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A look back at a seriously amazing 2012 in Affiliateland!
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Smithsonian Affiliations
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AFFILIATES
This affiliation allows us to provide
enriched opportunities to our
community and visitors. Partnering
with the internationally recognized
Smithsonian is an honor. It enables
us to further our mission and
maximize the educational impact of
the Museum.
— George Sparks, President & CEO,
Denver Museum of Nature and
Science
15,000 new members joined the Smithsonian
through their local Affiliate in 2012.
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16,762 blog visits
1,381 facebook fans
2,443 twitter followers
686,371 people connected
with Affiliates through
social media
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welcome! 11 new Affiliates
joined our family
Smithsonian Affiliations 2012
STATES, Puerto Rico and Panama
in
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1,243 Smithsonian
artifacts
currently on
view at
Affiliates across
the nation
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We value the opportunity to partner with Affiliates in ways that
enhance learning and broaden the Smithsonian and Affiliate
relationships.
- Rosemary Phillips, Affiliations Program Manager, NMAH
Smithsonian Affiliations 2012
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Page 4, top to bottom: • Cornet associated with Louis Armstrong. One of six jazz treasures on loan from NMAH to the Musical Instrument Museum (Phoenix, AZ). Photo: SA
• 1954 photograph showing Nat “King” Cole, Jack Palance, and Gig Young. One of six photographs on loan to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (Birmingham, AL) from NPG. Photo: NPG Page 5, top to bottom: • Dear Fay, one of four Jack Earl sculptures on loan from the American Art Museum to the Springfield Museum of Art (Springfield, OH). Photo: American Art Museum
• Caterpillar diesel engine “Old Betsy” arrives at Peoria Riverfront Museum (Peoria, IL), on loan from NMAH. Photo: Fred
Zwicky/Journal Star)
• 19th-century gourd folk fiddle on loan from NMAH to the Heinz History Center (Pittsburgh, PA). Photo: NMAH
• Visitors at American Textile History Museum (Lowell, MA) view artifacts on loan from NMAH. Photo: Marcia Cassidy of Marcia
Cassidy Communications
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Each object in itself is a story, a treasure,
which has a background that helps flesh
out a piece of the puzzle.
- Elizabeth Broun, the Margaret and Terry
Stent Director of the Smithsonian Ameri-
can Art Museum, on the occasion of Buffalo
Bill Historical Center’s loan of artworks to
the Smithsonian.
Page 6, top to bottom:
• The Buffalo Bill Historical Center (Cody, WY) lent
artifacts to the exhibition of photographs by Gertrude
Käsebier, displayed at SI and fellow Affiliate, the
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (Spokane,
WA). Photo: Dean Davis Photography
• A Herd of Bison Crossing the Missouri River by Wil-
liam Jacob Hays, Sr. One of five artifacts on loan to the
American Art Museum from the Buffalo Bill Histori-
cal Center (Cody, WY). Photo: BBHC
• The Oklahoma Historical Society (Oklahoma City,
OK) lent Jim Thorpe’s Olympic medals to NMAI. Photo:
SA Page 7, top to bottom:
• Interpreters from Plimoth Plantation (Plymouth,
MA) returned to NMAH in November to present his-
torical theater on the roots of Thanksgiving. Photo: SA
• A staff member from the National Underground
Railroad Freedom Center (Cincinnati, OH) explains
its new app to SI’s new media staff. Photo: SA
• The Greensboro Historical Museum (Greensboro,
NC) lent Dolley Madison’s red velvet dress to NPG for
an exhibition on the War of 1812. Photo: NPG
• Staff from the Museum of the Rockies (Bozeman,
MT) take visitors through archeology activities at the
SI Folklife Festival. Photo: SA
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Smithsonian Affiliations 2012
17 exhibitions opened at Affiliates
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12
came
from
SITES
6 Affiliates received
Smithsonian Community
Grants, sponsored by the
MetLife Foundation, for
exhibition programming
$25,600 total
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• NMNH’s Dig It: The Secrets of Soil at the Northwest
Museum of Arts and Culture (Spokane, WA). Photo: North-
west Museum of Arts and Culture • An NPG exhibition of vintage celebrity portraits from
the Harry Warnecke Studio at the Polk Museum of Art
(Lakeland, FL). Photo: NPG
• SITES’ Suited for Space at the Columbia Memorial
Space Center (Downey, CA). Photo: SITES
Page 9, top to bottom:
• An exhibition of Seminole portraits, a collaboration
between the Frost Art Museum and the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki
Museum (Florida), with loans from NPG, American Art
Museum and NMAI. Photo: Frost Art Museum
• NPM loans of stamp art at the Ogden Museum of
Southern Art (New Orleans, LA). Photo: SA
• NASM’s In Plane View at the Ellen Noël Art Museum
(Odessa, TX). Photo: Ellen Noël Art Museum
• SITES’ exhibition about Native skateboard culture at
the San Diego Museum of Man (San Diego, CA). Photo: San
Diego Museum of Man
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Smithsonian Affiliations 2012
This affiliation enables us to
showcase an even broader
scope of exhibits and sustain
a more vibrant public pro-
file by sharing Smithsonian
collections.
- Ann Fortescue, Executive
Director, Springfield
Museum of Art
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52 SI scholars spoke @ 29 Affiliates Range of topics:
Elvis, the War of 1812, American slavery, Native film, garden design, chocolate in
Mexican cuisine, Hope diamond, cowboys … and more
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All of the resources provided through the Smithsonian exceeded my expectations and made this Astrophot-ography Camp an in-credible learning experience. The students came in with little knowl-edge of the solar system, galaxies, or the greater universe. They left empowered and engaged by the enormity of space. Photo: Pinhead Institute
- Sonchia Jilek, Executive Director, The Pinhead Institute
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Smithsonian Affiliations 2012
Page 10, top:
• Educators at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art
(Biloxi, MS) learn from colleagues in a SEEC work-
shop. Photo: SA
Page 11, top to bottom:
• Students participate in the National Youth Summit:
Dust Bowl at History Colorado (Denver, CO). Photo:
History Colorado
• SITES’ staff lead a videoconference class on traveling
exhibitions with students in partnership with the
Idaho Museum of Natural History (Pocatello, ID). Photo: SA
• Museum professionals learn to read architectural
schematics with CHNDM’s exhibition director at a
workshop at the Museo y Centro de Estudios
Humanísticos (Gurabo, PR). Photo: SA
• Staff from six Affiliates and their community part-
ners kick off the Places of Invention project at a day-
long workshop with the Lemelson Center for the
Study of Invention and Innovation, NMAH. Photo: NMAH
• A conservator from the American Art Museum
counsels visitors on caring for their home collections
at the Heinz History Center. (Pittsburgh, PA). Photo:
Heinz History Center
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Affiliates have a passion to work together; the way they leverage their experience is inspirational.
They are thirsty for learning more.
- Sally Shuler, former director of the National Science Resource
Center and conference keynote speaker
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33 Smithsonian and Affiliate staff participated
as speakers at the conference
Smithsonian Affiliations Director
Harold Closter presents the
Durham Museum (Omaha, NE)
with a plaque commemorating 10
years as an Affiliate.
(23 Affiliates celebrated their 10th
anniversaries in 2012.)
Photo: SA
65 colleagues (from)
46 Affiliates (in)
21 states (and Puerto Rico)
2012 Affiliations
National Conference
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Smithsonian Affiliations 2012
Page 12, top:
• Peoria Riverfront Museum (Peoria, IL) staff
network with a colleague from SIL at the 2012
Affiliations National Conference. Photo: SA
Page 13, top to bottom:
• Staff from Flushing Town Hall (Flushing, NY)
research soccer-related items at NPM. Photo: SA
• Staff from three Affiliates join SI Assistant
Secretary for Education and Access Claudine
Brown at a conference on culturally-specific
museums at NMAI. Photo: SA
• Susan Zwerling, Director of Education at the
International Museum of Art and Science
(McAllen, TX) participated in an EdLab work-
shop at the SI Castle. Photo: Smithsonian EdLab
• Staff from the Museum of American Finance
(New York, NY) study portraits of Federal Re-
serve chairmen at NPG. Photo: SA
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In the spirit of James Smithson, founder of
the Smithsonian, I am increasing my knowl-
edge and bringing it back for diffusion.
- Rebecca Wehr, Smithsonian Affiliations
Intern Partner
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Smithsonian Affiliations 2012
90 Affiliates
participated in
Smithsonian magazine
Museum Day Live!
Page 14, top to bottom:
• An Affiliate intern from the Center for
the History of Psychology (Akron, OH)
helped NPG build a collections database. Photo: SA
• An Affiliate intern from Michigan
State University Museum (East
Lansing, MI) greeted visitors at the SI
Folklife Festival. Photo: SA
• Three Affiliates sent staff to share
resources at SI Teachers Night in
Washington, D.C. Photo: SA
Page 15, top to bottom:
• Affiliates gathered for happy hour at
the New England Museum Association
conference in Burlington, VT. Photo: SA
• SA staff greeted visitors at the South-
eastern Museum Association Confer-
ence in Williamsburg, VA. Photo: SA
• SA and SI staff attended the opening of
an exhibition at the Springfield
Museum of Art (Springfield, OH). Photo:
Springfield Museum of Art
MRC 942
P.O. Box 37012
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Phone: 202.633.5300
Fax: 202.633.5313
E-mail: [email protected]
www.affiliations.si.edu
The vast collections of the Smithsonian
document the heritage of humanity and
unlock the secrets of the world around us.
Smithsonian Affiliations develops long-term
partnerships with museums and educational
organizations to make these collections and
related resources widely available.
The Smithsonian is an endless place of
discovery and inspiration. We want to
share it with you.
Is the Smithsonian in
your neighborhood?
Title Page Collage, clockwise from top left:
•• Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra at The Museum of Arts and Sciences (Daytona Beach, FL). Photo: The Daytona Beach News-
Journal • Smithsonian Secretary, G. Wayne Clough and U.S. Space & Rocket Center CEO Deborah Barnhart walk under the Smithsonian’s Saturn V Rocket on view in Huntsville, AL. Photo: Eric Schultz / [email protected] • 2012 Affiliations National Conference guests participate in a Smithsonian EdLab workshop (Photo: SA) • Student shows off space art at the Miami Science Museum (Miami, FL) as part of the Youth Capture the Colorful Cosmos program. Photo: SA • Terry Bradshaw’s Pittsburgh Steelers uniform on loan from NMAH to the Senator John Heinz History Center (Pittsburgh, PA) for display in Gridiron Glory: the Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Photo: Heinz History Center • •
OUR COLLEAGUES
SA: Smithsonian Affiliations; SI: Smithsonian Institution; CHNDM: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum; NASM: National Air and Space Museum; NMAH: National Museum of Ameri-
can History; NMAI: National Museum of the American Indian; NMNH: National Museum of Natural History; NPM: National Postal Museum; SEEC: Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center;
SIL: Smithsonian Institution Libraries; SITES: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
Affiliations Staff
Jennifer Brundage National Outreach Manager [email protected], 202.633.5306 Elizabeth Bugbee External Affairs Coordinator [email protected], 202.633.5304 Harold Closter Director [email protected], 202.633.5321 Alma Douglas National Outreach Manager [email protected], 202.633.5305
Aaron Glavas National Outreach Manager [email protected], 202.633.5309 Laura Hansen National Outreach Manager [email protected], 202.633.5307 Christina DiMeglio Lopez Business & External Affairs Manager [email protected], 202.633.5303 Caroline Mah National Outreach Manager [email protected], 202.633.5308 Gertrude Ross Financial Manager [email protected], 202.633.5302 Natalie Wimberly Management Support Specialist [email protected], 202.633.3021