Tricia Edwards has been appointed Interim Associate Director for Smithsonian Affiliations. Continue reading Tricia Edwards will spark new enthusiasm in her role as Interim Associate Director of SA
January 22, 1987. An annoyed bison is compelled to complain to the management after a snowstorm closes the National Zoo. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: January 22, 1987
January 13, 1982. The crash of Air Florida Flight 90 into the Potomac river takes 78 lives, including that of Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute scientist Robert Elliot Silberglied. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: January 13, 1982
Kristi Delich, client services manager for the Office of Visitor Services since 2015, has been promoted to OVS Deputy Director. Continue reading Delich promoted to Deputy Director of OVS
December 24, 1949. The Smithsonian parties like it’s 1949. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: December 24, 1949
December 19, 2010. Scott Miller is named Deputy Under Secretary for Collections and Interdisciplinary Support. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: December 19, 2010
In this month’s column, our resident cardiologist addresses a subject near and dear to his heart: preventing the number one cause of death in the United States. Continue reading Matters of the heart
Mark Beasley will be the museum’s first-ever Curator of Media and Performance Art. Continue reading Hirshhorn expands staff as it expands collections
The son of a priest and a nun, Peter Manseau was born for thre job Continue reading The Smithsonian now has its first religion curator since the 1890s
For part three of our series, #InclusionWorks, Max Kibblewhite spoke with Carol Gover, the Affirmative Employment Manager in the Office of Equal Employment and Minority Affairs, who explains how the Smithsonian provides accommodations for staff with disabilities to help them better perform their jobs. Continue reading #InclusionWorks: Let’s be reasonable
It may be a truism that Washington was built in a swamp, but humidity, water damage and mold from floods, broken pipes and our swampy summers are real threats to the collections in our care. Continue reading Water, water, everywhere can cause more damage than you think
The world dumps the equivalent of a garbage truck of plastic into the ocean every minute of every day, year after year. Secretary Skorton explains how the Smithsonian is trying to slow the deluge—and what you can do to help. Continue reading Plastic or Planet?
Do you have what it takes to star in your own personal version of Night at the Museum? Continue reading Sleepovers: Rocking the Night Shift
Art, Oprah and a possible panda pregnancy made the news this week. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was June 3 – June 9, 2018
July 17, 1838. After winning a lawsuit over the disposition of James Smithson's will, United States Special Agent Richard Rush sails from England with the proceeds from the estate--about $12 million in today's dollars (or about two percent of the Smithsonian's annual operating budget.) Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: July 17, 1838
