Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, Washington D.C & American history.

The building designs of the National Air (and Space) Museum reflect the contemporary concerns of aviation and space flight.

Curator of Music and Performing Arts, Dr. Dwandalyn R. Reece, National Museum of African American History and Culture, created their inaugural music exhibition, Musical Crossroads, and co-curated the grand opening music festival, Freedom Sounds: A Community Celebration. #Groundbreaker 

Even in the most modern of archives, some spooky things lurk right under our noses. Enjoy a poem that sings their praises…or does it?

Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and Washington D.C & American history.

The Smithsonian Institution Archives launches a website refresh.

Dr. Massumeh Farhad, Chief Curator and Curator of Islamic Art, Freer and Sackler Galleries, has created numerous exhibitions on the arts of the Islamic world, and twice received the Smithsonian Secretary's prestigious research prize. #Groundbreaker 

As the Smithsonian Institution Archives works to create a new, comprehensive finding aid for Record Unit 452, take a look at some of the posters from this collection and learn about the history of the National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA), now the Smithsonian American Art Museum.