Description: Curator Claudia Kidwell, Smithsonian's National Museum of History and Technology (now American History), started as an intern in 1961, became Curator of Costume after finishing her degree, and Acting Director of the entire museum in 1979!
Description: Planning a museum or gallery exhibition takes a lot of work as seen through exhibition records that contain images, layouts, object labels, memos, and other important materials.
Description: [edan-image:id=siris_arc_297388,size=800,center]From all of us here at the Smithsonian Archives we wish you nothing but love and affection this Valentine's Day.Enjoy this image of Dr. Kinsey of the Kinsey Institute, an organization dedicated to changing the world's understanding of human sexuality, from the Science Service Collection, a not-for-profit founded to increase and
Description: Dr. Melanie McField is the founding director of the Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Initiative, a collaborative, international conservation program of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, focused on improving the health of the Mesoamerian Reef, since 2006. She leads a team that aims to create reports that measure the health of the region. #Groundbreaker
Description: When I first applied for an internship at the Smithsonian Institution Archives, I admittedly did not know much about it. For my internship, I was asked to make a video that would explain to the general public what the Archives was, as well as what resources it could offer them. On my first day here I was told that the Archives held the records and history of the Smithsonian
Description: Revamping our online postcard exhibit poses the challenge of dating unused postcards. Here’s how I have hunted down clues to solve the mystery!