- In anticipation of its Fall 2016 opening, the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) did something beautiful. A film, by Stanley J. Nelson and Marcia Smith, was projected on NMAAHC's new building representing the history of African Americans in the U.S. You can check out all the images from the projection mapping on their Pinterest board.
- D.C. people! A photo collection documenting historic events in Washington, D.C. from Washingtonian Dr. Darrel C. Crain Jr., spanning 1940s-1980s. [via DIG DC/D.C. Public Library]
- An archive scavenged by birds? [via Hyperallergic]
- The Royal College of Music, the Horniman Museum, and the University of Edinburgh set to create the largest virtual collection of historically significant musical instruments in the UK. [via InfoDocket]
- It's 2015 and do you know what that means? The Englishman who founded the Smithsonian is celebrating his 250th birth year. Party like it's 1765. [via Smithsonian Associates]
- Just how much of the web is archived by the Internet Archive's Wayback machine? [via Forbes]
- DPLA is partnering with the Pop Up Archive to make audiovisual content searchable by keyword. [via InfoDocket]
- Famous battles of Greek mythology animated on ancient vases, by Panoply! [via Hyperallergic]
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