Results for "The Permanent Collection of the National Museum of African Art (Exhibition) (1987-1992: Washington, D.C.)"
An Airborne Adventure: Photographing a Tuskegee Airmen Plane
- Date: January 19, 2012
- Description: Learn about the Smithsonian Institution Archive photographer, Michael Barnes, and his experience photographing Tuskegee Airmen and one of their original training planes.
Television and the Smithsonian: The Moon Party and "Instant History"
- Date: November 27, 2012
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: On July 20, 1969, television broadcasters and Smithsonian visitors joined in watching history in the making when astronauts stepped onto the Moon.
Introducing the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Date: December 8, 2020
- Description: We've got big news! The Smithsonian Libraries and Smithsonian Institution Archives have merged to become Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.
- Blog Post
NASM’s Udvar-Hazy Facility Marks 10 Years
- Date: December 12, 2013
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: NASM’s Udvar-Hazy facility celebrates its 10th anniversary.
Link Love: 1/12/2018
- Date: January 12, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Conservation wonder puppy, Riley, was brought to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts to sniff out pests that could damage the artwork! #jealous [via NY Times]A tender adaptation of the Velveteen Rabbit with new illustrations. [via Brain Pickings]A 3-D printed puzzle that allows you to test your architectural knowledge, from architect Fumio Matsumoto. [via Hyperallergic]Game of
Freeze Frame (Freeze Frame)!
- Date: May 12, 2022
- Creator: Heidi Stover
- Description: At the Archives we get to see hundreds and hundreds (technically ~3 million if we wanted) images and photographs. We sometimes lose focus (ahh, get it) of all the amazing people behind the lens.National Photograph Month at the Archives
Martha, A Cold and Lonely Last Migration
- Date: June 26, 2014
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: An overview of the history of Martha the passenger pigeon, the last of her species, who was donated to the National Museum of Natural History 100 years ago.
- Blog Post
Hot Topics at the Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Date: October 2, 2012
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Topics researched at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
- Blog Post
See Here: 10/19/2010
- Date: October 19, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="446" caption="Visitors to the National Museum of American History (NMAH) Military History Hall, costumed in Revolutionary attire for the Treaty of Paris Bicentennial celebration held on the grounds around the Washington Monument, 1983, by Richard K. Hofmeister, Black and white photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives,
Staff Matters: Meet Our New Additions
- Date: February 7, 2019
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Meet the newest members of the Archives team in our continuing series on introducing new staff.
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Do you remember . . . ?
- Date: August 26, 2010
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Festival of American Folklife 1996: Working at the Smithsonian
- Date: June 2, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: At the 1996 Festival of American Folklife, Smithsonian staff and volunteers conducted oral history interviews with colleagues about their memories of working for the Smithsonian. To celebrate the Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary, we’re sharing clips from three of those interviews.