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: Searching through the Smithsonian Institution Archives collections to find our who designed the star logo for the National Collection of Fine Arts.
Description: Headed to DC soon? Leave your thoughts at the National Museum of American History’s TalkBack Board, and then whether you’re in the capital or elsewhere, tune into the NMAH’s Twitter feed for #TalkBackTuesdays, where they’ll feature the best questions and comments from the board. The Museum of Photographic Arts has just joined Flickr Commons, and their photos include some
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: A highlight of a series of creative writings inspired by photographs from the Smithsonian Flickr Commons and published at the online journal, Dr. Hurley’s Snake-Oil Cure.
Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.
Description: Camille Giraud Akeju was the Director of the Anacostia Community Museum from 2005 to 2016. Under her leadership, the Museum broadened its mission and scope to address the impact of historical and current events on urban communities, both locally and nationally.Before the Smithsonian, Akeju served as the president of the Harlem School of the Arts beginning in 1999. During her
Description: Deputy Director Liza Kirwin, Smithsonian's Archives of American Art, has written several books based on treasures discovered in AAA's artist papers, from illustrated to-do lists to love letters. #Groundbreaker