Results for "Art and design"
- Blog Post
Revisiting the Construction of the Freer Gallery of Art
- Date: September 29, 2016
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: Some new insights from the construction records of the Freer Gallery of Art, celebrating 100 years since groundbreaking.
Project SEARCH Comes to the Archives
- Date: June 16, 2015
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: This spring, the Archives welcomed Heather Weiss, a Project SEARCH intern, and as her time with us comes to an end, we wanted to highlight her accomplishments.
A Conservator Abroad: Paper Conservation in Japan
- Date: November 16, 2017
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: Nearly two years ago, I first heard of a course on the conservation of Japanese paper co-organized by ICCROM, the cultural heritage arm of UNESCO, and the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (also known in Japanese as “Tobunken”). Over three weeks, the course offered a first-hand look at the traditional Japanese conservation techniques, materials, and
Coming Soon to the Transcription Center: Department of Invertebrate Zoology
- Date: November 15, 2016
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: See what’s in store for the Transcription Center from the invertebrate zoology collections!
Welcome to the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Adopt-a-Book Program
- Date: March 10, 2022
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: We all have the opportunity to support the Smithsonian—come see how the Libraries and Archives Adopt-a-Book program offers a chance to do so.
Preserve It While You Use It: Collections Care in Action
- Date: April 28, 2015
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: It’s Preservation Week - see what conservation staff at the Smithsonian Institution Archives are doing to contribute to preservation-mindedness.
- Blog Post
Not Restarting, Starting Over: New Workflows for a New “Normal”
- Date: August 24, 2021
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: Being away from the office for over a year has given us a lot of opportunity to think about what workflows will look like once we are able to return to our collections, especially for conservation and digitization.
The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease: A Custom Storage Solution for an Unusual Collection
- Date: February 5, 2015
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: Unusual sized and shaped items can be a challenge in archives—here’s how our conservation staff dealt with a particularly tricky accession.
Collegial, Yet Cautious: the Wright Brothers and Samuel P. Langley
- Date: December 15, 2015
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: A look at the relationship between Smithsonian Secretary Samuel P. Langley and the Wright Brothers during the sometimes contentious race to achieve flight.
Home Sweet Housing: Creating a Unique Enclosure for a Historic Photograph
- Date: November 24, 2015
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: Finding a unique housing solution to preserve a historic photograph, detailing the history of one of the Smithsonian's earliest employees.