Results for "Building"
For the Love of Bookshelves
- Date: January 19, 2021
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: On January 19, 1858 renovations to the library located in the West Wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building to increase space for books were completed.
Sneak Peek 5/27/2019
- Date: May 27, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Exterior view of South Shed, looking northeast with Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, in view, April 18, 1974, by Richard Farrar, SIA Acc. 11-009, 74-6631.
The Renwick Rises Again
- Date: November 19, 2015
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: The Renwick Gallery has just reopened after a two-year renovation, reinventing itself yet again. Its history has mirrored the history of the nation.
Sneak Peek: 4/4/2012
- Date: April 4, 2012
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle.
Sneak Peek 8/26/19
- Date: August 26, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Removal of orchestrion from Arts and Industries Building after three years featured in the "1876: A Centennial Exhibition," April 10, 1979, by Rolfe Baggett, SIA RU000371, 79-4530-33.
Sneak Peek 4/20/2015
- Date: April 20, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Exterior view of the National Air Museum, Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, and the Arts and Industries Building featuring Rocket Row, as seen from Independence Avenue, 77-2273.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Grace Lincoln Temple
- Date: January 5, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.
Deconstructing a Mystery: Rare photo proves to be the earliest ever taken of the Smithsonian Castle
- Date: August 10, 2015
- Description: A rare hyalotype proves to be the earliest known photo of the Smithsonian Castle, taken in 1850 when it was still under construction.
Sneak Peek 2/4/2019
- Date: February 4, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Cordell Dickerson, photographer in the tintype studio in the Arts and Industries Building museum shop, poses with camera and top hat, February 1, 1980, by Richard Hofmeister, SIA RU000371, 80-2045-29A.
Sneak Peek 4/29/2019
- Date: April 29, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Walrus mount during taxidermy process in the model and taxidermy shop located in the South Shed in the South Yard of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, 1890s, SIA Acc. 11-007, MNH-6845.
Sneak Peek 2/24/2020
- Date: February 24, 2020
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Homeopathy exhibit showing its history, methods, and remedies, installed in the Hall of Health in the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building, in 1929, SIA RU000095, USNM No. 27049.
Sneak Peek 1/9/2013
- Date: January 9, 2013
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Balloon exhibit in the Arts and Industries Building.