Results for "Greetings From the Smithsonian: A Postcard History (Online exhibition)"
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National Zoo
- Date: September 19, 2013
- Description: The National Zoological Park was conceived by William Temple Hornaday and established by an act of Congress in 1889. The Smithsonian’s collection of living animals was originally intended to aid taxidermists’ studies, but Smithsonian Secretaries Spencer F. Baird and Samuel P. Langley helped expand the small menagerie’s purpose. Today it houses over 2,000 animals of around 400
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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
- Date: September 13, 2013
- Description: The Cooper Union Museum, now known as the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, became a part of the Smithsonian on October 9, 1967. The museum is dedicated to studying and spreading public understanding of historic and contemporary design. The postcards in this gallery show works of art from Cooper-Hewitt’s collections and objects associated with Cooper-Hewitt.
Exhibiting the Smithsonian Institution Archives: A Look Back
- Date: May 15, 2018
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_13754,size=400,center]When people think of a Smithsonian exhibit, they probably don’t think of one filled with documents from an archives! A piece of paper doesn’t grab your attention from across the room, as the Fénykövi elephant or Chuck Berry’s car do. But on closer inspection, handwritten scraps have fascinating stories to tell. They can be
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Expositions
- Date: September 16, 2013
- Description: In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Smithsonian participated in numerous international world’s fairs and expositions. The Panama-Pacific Exposition of 1915 held in San Francisco, California, was intended celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, as well as to illustrate the function and administrative faculty of the Government of the United States, and to
- Blog Post
A Living Exhibition
- Date: July 19, 2011
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution has long been known for both its original research and its exhibitions. But, it was not until 1980 that the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) first exhibited an on-going active research project, the world's first indoor living coral reef.[edan-image:id=siris_sic_7411,size=450,center]In the late 1960s, when NMNH paleobiologist Walter H. Adey
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 87-166, Cooper-Hewitt Museum Public Information Office, Exhibition Records, 1977-1983
- Date: 1977 1977-1983
- Creator: Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Public Information Office
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 01-209, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service Office of the Director, Exhibition Records, 1992-2001
- Date: 1992 1992-2001
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service. Office of the Director
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA RU000287, Cooper-Hewitt Museum Department of Exhibitions, Exhibition Records, 1974-1979
- Date: 1974 1974-1979
- Creator: Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Department of Exhibitions
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA RU000531, Cooper-Hewitt Museum Department of Exhibitions, Exhibition Records, 1973-1992
- Date: 1973 1973-1992
- Creator: Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Department of Exhibitions
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 08-051, Smithsonian Institution Office of Exhibits Central, Exhibition Records, 1971-2002
- Date: 1971 1971-2002
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Webpage
How to Search the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ Collections Online
- Date: March 7, 2011
- Description: Find out tips on locating the collections you need.
- SI History Bibliography
Souvenir Nation: Relics, Keepsakes and Curios from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
- Date: 2013
- Creator: Bird, William L., Jr
- Creator: Bird, William L., Jr