Results for "Smithsonian Fantastic Journey (Video recording: 1996)"
Missing Manuscripts, Burning Banners, and a “Matter of Heart”
- Date: September 20, 2018
- Description: Curator Keith E. Melder's efforts to create the first permanent exhibit on African American history at the National Museum of American History was successful, but its journey faced difficulties and hatred from the public.
- Blog Post
See Here: 12/23/2010
- Date: December 23, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Explorers of the Danish Fifth Thule Expedition, Born in Greenland of a Danish missionary father and an Inuit mother, Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen, 1879-1933, was a Danish arctic explorer and ethnologist, who between 1921 and 1924, led a small band of colleagues in a journey of investigation across arctic North America from
Going Wild with Golden Lion Tamarins
- Date: July 25, 2019
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: In 1984, the National Zoo began reintroducing golden lion tamarins to the wild resulting in a conservation success.
Making the Most of Vacation Memories
- Date: June 24, 2014
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Summer means family vacations and making memories. Here are some ideas for before and during the trip.
- Blog Post
The Inhabitants of "Defense Mansion"
- Date: July 14, 2011
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: This post is the second in a series this month that honors the anniversary of the famous Scopes Trial, held in Tennessee from July 10–21, 1925, and highlights a set of rare and newly digitized photographs, from the Smithsonian Institution Archives, of witnesses at the trial collections, which have been added to the Smithsonian Flickr Commons. In tone, composition, and setting,
An Operation of Its Own: Brigitte Blachere and Programming within the Smithsonian Associates
- Date: September 8, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: A collection of interviews from 2013 records the history of the Smithsonian Associates. One of recordings included Brigitte B. Blachere, the program manager of the organization. She detailed the youth and family programs she has developed for 23 years.
Freer Gallery of Art - Moments in History
- Date: November 9, 2017
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: In honor of the reopening on the Freer Gallery of Art, here's a look at some records that illustrate moments from their history.
- Blog Post
Link Love: 4/29/2011
- Date: April 29, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Portrait of Albert Einstein and Others (1879-1955), 1931, by Unidentified photographer, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Accession number: SIL14-E1-10."][/caption] An interesting article on the complicated permutations of copyright law and images of publicity-savvy Albert Einstein. Our thoughts are with those dealing
Link Love: 10/6/2017
- Date: October 6, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: The Buddhist Shrine Room is coming back better than ever with the re-opening of the Freer Sackler. [via Smithsonian Magazine]Your last chance to catch the major David Bowie retrospective is at the Brooklyn Museum March 2nd-July 15th, 2018. [via Art Newspaper]Get your gif on this month with DPLA's annual contest, GIF IT UP!Five previously-unpublished Kurt Vonnegut stories
What Our Experts Want You to Know About Digitization
- Date: May 19, 2020
- Description: Our digitization experts answer questions about the complicated and time-consuming process of digitizing our collections.
Thank you, Volunteers!
- Date: April 23, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Volunteers have been an integral part of the Smithsonian since the beginning. As our historian Pamela Henson likes to say, we have always relied on the kindness of strangers. A blog post in honor of Volunteer Appreciation Month 2015. Includes a list of Smithsonian crowdsourcing projects that volunteers can participate in.
A Champion for Libraries and Archives: Ching-hsien Wang
- Date: May 26, 2022
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: In their efforts to document the history of computing at the Smithsonian, volunteers are interviewing former staff to preserve their stories and experiences. Ching-hsien Wang was a force that helped libraries and archives make their collections accessible online and here are some early excerpts from our interview with her.