Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Counselor to the Secretary for Community Affairs and Special Projects"

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   Remembering the Exhibitions Celebrating the Centennial of FDR's Birth

   • Date: January 28, 2021
   • Description: In 1982, the Smithsonian Institution paid homage to the birth of the 32nd president of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, born January 30, 1882, through six new exhibits.

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   The Legacy of I. Michael Heyman

   • Date: December 7, 2011
   • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
   • Description: A discussion of the legacy of I. Michael Heyman, who served as the eleventh Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1994 to 1999.

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   Queue the Quadrangle - South Mall Transformation

   • Date: November 20, 2014
   • Creator: Mitch Toda
   • Description: A look at the Quadrangle complex of the Smithsonian that encompasses the Enid Haupt Garden, the National Museum of African Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

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   The Smithsonian Seismological Institute

   • Date: August 26, 2014
   • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
   • Description: The Smithsonian proposed creating a Seismological Institute after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.

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   Museum Computer Network and the Smithsonian Institution: Support and Encouragement

   • Date: April 18, 2017
   • Description: In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Museum Computer Network, this second blog explores the early interactions of MCN with the Smithsonian.

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    Many Hands Make Light Work in the Digitization Process

    • Date: September 11, 2014
    • Description: Digitizing collection material at the Smithsonian Institution Archives is a group effort involving interns, volunteers, and staff.

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    Deconstructing a Mystery: Rare photo proves to be the earliest ever taken of the Smithsonian Castle

    • Date: August 10, 2015
    • Description: A rare hyalotype proves to be the earliest known photo of the Smithsonian Castle, taken in 1850 when it was still under construction.

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    Talk Story: Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

    • Date: May 18, 2021
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: A look back at the history of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in honor of Asian Pacific American heritage Month.

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    The “Enigmatic” First Artist-In-Residence at the Smithsonian

    • Date: June 7, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Late 2015, the beta version of the Smithsonian’s Learning Lab, a new digital platform providing access to digital resources across the Smithsonian alongside tools for teachers and students, launched. I was delighted to see a related social media update hinting at some of the discoveries to be had with the Learning Lab, one of which showed Saul Steinberg drawings on Smithsonian

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    Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street? It's at the Smithsonian!

    • Date: June 1, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: Take a trip back to Sesame Street and the Smithsonian's ten year exhibition about the show in 1979.

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    Design + Archives: One Smithsonian

    • Date: February 1, 2018
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: A discussion of the 1998 Smithsonian Visual Identity Program in the context of the Smithsonian's 2017 strategic plan.

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    The Electronic Smithsonian

    • Date: May 7, 2015
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: A look back at the first Smithsonian home page, launched 20 years ago.

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