Results for "S. Dillon Ripley Center (Smithsonian Institution)"
Meet the Birds of the National Mall
- Date: July 3, 2014
- Description: Have you noticed that the Mall is aflutter with birds? Dive into the history of the Smithsonian’s interactions with our avian neighbors.
Dr. Donald Fleming Squires (1927-2017)
- Date: February 13, 2018
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_14492,size=500,center]Dr. Squires was a pioneer in the application of computer technology in science museums and the founding father of data processing at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). He died on his 90th birthday, December 19, 2017 in Tasmania, Australia, after a short illness. Squires received an B.A. from Cornell
Travel to the Tropics, Archives-style!
- Date: January 30, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Travel with us to the Galapagos and the Marshall Islands as we launch some warm-weather scientific field books, diaries, and correspondence. While it’s not very wintery in Washington D.C., we’re hoping this will offer an escape to those entering the long remaining months of snow, sleet, and ice. And if you’re avoiding the cold, what a better way to spend your time than helping
Knowledge Begins in Wonder: The Design Behind the Smithsonian Children’s Room
- Date: March 1, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: The history of the Smithsonian’s Children’s Room, a project led by Smithsonian Secretary Langley and famous interior designer Grace Lincoln Temple.
Link Love: 2/12/2016
- Date: February 12, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: You can now download hi-res images of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings, sketches, and letters. [via Open Culture and Vincent Van Gogh Museum]Speaking of Van Gogh, the Art Institute of Chicago has recreated the bedroom in his famous painting and it is now for rent on Air BnB. [via Colossal]More enjoyable art browsing brought to you by technology! Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of
Deconstructing a “Man’s World” One Woman at a Time
- Date: August 2, 2018
- Description: Ellen Roney Hughes’ supposition in 1999 was “Well, I think it’s still a man’s world at the Smithsonian.” This may hold some validity due to recent discoveries at the Smithsonian.
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!
- Date: May 1, 2013
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and the Smithsonian Institution Archives presents some images from their collections.
Hot Topics in Archives Research
- Date: February 18, 2014
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: Quarterly post on research at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
Embracing the Crowd
- Date: April 15, 2014
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: When I started working with museums in 2005, the concept of crowdsourcing was in its infancy. That year, James Surowiecki ‘s book, “The Wisdom of Crowds,” was published and there were tiny experiments in crowdsourcing occurring in the cultural heritage sector. There were hesitations and objections about the whole concept within the GLAM (gallery, library, archive, museum)
Hot Topix in Archival Research, Spring 2018
- Date: May 22, 2018
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: This is the latest post in our "Hot Topix" series. In each quarterly edition we show you what the reference team has been up to, and bring you some of the more notable inuqires we have received.Vicarious research is one of the great joys of the reference desk at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. From our front-row (well, only-row) seat outside the reading room, we catch
Who's Answering Your Questions
- Date: October 16, 2012
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: Meet the people who will be answering your questions about your personal archives from 10-5, today, October 17th, 2012.
Sneak Peek 11/5/2018
- Date: November 5, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC) staff member with chameleon specimens at Navy Yard laboratory, SIA Acc. 16-126, MNH-137.