Remembering Michael Collins
Apollo 11 astronaut and former director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum passed away on April 28 at age 90. Continue reading Remembering Michael Collins
Apollo 11 astronaut and former director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum passed away on April 28 at age 90. Continue reading Remembering Michael Collins
Deadline is May 13. Continue reading Call for Nominations: 2021 Secretary’s Research Awards
OVS Director Sherri Wheeler talks with Leslie Wilkes about the the most coveted volunteer position of them all. Continue reading Volunteer Spotlight: Leslie Wilkes, Panda Watch Volunteer
Love them or hate them, this year the D.C. metro area is going to encounter a phenomenon that only happens once every 17 years. We will see billions of insects – more specifically, cicadas – crowding our region for a four-to-six-week period in the late spring through early summer. Horticulturist Holly Walker explains this creepy-crawly phenomenon. Continue reading Brood X: The cicadas are coming!
Smithsonian volunteers have learned new skills, taken on new duties, and expanded the reach of the Smithsonian during this unprecedented time. Anne-Marie Gilliland shares just how important volunteers continue to be for the success of the Institution. Continue reading Volunteers are the beating heart of the Smithsonian. COVID hasn’t stopped them.
Deadline for nominations is May 28. Continue reading Call for Nominations: 2021 Distinguished Scholar in the Humanities
On Friday, March 26, Officer Sabrina Lester received a call while working as a gallery attendant at the National Museum of African American History and Culture: Her home was burning. Continue reading Our Smithsonian: From the ashes, a new beginning
Docent Joe Romito describes the challenges of transitioning to Virtual Volunteer Artifact Stations at the popular Udvar-Hazy Center. Continue reading Virtual Docenting at the National Air and Space Museum
Jon Tanon offers a Volunteer Appreciation Month “thank you” to the Smithsonian Transcription Center Continue reading Transcription Explosion
The largest and most colorful cherry blossoms in the history of the National Cherry Blossom Festival have appeared across the Washington, D.C., area several weeks before the peak bloom. Continue reading Art in Bloom