Results for "Building"
- Blog Post
Happy 50th Anniversary NMAH!
- Date: January 23, 2014
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Museum of American History which opened on January 23, 1964.
- Blog Post
See Here: 12/4/2009
- Date: December 4, 2009
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: A daily photo highlight from Smithsonian collections. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="366" caption="Alfred Duane Pell Collection of Ceramics and Furniture on display in the National Gallery of Art (NGA), now the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), at the United States National Museum (USNM) building, now known as the Natural History Building (NHB), c. 1930, by
Is that you, John Quincy Adams?
- Date: February 20, 2012
- Creator: Kirsten Tyree
- Description: In honor of President’s Day, the Smithsonian Institution Archives shares letters from President John Quincy Adams from our collections.
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Link Love: 3/25/2011
- Date: March 25, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption=""EXIT" sign in the Smithsonian Institution Building (i.e. "The Castle Building"), by Adam Gerard, Creative Commons: Attribution BY-NC-SA 2.0."][/caption] We agree, Adam! The Smithsonian “Castle” takes the cake for vintage details. Via @voteprime on Twitter: “I am fascinated by this EXIT sign I saw at the Smithsonian
Missed Connections
- Date: February 3, 2022
- Creator: Hannah Byrne
- Description: For Valentine’s Day, we’re digging into some local love stories that started at the Smithsonian.
Sneak Peek 12/4/2017
- Date: December 4, 2017
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Interior view of Silver Hill Facility storage building #4, with Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-3 in view, 71-1136.
Sneak Peek 2/16/2015
- Date: February 16, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Division of Graphic Arts exhibit in Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, with the statue of George Washington, sculpted by Horatio Greenough, in the background, MAH-37158B.
Sneak Peek 5/9/2016
- Date: May 9, 2016
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Ceramics exhibit in the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building, featuring "Haviland Memorial Vases," MNH-37695.
Sneak Peek 7/31/2017
- Date: July 31, 2017
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Arrival of the Polaris A-3 missile, the first U.S. submarine-launched ballistic missile, outside the Arts and Industries Building, OPA-1172R2-9.
Sneak Peek 3/16/2015
- Date: March 16, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Presentation of nose section from American Airlines' "Flagship Vermont" Douglas DC-7 in the Arts and Industries Building, OPA-952R1-08.
Link Love: 11/20/15
- Date: November 20, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: 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
Designed for Change: The Experimental Gallery, 1991-1994
- Date: July 5, 2018
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: For a period of time in the early 1990s, the Smithsonian Institution's Arts and Industries Building played host to an experimental exhibition gallery space.