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Volunteer Appreciation: Petrina Foti
- Date: April 11, 2017
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: We celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Month by recognizing Petrina Foti, whose work contributes to our oral history collections.
The Hall of Health and the Exhibits Modernization Program
- Date: December 15, 2016
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: In the 1950s US National Museum staff revitalized exhibits across the Smithsonian, completely transforming the Arts & Industries Building.
How Many Objects does the Smithsonian Have?
- Date: January 25, 2018
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_12123,size=250,left]It is a simple answer really: We counted. From 1978 to 1983, the Smithsonian undertook a comprehensive inventory of its collections. It was the first time the Smithsonian had ever tried to count each object in its collections and it was a massive task. Over five years, staff from every museum and research center spent thousands of