Description: Ann M. Seeger, curator emeritus, Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, managed the chemistry and biological sciences collection, and is an expert in science education apparatus and balances and weights.v#Groundbreaker
Description: Link Love: a biweekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
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.
Description: Artist Georgia O’Keeffe and the Hirshhorns had a friendly relationship. Read about how the two almost negotiated a deal to create a room dedicated to her work at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Description: DAY Without ArtSince 1989, December 1 has been observed as Day Without Art, coinciding with World AIDS Day.December 1 is the Day Without Art, coinciding with World AIDS Day. Join us as we explore how the Smithsonian has “celebrate[d] the lives and achievements of lost colleagues and friends.”
Description: There's a new sea slug on the block, the leaf sheep, aka Shaun the Sheep. If you can't get enough sea slugs, we have several illustrations of these fantastical creatures! [via My Modern Met]Our Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery will display 6 outdoor, large-scale artworks from Burning Man, including a five-ton cast cement bust, “Maya’s Mind” paying homage to
Description: It’s December, which of course means the beginning of the holiday season. Festive décor starts to appear in store windows (or, let’s be honest, these days it starts going up in late October . . .). [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="330" caption="East Baltimore Documentary Survey Project, ca. 1975, Elinor Cahn, Gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum,
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.
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.
Description: It is with sadness that I report that Mitch Toda is stepping down as the blog coordinator. Since 2011, Mitch Toda has been the man behind-the-scenes making sure everything runs smoothly. As a staff archivist, he works daily with the records he takes in from Smithsonian museums and offices such as the new National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Office of
Description: A daily photo highlight from Smithsonian collections. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="442" caption="Visit of Muhammad Ali to the National Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, March 17, 1976, when he donated a pair of gloves and a robe to the museum for the "Nations of Nations" exhibition, 1976, Richard K. Hofmeister,
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