Results for "Music -- Performance"
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Smithsonian Gardens
- Date: September 4, 2018
- Description: During debates about the Smithsonian’s founding, the idea of using James Smithson’s bequest for a botanic garden was included in several drafts of the bill considered by Congress. In 1850, President Millard Fillmore commissioned America’s preeminent landscape designer Andrew Jackson Downing to design plans for the National Mall, including grounds around the Smithsonian Castle,
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SIA Acc. 18-028, Smithsonian Institution Office of Planning, Management and Budget, Smithsonian Issuances, 1962-2010
- Date: 1962 1962-2010
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Planning, Management and Budget
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Link Love: 11/30/2018
- Date: November 30, 2018
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
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SIA Acc. 95-159, Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs, News Releases, 1993-1994
- Date: 1993 1993-1994
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 17-064, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Culture and the Arts, Program Records, 1976-2004, 2012
- Date: 1976 1976-2004 1976-2004, 2012
- Creator: National Museum of American History. Division of Culture and the Arts
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Date: April 18, 2011
- Description: Folklife presentation, education, and research began at the Smithsonian Institution in 1967 with the first annual Festival of American Folklife held on the National Mall. To this day, the festival features performers, crafts people, and community groups from the United States and foreign countries. The festival was started by folklorist Ralph C. Rinzler (1934-1994). Originally
Welcome Secretary Skorton!
- Date: October 20, 2015
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution welcomes it’s thirteenth Secretary, David J. Skorton with an installation ceremony.
The Smithsonian Goes Telephonic in 1878!
- Date: June 28, 2018
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_9592,size=200,left]Did you know the Smithsonian was an early adopter of the telephone? In June of 1878, a system of electronic bells and telephones was installed throughout the Smithsonian Castle. The system connected several workrooms and offices to provide instant communications within the building. At that time, there were only 187 telephone lines
Here At The Smithsonian: Celebrating the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
- Date: June 22, 2021
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: The 2021 Smithsonian Folklife Festival begins this weekend. Let’s take a look back at past festivals.
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- SI History Bibliography
Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Culture Of, By, and For the People
- Date: 1998
- Creator: Kurin, Richard 1950-,Borden, Carla M
- Creator: Kurin, Richard 1950-,Borden, Carla M
Museum of History and Technology - Brass Band Concert
- Date: 1966 August 3, 1966
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Photographic Services Division
