The recipients of the 2019 Smithsonian Education Awards for Achievement and Innovation were announced by Secretary Bunch Dec. 17. Continue reading 2019 Smithsonian Education Award winners announced
Smithsonian volunteers may not be paid, but there are other compensations, such as the opportunity to go on special tours, get insider insights on exhibitions and—cookies! Continue reading Enrichment Replay: Wrapping up 2019
Savig had been curator of manuscripts at the Archives of American Art since 2013. Continue reading Mary Savig joins the Renwick Gallery as the Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft
January 6, 1979. “The Smithsonian Galaxy” begins broadcasting on 202 radio stations, all of them located on Earth. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: January 6, 1979
January 5, 1982. Construction begins on a new facility for the Tropical Science Library in Panama, one of the most comprehensive of its kind in the world. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: January 5, 1982
January 4, 1980. The National Portrait Gallery takes a closer look at some rosy-cheeked “Christy Girls.” Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: January 4, 1980
January 3, 1905. President Theodore Roosevelt has to convince the Smithsonian Regents to accept industrialist Charles Lang Freer’s gift of his extensive art collection. Bully for Teddy! Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: January 3, 1905
January 2, 1953. The Smithsonian broadens its search for a new Secretary and chooses a middle-aged white man from outside rather than inside the Institution. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: January 2, 1953
Nancy E. Gwinn, director of Smithsonian Libraries since 1997, will be retiring at the end of the year. Continue reading Libraries director plans to chill for a while in retirement
January 1, 1872. Assistant Smithsonian Secretary Spencer Fullerton Baird takes time from his busy newspaper-reading responsibilities to take charge of the U.S. National Museum. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: January 1, 1872
The Smithsonian's policy on the use of Artificial Intelligence Continue reading The Smithsonian’s policy on the use of Artificial Intelligence
Secretary Bunch explores how we must engage young people if the Smithsonian is to “have tomorrow, bright before us, like a flame.” Continue reading The Kids Are Alright
Kim Sajet, director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery since 2013, tendered her resignation June 16. Kevin Gover, Under Secretary for Museums and Culture, will serve as interim director of the museum until a replacement is found. Continue reading Kim Sajet steps down as director of the National Portrait Gallery
