Here's a bit of advice for anyone interested in pursuing a web development career at an archive.

Dr. Michèle Gates Moresi, Supervisory Curator of Collections, Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, oversaw the acquisition of nearly 37,000 collection objects for the new museum. #Groundbreaker 

Another successful American Institute of Conservation Conference is in the book for the Smithsonian Institution Archives Conservation Team.

Buffalo group collected on William Temple Hornaday expedition in Buffalo Butte, Montana, 1886. The specimens were later mounted for exhibition in the United States National Museum.

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Like the plants that inhabit them, the Smithsonian’s gardens have grown over time.

Phylogeneticist Dr. Beryl Simpson, formerly curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, received the 2010 José Cuatrecasas Medal for Excellence in Tropical Botany for her contributions to the field and 3 decades of mentoring future botanists. #Groundbreaker

The Smithsonian Institution Archives digital curation team talks about their process for preserving nearly 250 pieces of removable media containing digital files from the Smithsonian Exhibits office.

Nile hippopotamuses and baby at National Zoological Park, February 1973, by Francine Schroeder.