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Ready-made Home for a Scimitar Horned Oryx and Przewalski’s Horse
- Date: June 25, 2015
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: When Dr. Ted Reed became director of the National Zoological Park in 1959, he committed himself to carrying out the zoo’s complete set of mandates that included research, education, and conservation of endangered species. All these came together in a new non-public facility, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, founded in 1975 in Front Royal, Virginia.
Sneak Peek 3/4/2019
- Date: March 4, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Information volunteers answer telephone calls in the Great Hall of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, SIA RU000371, 78-18876-20A.
Sneak Peek 7/23/2018
- Date: July 23, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Senior administrators stand next to their bicycles outside the Arts and Industries Building during an energy conservation campaign, 74-4912-01.
- Blog Post
From Defense to Decoration: the Renwick Gallery in the Civil War
- Date: August 22, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Blog Post
A Surprise from Th Jefferson
- Date: January 6, 2011
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="221" caption="At the turn of the century, visitors are entering and leaving the United States National Museum Building, now Arts and Industries Building, via the North Entrance, c. 1900, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 32 Folder 8, Negative Number:
Sneak Peek 10/23/2017
- Date: October 23, 2017
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Exterior of the Air and Space Building located in the South Yard of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, 76-3339.
The Oval Office meets the Castle: Presidents at the Smithsonian
- Date: November 8, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: The Smithsonian Castle sits just over a mile away from Washington D.C.’s most notable address,1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. We are more than just a short walk away from the White House, however—we are directly tied to it and its occupants. Not only does the Smithsonian collect the history of United States Presidents (including, yes, Lincoln’s top hat and even the hair of a few
Sneak Peek 3/16/2020
- Date: March 16, 2020
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Rotunda of the United States National Museum Natural History Building, now known as National Museum of Natural History, 1913, SIA RU000095, USNM No. 22339.
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.
The Tropical Travels of George C. Wheeler - Part I
- Date: January 10, 2013
- Description: George C. Wheeler and his travel in the Caribbean illustrate the interplay between science and tourism in Latin America.
Sneak Peek 1/20/2020
- Date: January 20, 2020
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Transportation exhibit featuring automobiles in the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building, circa 1894, SIA Acc. 11-006, MAH-805.
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.