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National Museum of African American History and Culture - Happy 10th Anniversary!
- Date: December 16, 2013
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Take a moment to celebrate the 10th anniversary of legislation that created the National Museum of African American History and Culture!
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Happy Anniversary, National Museum of African American History and Culture!
- Date: September 28, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: A year ago on September 24, 2016, the Smithsonian gained a new museum — the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Since then, 2.5 million people have visited the museum. In honor of their historic opening, we look back at photographer Michael Barnes' favorite images from the year.[view:sia_slideshow==77271]Related ResourcesHistory of the National Museum of
Design + Archives = National Museum of History and Technology
- Date: May 29, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: A peek at an architectural model of the National Museum of American History from the Archives collections.
Thomas R. Henry: Soldier, Explorer, Scientist, Journalist
- Date: November 6, 2014
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: A brief biographical sketch of Thomas R. Henry, who served in WWI, was a War Correspondent in the field during WWII, participated in the “Operation High Jump” exploration of Antarctica (1946-1947,) served the Smithsonian as a press writer, and The Washington Evening Star as a science writer.
The First Quest for a National African American Museum
- Date: September 22, 2016
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: As National Museum of African American History and Culture opens, let’s look at the first efforts to establish a National African American Museum.
Now You See It, Now You Don't - The Foucault Pendulum at the National Museum of American History
- Date: November 8, 2018
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: In honor of the anniversary of the discovery of x-rays, a look inside the Foucault pendulum that used to hang at the National Museum of American History.
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Breaking Ground and Blessing the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
- Date: September 21, 2021
- Creator: Hannah Byrne
- Description: On September 28, 1999, representatives of dozens of tribes from across the hemisphere gathered on the National Mall for the groundbreaking of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. On the overcast morning, several hundred people packed under three tents during a ceremony that featured blessings from the four cardinal directions. After the ceremony, some
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
Fishing for Collections at the U.S. National Museum
- Date: December 10, 2019
- Description: Spencer F. Baird and George Brown Goode used their diverse, and sometimes quirky, contacts from the U.S. Fish Commission to fill exhibit cabinets in the U.S. National Museum.
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3/19/2016: Help Us Write Minority Women into History
- Date: March 15, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_8825,size=300,left]It is once again time to come together for a day of Wikipedia! Join Smithsonian and U.S. National Archives staff, as well as local Wikipedian volunteers, for a Women's History Month/Museum Day Live! edit-a-thon on Saturday March 19th, 10am-3pm, at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Sign up for a wikipedia
American History, 50 Years of Exhibits
- Date: May 15, 2014
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: A collection of images documenting some of the National Museum of American History's exhibits since its opening 50 years ago.
“It Won’t Be Easy to Leave after 40 Years”: Sophie Lutterlough’s Career at the National Museum of Natural History
- Date: February 16, 2016
- Description: This post discusses the contributions of Sophie Lutterlough to the National Museum of Natural History.