Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 14-215
Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
Website Records, 2007-2014
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of six websites and two blogs maintained by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.
The main website of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), crawled May 27, 2014, provides information on hosting and supporting traveling exhibitions developed by the Smithsonian Institution. It also includes press releases, educational resources, the annual "Siteline" newsletter, the biannual "Update" catalog, general information about SITES, and, for each exhibition, a description, specifications, travel schedule, and related promotional materials, publications, and other resources.
The SITES blog, crawled May 27, 2014, discusses the theme and contents of its traveling exhibitions. It was established in July 2007.
The "Museum on Main Street" website, crawled March 10, 2014, helps bring the Smithsonian Institution to small towns across America. The website includes information about traveling exhibitions as well as educational resources and docent handbooks for each exhibition. The website also includes guides for creating oral histories and exhibitions.
The "Road Reports Across America" blog, crawled March 10, 2014, highlights programs at museums participating in SITES' Museums on Main Street program which brings Smithsonian Institution exhibitions to rural communities. The blog was established in July 2007. The last post was in July 2013.
The "Earth from Space" website, crawled March 31, 2014, was created to accompany a traveling exhibition of the same name and includes an online version. The exhibition was organized in conjunction with the National Air and Space Museum and toured from 2006 through 2012. The website is no longer being updated and includes touring information and educational resources.
The "Corridos sin Fronteras" website, crawled May 27, 2014, was created to accompany a traveling exhibition of the same name and includes an online version. The exhibition toured from 2002 through 2005 and the website is no longer being updated. The website is available in both English and Spanish. Due to technical issues, only the first page of the website is included in this accession.
The "Key Ingredients: America by Food" website, crawled May 27, 2014, was created to accompany a traveling exhibition of the same name. It includes educational resources.
The "Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente" website, crawled May 27, 2014, was created to accompany a traveling exhibition of the same name and includes an online version. The exhibition was organized in conjunction with the Smithsonian Latino Center and toured from 2007 through 2012. The website is no longer being updated and includes touring information and educational resources. The website is available in English and Spanish.
Materials are in electronic format.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Smithsonian Latino Center
- National Air and Space Museum (U.S.)
- Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service. Museums on Main Street
- Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente (Online exhibition)
- Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente (Traveling exhibition) (2007-2012)
- Corridos Sin Fronteras (Online exhibition)
- Corridos Sin Fronteras: A New World Ballad Tradition (Traveling exhibition) (2002-2004)
- Earth from Space (Online exhibition)
- Earth from Space (Traveling exhibition) (2006-2012)
- Key Ingredients: America by Food (Traveling exhibition)
- Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente (Website)
- Corridos Sin Fronteras (Website)
- Earth from Space (Website)
- Key Ingredients: America by Food (Website)
- Museum on Main Street (Website)
- Road Reports Across America (Blog)
- Siteline (Newsletter)
- Update (Serial)
Subject
- Web sites
- Blogs
- Museums -- Public relations
- Traveling exhibitions
- Museum publications
- Museums -- Educational aspects
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 14-215, Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service, Website Records