Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="346" caption="Cockpit of the Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross, National Air and Space Museum, Image Number: WEB11659-2010, Courtesy of the Air and Space Museum Blog."][/caption] We’re usually dealing with paper, photos, and whiteboards over here at SIA, but the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum gives a nice overview of the hard
Description: Even if you have visited the Smithsonian in person, you probably don’t know that it’s comprised of 19 museums and 9 research centers. You can’t see it all by visiting the Mall in Washington D.C. since there are museums in New York and research centers in Maryland, Massachusetts, and Panama. Each museum and research center researches and collects around different topics, from
Description: For six seasons, beginning in 1984, the television series Smithsonian World opened new windows on the research and scientists at the Smithsonian Institution.
Description: In honor of Archives Month, it’s time for the Smithsonian’s annual Facebook Q&A where the public can ask questions about preserving and organizing their own collections!
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.