact: Minnie Micu Russell | 202.633.3160 | russellm@si.edu
Snow-covered ponderosa pine, North Rim. Photo by Jack Dykinga.
Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography
Ever been to the Grand Canyon? If not, you can still behold the majesty of this great American landmark through this exhibition of contemporary and archival photographs.
Contact: Ed Liskey | 202.633.3142 | liskeye@si.edu
How can your visitors be more eco-friendly and what impact would such actions have on the environment? This unique exhibition is both “green” in content and delivery – we provide the design files, graphics and fabrication plans, and YOU build the exhibit. SITES thereby reduces its carbon footprint and YOU get to reduce, reuse and recycle materials from old exhibits.
Contact: Shavonne Harding | 202.633.3138 | hardings@si.edu
Transitions: Photographs by Robert Creamer
Photographer Robert Creamer used a flatbed scanner as his camera in this exhibition of large-scale images, revealing flowers and natural specimens in striking detail and depth. Only one booking period is left, so don’t miss out! Available June 12 – August 22, 2010.
Contact: Ed Liskey | 202.633.3142 | liskeye@si.edu
The White House Garden
You’ve probably read about First Lady Michelle Obama’s vegetable garden on the South Lawn, but there’s so much more history to America’s oldest continuously landscaped garden. Learn about the development of these grounds from the 1790s to the present through reproductions of historic and contemporary photographs, maps, and correspondence.
Contact: Minnie Micu Russell | 202.633.3160 | russellm@si.edu
