Results for "Smithsonian Institution. International Art Museums Division"
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Museums
- Date: March 9, 2011
- Description: Information on the history of the Smithsonian's museums representing art, history, and culture.
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Looking for Women Managers of the Smithsonian’s Museums
- Date: March 16, 2022
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: When did women begin to manage Smithsonian museums? Meet Grace Dunham Guest who was a key staff member in opening the Freer Gallery of Art in 1923.
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Unity for International Migratory Bird Day
- Date: May 10, 2018
- Creator: Matt Peterson
- Description: The theme of this year’s International Migratory Bird Day is unity. The Smithsonian has a longstanding history of commitment to the natural world. No figure in the Institution’s history better exemplifies the theme of unity surrounding migratory species than sixth Smithsonian Secretary and ornithologist Alexander Wetmore. He knew the importance of the role that birds play in
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Merry A. Foresta
- Date: June 16, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- 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.
- SI History Bibliography
New American Art Museums
- Date: 1982
- Creator: Searing, Helen
- Creator: Searing, Helen
International Migratory Bird Day
- Date: May 5, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: To celebrate International Migratory Bird Day on May 9th, we will be releasing recently digitized specimen drawings by ornithologist Robert Ridgway (1850-1929.) Ridgway's career with the Smithsonian began in 1864 when he wrote asking for help identifying a bird. As they say, the rest is history. Starting in 1869, Ridgway became curator at the Smithsonian's United States
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An International Exploring Expedition
- Date: April 4, 2017
- Description: [view in Spanish]The first international scientific expedition sponsored by the United States circumnavigated the globe between 1838 and 1842, gathering natural history collections so vast they were estimated to weigh 40 tons. The U.S. Congress resolved to preserve these artifacts "collected at the expense of the government...Information about the first international
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SIA RU000494, Smithsonian Institution Office of Academic Programs Division of Seminars, Seminar Records, 1964-1970
- Date: 1964 1964-1970
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Academic Programs. Division of Seminars
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
International Committee of Museum Security Meeting
- Date: 1977
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator: Unknown
- SI History Chronology
International Exchange Statistics
- Date: 1900
- SI History Bibliography
The International Exchange System
- Date: 1897
- Creator: Winlock, William Crawford
- Creator: Winlock, William Crawford
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The Smithsonian's First Photographer
- Date: May 14, 2009
- Description: Vernacular photography is the latest type of photography to be discovered by museums. Postcards, collected by Walker Evans (but still, postcards), have just been exhibited by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a tintype exhibition just closed at the International Center of Photography in New York, another exhibit of snapshots was seen at the National Gallery of Art.
