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  1. Portrait of Theo van Gogh, 1887, by Vincent van Gogh.

    Link Love: 2/12/2016

    • Date: February 12, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: You can now download hi-res images of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings, sketches, and letters. [via Open Culture and Vincent Van Gogh Museum]Speaking of Van Gogh, the Art Institute of Chicago has recreated the bedroom in his famous painting and it is now for rent on Air BnB. [via Colossal]More enjoyable art browsing brought to you by technology! Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of

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    The Woman with the Gramophone

    • Date: April 2, 2009
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_396" align="aligncenter" width="414" caption="Save Our Sounds Postcard, Photo Courtesy of National Anthropological Archives"][/caption] For the last few years, I’ve had this postcard up in my office promoting Save Our Sounds, a program by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH) and the Library of Congress dedicated to restoring,

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    Volunteer Appreciation: Peter Finkel

    • Date: January 17, 2011
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_10960" align="aligncenter" width="376" caption="Peter Finkel, volunteer at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. "][/caption] Here at the Archives, we have 25 fulltime staff members, and half as many volunteers and interns at any given moment.

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  7. Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's Research Biologist, Dr. Nucharin Songsasen, leads the Conservation of Rare Canids program to study and conserve wild canids in zoos and in their natural habitats in South America and Southeast Asia. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Nucharin Songsasen

    • Date: April 1, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's Research Biologist, Dr. Nucharin Songsasen, leads the Conservation of Rare Canids program to study and conserve wild canids in zoos and in their natural habitats in South America and Southeast Asia. #Groundbreaker

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  9. Google Analytics Map Showing Traffic to the Smithsonian Institution Archives' Bl

    Here's Looking at You

    • Date: June 25, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A peek into our metrics program at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

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  11. Scientific illustrator, Regina Hughes

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Regina Hughes

    • Date: May 25, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Scientific illustrator, Regina Hughes, was the 1st deaf artist to have her artwork displayed at the National Museum of Natural History and has a species of daisy named after her, Hughesia. #Groundbreaker

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  13. Portrait of Marine biologist, Dr. Nancy Knowlton

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Nancy Knowlton

    • Date: December 7, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: In honor of Dr. Knowlton winning the Smithsonian Secretary's Distinguished Scholar Award. Marine biologist, Dr. Nancy Knowlton, National Museum of Natural History, uses advanced molecular methods combined with globally standardized sampling to explore the hidden diversity that has been ignored by traditional approaches, a key component of the Smithsonian’s MarineGeo program.

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  15. Donna Strahan, Head of the Department of Conservation and Scientific Research at the Freer Sackler, has written numerous articles on topics ranging from technical studies on Chinese Buddhist sculpture and Thai bronzes to best practices for the field. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Donna Strahan

    • Date: January 6, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Donna Strahan, Head of the Department of Conservation and Scientific Research at the Freer Sackler, has written numerous articles on topics ranging from technical studies on Chinese Buddhist sculpture and Thai bronzes to best practices for the field. #Groundbreaker

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  17. Botanist and Curator, Dr. Vicki Funk of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History's Department of Botany, directs the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program. She specializes in the Compositae (Sunflower family), focusing on the evolution and biogeography of plants of South American highlands. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Vicki Funk

    • Date: July 22, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Senior Scientist Vicki Funk, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's Department of Botany, directs the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program and specializes in the evolution and biogeography of plants of the South American highlands. #Groundbreaker

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  19. black and white illustration of 2 sloths, one walking on 4 legs, one on two legs gripping tree branch with tongue out

    New Website: The Mischievous Megatherium Club!

    • Date: February 6, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: "It is five o’clock, when the Megatherium takes its prey, that the most interesting characters of the animal are seen. Then it roars with delight and makes up for the hard work of the day by much fun and conduction." Folks at Home, February 17, 1863, Robert Kennicott[edan-image:id=siris_sic_5844,size=250,left]Not only is this beast intriguing as a specimen, but it is the

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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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  23. Baird's Network

    • Date: September 2, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A look at Spencer F. Baird's tenure at the Smithsonian establishing a network of collectors to launch the Smithsonian's first official museum.

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