Results for "Museum Work"
- Document
MAH 11087-A or MAH-11087A
Celebrating One Year and Many More to Come: National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date: September 26, 2017
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: Just two days ago, the Smithsonian celebrated the one-year anniversary of the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). It seems like just yesterday that we were all waiting for the doors to open; yet, so much has happened in the past year. Since President Barack Obama rang the bell that opened the museum, long lines and happy faces are
- Blog Post
See Here: 12/13/2010
- Date: December 13, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="424" caption="Watson M. (Watson Mondell) Perrygo (1906-1984) sits at a table in the United States National Museum (USNM) Taxidermy Studio working on a bird specimen for exhibition, January 19,1933, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9516, Box 1, Watson M. Perrygo Oral History
- Document
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The Impossible Case of Harrison G. Dyar
- Date: May 12, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Starting tomorrow through next week, we will be digging into the life of entomologist Harrison Gray Dyar (1866-1929). Dyar was honorary custodian of the Smithsonian's United States National Museum's collection of Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, etc.) for more than thirty years. As a scientist, Dyar was noted for his work concerning mosquito-borne diseases. He also developed a
- Blog Post
Here at the Smithsonian: Black Pride at Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum
- Date: February 23, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: To celebrate Black History Month, we’re sharing two recently-digitized video clips featuring exhibitions from the Anacostia Community Museum in the 1980s.
- Blog Post
The Photography of Art
- Date: November 27, 2009
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Webpage
National Air and Space Museum and Udvar-Hazy Center
- Date: April 14, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Historic Pictures
National Air and Space Museum and Udvar-Hazy Center
- Date: April 18, 2011
- Description: The National Air and Space Museum was established in 1946 to care for the Smithsonian’s growing aeronautical collections. On July 1, 1976, a new building opened on the National Mall to showcase the collection. In December of 2003, the Udvar-Hazy Center opened near Dulles Airport in Virginia to display additional collections. History of the National Air and Space
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Ellen Lupton
- Date: August 12, 2020
- 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.
- Blog Post
See Here: 12/20/2010
- Date: December 20, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="426" caption="Clerks of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance work at makeshift desks packed into areas not meant for offices, such as one of the display spaces of the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History Building, 1918, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives,
- Gallery
Image Gallery - United States National Museum, 1881-1911
- Date: June 13, 2013
- Description: Images of the United States National Museum from 1881-1911.