Aug
12
“Our Shared Future: Reckoning With Our Racial Past”
Announcing a national forum to be held August 26, 7:00 p.m. EDT. Continue reading “Our Shared Future: Reckoning With Our Racial Past”
Aug
12
“Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past”
Secretary Bunch announces a national forum on “Our Shared Future: Reckoning With Our Racial Past.” Continue reading “Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past”
Jul
27
The Power of Olympians
As I watch this year’s Olympics in Tokyo, I am again reminded of the transcendent power of sport to inspire us to set our sights higher, to prove that what seems impossible can be accomplished. And most importantly, to live up to the values we have long aspired to as a nation by working to level the playing field. Continue reading The Power of Olympians
Jul
23
Now is the time to get vaccinated
If you are able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and have not yet done so, please do not delay any further. Continue reading Now is the time to get vaccinated
Jul
15
Smithsonian to receive $200 million gift from Jeff Bezos
Message from Secretary Bunch. Continue reading Smithsonian to receive $200 million gift from Jeff Bezos
Jul
15
Smithsonian to receive $200 million gift from Jeff Bezos
The donation is the largest in the Institution’s history. Continue reading Smithsonian to receive $200 million gift from Jeff Bezos
Jul
08
The Power of Place
Secretary Bunch reflects on the power of place and the spaces we inhabit as our museums reopen to the public. Continue reading The Power of Place
Jun
22
Introducing the Smithsonian’s first International Strategic Framework
The Framework was developed through a collaborative process, through conversations, focus groups, and feedback sessions with leadership and staff from more than 40 offices and museums Continue reading Introducing the Smithsonian’s first International Strategic Framework
Jun
16
Message from the Secretary: A conversation about “People of Progress”
Listen as Secretary Bunch and Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar Richard Kurin discuss a classic painting and explain why “Men of Progress” is such and anachronism. Continue reading Message from the Secretary: A conversation about “People of Progress”
Jun
16
A conversation about “People of Progress”
Listen as Secretary Bunch and Richard Kurin offer an update on a classic painting and explain why “Men of Progress” is an anachronism. Continue reading A conversation about “People of Progress”
