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Smithsonian Secretary speaks at Frost Art Museum

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On November 19, 2010, Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough participated in the The Steven & Dorothea Green Critics’ Lecture Series at the Frost Art Museum at Florida International University, a Smithsonian Affiliate in Miami, Florida.

“As an Affiliate, he was my first choice since he became Secretary. I thought it was important for people in Miami to know how the Smithsonian works, and how Affiliates benefit from the relationship,” said Carol Damian, Frost Art Museum Director.

He shared the past, present and future of the Smithsonian to those in the audience and focused on discussing how he was trying to implement his future vision for the Institution.

Of great importance to this plan is safe-guarding the environment and using new technologies to reach wider audiences.

Here are a few fun photos from the night’s event:

Photos courtesy Frost Art Museum, ©2010 Gary Mercer.

Carol Damian and fellow Affiliate Miami Science Museum Director, Gillian Thomas. Photos courtesy Frost Art Museum, ©2010 Gary Mercer.

Photos courtesy Frost Art Museum, ©2010 Gary Mercer.

Secretary Clough and Virginia Clark, Director, Smithsonian Office of Advancement. Photos courtesy Frost Art Museum, ©2010 Gary Mercer.

Secretary Clough with Carol Damian, Director of the Frost Art Museum. Photos courtesy Frost Art Museum, ©2010 Gary Mercer.

affiliates in the news

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Congratulations to these Affiliates making headlines this week!

Plimoth Plantation (Plymouth, Massachusetts)
The real Thanksgiving unveiled at Plimoth Plantation. READ MORE
History Channel airs show on Thanksgiving produced by local native. READ MORE  
Plimoth Plantation helps reveal “The Real Story of Thanksgiving”. READ MORE

 

The Air Zoo (Portage, Michigan)
Air Zoo expanding. READ MORE
Air Zoo expansion to consolidate exhibits. READ MORE

Arizona State Museum (Tucson, Arizona)
Southwest’s roots on exhibit at Arizona State Museum. READ MORE

National Museum of American Jewish History (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Refined Jewish Museum Shows Up Drab Philadelphia Mall: Review. READ MORE
National Museum of American Jewish History, designed by James Polshek, opens. READ MORE
National Museum of American Jewish History’s new home unveiled. READ MORE
National Museum of American Jewish History comprised of multiple interlocking volumes. READ MORE 

Museum of the Rockies (Bozeman, Montana)
MSU Paleontologist Receives International Award. READ MORE

affiliates in the news

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Frost Art Museum at Florida International University (Miami, Florida)
Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough to speak at FIU Nov. 19. READ MORE 

Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Art Museum of Puerto Rico will host the most complete collection of works by José Campeche. ENGLISH VERSION / SPANISH VERSION 

Plimoth Plantation (Plymouth, Massachusetts)
Plimoth Plantation to show History Channel Thanksgiving film. READ MORE 

The Air Zoo (Portage, Michigan)
Air Zoo plans 50,000-square-foot addition for exhibits, aircraft and library. READ MORE 

Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art (Biloxi, Mississippi)
Frank Gehry-Designed Mississippi Museum Highlights Sculptor George E. Ohr. READ MORE 

Conner Prairie (Fishers, Indiana)
History Park Receives National Honor. READ MORE
Agency names Conner Prairie one of top U.S. museums. READ MORE 

Poverty Point SHS (Pioneer, Louisiana)
Poverty Point recognition well deserved. READ MORE
Poverty Point gains attention. READ MORE
Poverty Point now a Smithsonian affiliate. READ MORE
Poverty Point Now a Smithsonian Affiliate. READ MORE 

Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, CA)
“American Tapestry” Exhibition Tells 25 Stories through Collected Objects, Art. READ MORE
L.A.’s Japanese American National Museum wins federal medal for excellence, and $10,000. READ MORE 

National Museum of American Jewish History (Philadelphia, PA)National Museum of American Jewish History Opening. READ MORE
Jewish Museum Opens Its Doors to History: Past, Present, Future. READ MORE
Philly home to one-of-a-kind museum of Jewish history. READ MORE
National Museum of American Jewish History gala. READ MORE. WATCH VIDEO
National Museum of American Jewish History tells ‘story of America through Jewish eyes’. READ MORE
Biden attends museum opening. WATCH VIDEO
Jewish History Museum Gala. VIEW PHOTO GALLERY
A look inside the new museum. VIEW PHOTO GALLERY
An overview of the new museum. WATCH VIDEO
Stories of a people: Star-studded festivities herald a Phila. museum focused on the Jewish role in American culture. READ MORE
Starry night for museum’s debut. READ MORE
Chronicling lives more than religion. READ MORE
Building and message at odds: While the museum’s exhibits tell of Jews’ success in America, the architecture is decidedly downbeat. READ MORE
New museum offers 4 floors of perspectives. READ MORE
Docents train hard and proud. READ MORE
Vice President Attends Jewish Museum Opening. READ MORE
Biden Attends Museum Opening On Independence Mall. READ MORE
Biden among notables attending opening ceremony of National Museum of American Jewish History. READ MORE
Daily Grinder: National Museum of American Jewish History Opens, Biden Is There. READ MORE
Jerry Seinfeld, Barbra Streisand and Bette Midler unite to honour their Jewish heritage. READ MORE
Expansion of National Museum of American Jewish History to open. READ MORE
Philly museum opens with stars, speeches and plenty of American nostalgia. READ MORE
Stu Bykofsky: New Jewish history museum is ‘uniquely American‘. READ MORE
American Jewish History Celebrated in the City of Brotherly Love. READ MORE
Rabbi Irving “Yitz” Greenberg On The New National Jewish Museum. READ MORE
Mazel Tov! National Museum of American Jewish History Opens Its Doors. READ MORE
Discovering American Jewish history at new museum (VIDEO). READ/WATCH MORE

affiliates in the news

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National Museum of American Jewish History (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Jewish history museum set to open near historic Philadelphia sites. READ MORE
New National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia Celebrates Jewish Life. READ MORE 
New Philadelphia museum celebrates Jewish life. READ MORE
New museum traces accomplishments of American Jews. READ MORE 
Jewish Museum Completes New Home in Philadelphia. READ MORE
American Jewish History Museum To Open. WATCH VIDEO
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Identity. READ MORE
Museum shows view of American history through Jewish lens. READ MORE
A Walking Tour Through Time. READ MORE
Jews You Can Use. READ MORE
A People’s History. READ MORE

Museum of American Finance (New York, New York)
Monopoly’s diamond year. READ MORE 

Poverty Point State Historic Site (Louisiana)
Poverty Point accepted as Smithsonian Affiliate. READ MORE 

Rubin Museum of Art (New York, New York)
Buddhism’s Influence on Contemporary Artists Explored by the Rubin Museum of Art. READ MORE
The Rich, Detailed Fullness Found in Empty. READ MORE 

Historical cottage at Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden.

Snug Harbor Cultural Center (Staten Island, New York)
Staten Island gem: A guide to the new Snug Harbor Cultural Center. READ MORE

The Museum of Flight (Seattle, Washington)
Museum Of Flight Names New President And CEO. READ MORE 

Heard Museum (Phoenix, Arizona)
Heard Museum receives grant from local tribe. READ MORE
Grant allows more students to visit Heard Museum. READ MORE 

Plimoth Plantation

Plimoth Plantation (Plymouth, Massachusetts)
Thanksgiving Virtual Field Trip Brings More than a Million Students Nationwide to Plimoth Plantation on November 16, 2010. READ MORE  
Debunking Thanksgiving Myths at Plimoth Plantation. READ MORE
Plimoth Plantation: A step back in time. READ MORE

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National Museum of American Jewish History (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
A Sneak Peek: The National Museum of American Jewish History. READ MORE
National Museum of American Jewish History Grand Opening Weekend. READ MORE  

"Freedom's Sisters" is a new exhibit at the Reginald Lewis Museum that spotlights women legends of history, some of whom are still living.

Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture(Baltimore, Maryland)
Reginald Lewis Museum Spotlights Women In History. READ MORE 

Museum of American Finance (New York, New York)
Gold Monopoly!…READ MORE
Solid Gold Monopoly Game at Museum of American Finance. READ MORE
Monopoly celebrates 75 years of passing go. READ MORE 

Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences (Peoria, Illinois)
A Walk Through the Solar System. READ MORE 

"An Astronaut’s Life: Articles Flown In Space” is on loan to the museum from the National Air Space Museum

Challenger Learning Center of Arizona (Peoria, Arizona)
Space Center Welcomes New Exhibit. READ MORE 

The Museum of Flight (Seattle, Washington)
Museum of Flight names new president and CEO…READ MORE 

Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art (Biloxi, Mississippi)
Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art timeline. READ MORE 

California Science Center (Los Angeles, California)
Winnick Family Foundation Completes $100,000 Grant to California Science Center’s Ecosystems Gallery. READ MORE

Sousa and Baseball: Bringing American Icons Together

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Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Smithsonian Affiliate in Champaign, Illinois, recently opened “Sousa and His League of Players: America’s Music and the Golden Age of Baseball,” on view through July 2011. Special thanks to Sousa Archive Center Director, Scott Schwartz, for this guest post.  

Sheet music from the Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music held in the Archives Center of the National Museum of American History.

The University of Illinois’ 2010 American Music Month celebration will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Sousa Band’s World Tour 1910-1911 and Sousa’s love of baseball. His band’s musicians served as his baseball team whenever they played against other bands’ and communities’ teams during their unprecedented concert tour around the world.  This November’s celebration includes the opening of a special new exhibit, America’s Golden Age of Baseball through Music, using historic sheet music and rare baseball cards from the Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, and the Ronald S. Gabriel Baseball Memorabilia Collection on loan from the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center.  In addition, the University of Illinois bands will be giving a special performance in which they will be recreating the Sousa Band’s concerts given during their World Tour. Special performances include, “Rounding the Bases, Circling the Globe: Sousa’s World Tour and Baseball” and a lecture entitled, “The Essence of Uncle Sam: John Philip Sousa’s 1911 World Tour” on November 14, and “The Baseball Music Project” performed by the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Bob Thompson as conductor and Dave Winfield as host and narrator on November 12. 

Historic baseball cards from the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana and the Ronald S. Gabriel Baseball Memorabilia collections held in the Archives Center of the National Museum of American History.

Music and baseball have played an integral role in the life and culture of America for nearly two and a quarter centuries, but it was not until the late nineteenth and early twentieth century when the two forms of popular entertainment became fully entwined as the country’s greatest past times.  Songs like the “Base Ball Quickstep,” The Umpire Is a Most Unhappy Man,” “Take Your Girl to the Ball Game,” “The Baseball Man for Me,” “Let’s Get the Umpire’s Goat,” “Home Run Bill,” “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” and “Three Strikes Two-step,” dedicated specifically to John Philip Sousa’s baseball team, vividly portray America’s love affair with the national game.  For music and sports scholars and aficionados the years 1900-1920 are considered the golden age of the John Philip Sousa Band and baseball in America. The 1908 World Series is considered the greatest and most controversial baseball series of the twentieth century and the Sousa Band’s World Tour of 1910-1911 is undoubtedly one of the most unique music public relations efforts by a single individual to introduce the early twentieth-century world to American music, culture, and baseball. 

We invite you to join us as we celebrate through concerts, lectures, master classes and exhibitions, John Philip Sousa’s and baseball’s impact on your nation’s diverse music and cultural heritage.  For further information on our programming and exhibitions please visit www.sousaarchives.org  or call 217-244-9309.