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Performances at Discovery Theater and more than 80 educationally focused summer camps are among the programs that foster the joys of learning for young people and their families.
Performances at Discovery Theater and more than 80 educationally focused summer camps are among the programs that foster the joys of learning for young people and their families.
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Join us today for The People’s Holiday, our annual celebration to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This virtual celebration features activities for families and a performance by Grammy award-winning bassist Christian McBride: s.si.edu/38FG5B5.
Weekly Roundup for Jan. 17 – Jan. 23!
Sunday, Jan. 17: Classical Sounds of the Cinema: Magnificent Movie Music | Sears Houses of Arlington
Tuesday, Jan. 19: Write Into Art: Creative Writing Inspired by Visual Art | Techniques in Modernist Painting | Linoleum-Block Printmaking Without a Press | Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain | Tapestry Weaving | The Joy of Photography | Mr. President: An Evening with Martin Sheen
Wednesday, Jan. 20: Botanicals in Watercolor | Botanicals in Watercolor II | Exhibiting and Selling Your Photographs | Beginning Drawing
Thursday, Jan. 21: Artists in Depth at the Barnes Foundation: Modigliani and Soutine, Mozart: The Reign of Love | Exploring Abstraction | Introduction to Beading | Photo 101: Night Photography and Tripods | How To Succeed in 2021 | A Lab of One's Own: Overcoming Sexism in Science
Friday, Jan. 22: Siena: A Gothic Dream | Handmade Storybooks
Saturday, Jan. 23: Understanding Your Digital Mirrorless or SLR Camera | Gyotaku: The Japanese Art of Printing with Fish | Russell Gammon's Africa: Take a Virtual Walk on the Wild Side | Today’s Quilts by Hand, Painting and Collage
View the full calendar: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/streaming/
Sidedoor, the Smithsonian’s flagship podcast that dives into lesser-known stories from beyond the public view, just launched its sixth season this week with an episode exploring the history of Wonder Woman!
Learn how it took a feminist magazine cover (now in the National Museum of American History's collection) to catapult Wonder Woman from comic book character to the icon she remains today.
Learn more about Ep. 1 | How Wonder Woman Got Her Groove Back
Eclipses, meteor showers and dazzling views of planets, oh my! Check out these celestial events in 2021 from Smithsonian Magazine.
Eclipses, meteor showers and dazzling views of planets will excite amateur and professional astronomers alike in North America
Experience a year of art at the Smithsonian through our World Art History Certificate program! Now offered online, the program forgoes exams and papers and focuses instead on a flexible, personalized approach to expanding your knowledge and appreciation of art.
Experience a year of art at the Smithsonian.
Now on sale! On Feb. 10 we're hosting Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey for a sure-to-be-memorable interview with Gayle King as he shares unvarnished stories from his memoir Greenlights and explains how they instilled in him the importance of values, the power of new experiences, and, as he puts it, “either changing your reality or changing how you see it.”
Register: http://s.si.edu/MatthewMcConaughey
Join Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey for a sure-to-be-memorable interview with Gayle King as he shares unvarnished stories from his memoir Greenlights and explains how they instilled in him the importance of values, the power of new experiences, and, as he puts it, “either changing you...
A new year is a chance to begin again. We all make resolutions to eat better, exercise more, or learn a new skill. What's going to be different for you in 2021—other than everything?
Karen Mangia, TEDx presenter and author of “Success with Less” and the new “Working from Home: Making the New Normal Work for You,” joins us this month to offer strategies to set you on a path to redefining success on your own terms in a new year in which old rules no longer apply.
Register: http://s.si.edu/Succeedin2021
Looking to add some extracurricular enjoyment to your child’s non-classroom days? Zoom into Smithsonian Virtual Winter Adventures! Live, expert-led interactive learning experiences make the Smithsonian the ideal destination for kindergarteners through 11th graders.
Virtual museum visits, hands-on projects, games, collaborative challenges, and conversations with experts are all part of the weekday adventure. Sessions are offered February 22 through March 24, and registration begins tomorrow!
Learn more: https://s.si.edu/WinterAdventures
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Happy New Year! It's 2021, and our January program guide is here—with 168 individual programs, multi-part courses, studio arts classes, and virtual study tours available for streaming from the comfort of your home!
See what’s new: http://s.si.edu/Jan2021
This holiday season we send you our heartfelt thanks for your support and wish you joyful holidays and a happy new year.
If you love watching old holiday movies, check out this post by Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery connecting films to artworks in their collection.
What is cozier than watching old holiday movies on a chilly winter’s night? Pairing them up with favorite artworks from SAAM's collection, that’s what.
Tomorrow at 4 p.m. ET join us for a free public program as OnRae Watkins, senior manager of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden's teen programs, moderates a conversation with prominent youth leaders who co-founded organizations and movements that explicitly connect racism and inequality with their advocacy for policy change.
Climate-justice activists Zanagee Artis and Vic Barrett join Nialah Edari and Chelsea Miller, co-founders of Freedom March NYC, to discuss their motivations, community-organizing efforts and plans to build a more inclusive and socially conscious future.
In a free public program, OnRaé Watkins, senior manager of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden’s teen programs, moderates a conversation with prominent youth leaders who co-founded organizations and movements that explicitly connect racism and inequality with their advocacy for po...
Caravaggio was a genius, a scoundrel, an outlaw, and a murderer. But above all, he was the greatest artist of his age, and remains one of the most influential and absorbing of all Italian painters. Tomorrow at noon ET art historian Elaine Ruffolo highlights his legacy.
Register: https://s.si.edu/Caravaggio
Smithsonian Associates gift certificates are the easiest way to wrap up the Smithsonian for the people you care about. The certificate can be used toward any of the wide-ranging programs and studio arts classes offered year-round, as well as be applied to the purchase of a Smithsonian Associates membership (a great gift idea in itself): https://s.si.edu/AssociatesGiftCertificate
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The fledgling aviators who followed in the steps of the Wright brothers were daring, dashing, and about to launch themselves into a whole new world of entertainment—the air show.
The risks were high, the air was filled with romance, thrills, and a lot of money to be made. Join us this Thursday as aviation writer and filmmaker Paul Glenshaw leads a rollicking trip around the country at the dawn of the last century and the age of flight.
Register: https://s.si.edu/TakesFlight
Looking to add some extracurricular enjoyment to your child’s non-classroom days?
Smithsonian Virtual Winter Adventures offer live, expert-led interactive learning experiences on Zoom that make the Smithsonian the perfect destination for kindergarteners through 11th graders in sessions offered February 22 through March 27.
Learn more: https://s.si.edu/WinterAdventures
When, where, and how to view the geminid meteor shower? 🔭 With George Mason University Observatory at 6:45 p.m. ET tonight! Join us for a Smithsonian Associates Streaming program that will be illuminated by meteors and meteorites.
Register: https://s.si.edu/GeminidsLive
Weekly Roundup: Dec. 13 - Dec. 19! Join us for our last week of events until January.
- Sunday, Dec. 13: Holidays at the White House | First Ladies' Crafting Traditions
- Monday, Dec. 14: How the Mona Lisa Conquered America | The Tuscan Wine Revolution | Meteors and Meteorites: Geminids Live
- Tuesday, Dec. 15: Winter Wisdom: A Creative Writing Workshop | Four Films That Changed America | Physicist Sean Carroll on Understanding Quantum Worlds
- Wednesday, Dec. 16: The Nativity in Art | Photo 101 | The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild
- Thursday, Dec. 17: Artists in Depth at the Barnes Foundation: Renoir | Operation Husky | The Aeroplane Takes Flight
- Friday, Dec. 18: Caravaggio: Rebel with a Paintbrush
Register: https://s.si.edu/Dec13
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Happy Hanukkah! Learn more about this piece in our National Museum of American History's collection.
Join us for a free public program on Sunday, Dec. 20, as OnRae Watkins, senior manager of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden’s teen programs, moderates a conversation with prominent youth leaders who co-founded organizations and movements that explicitly connect racism and inequality with their advocacy for policy change.
Climate-justice activists Zanagee Artis and Vic Barrett join Nialah Edari and Chelsea Miller, co-founders of Freedom March NYC, to discuss their motivations, community-organizing efforts and plans to build a more inclusive and socially conscious future.
In a free public program, OnRaé Watkins, senior manager of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden’s teen programs, moderates a conversation with prominent youth leaders who co-founded organizations and movements that explicitly connect racism and inequality with their advocacy for po...
What can one day tell us? Tomorrow ten Smithsonian museums are taking a snapshot of this moment in history, offering a moment for reflection, and sharing perspectives. Join the effort to document a day in the life of our nation—a chance to consider, together, where we’ve been and where we’re going. Learn more at 24hours.si.edu. #Smithsonian24Hours
What can one day tell us? This Friday, December 11, 2020, ten Smithsonian museums and cultural centers are taking a snapshot of this extraordinary year, offering a moment for reflection and sharing perspectives. Join us in this effort to document a day in the life of our nation and the world—a cha...
"Whether a book served as an antidote to doomscrolling, a path to enlightenment, or a way to surface lost histories or biographies... the books Smithsonian experts recommend this year are, in a word, relevant." - Smithsonian Magazine
This wide-ranging list offers much-needed context for the issues at the forefront of the national conversation
How can Americans come together to examine some of the most vital issues that connect—and often separate us—as a nation today? Tune in to this free panel focusing on women, wellness, and the arts tomorrow.
The arts can provide spaces of healing, but are also important sites of public representation. A conversation among three noted women of color centers on the connection between social justice, the arts, and our collective well-being. Participants are Joy Harjo, poet laureate of the United States, Ma...
On Sunday, Dec. 13, we're exploring holiday traditions at the White House. Join us and learn how first ladies have left their mark on White House Christmas celebrations.
Before the event, check out The White House Historical Association collection of traditions through the years such as the sweetest one of all: the White House Gingerbread! 🎄
Register for Holidays at the White House: https://s.si.edu/WhiteHouseHolidays
The holiday season at the White House is celebrated with an array of annual traditions, glittering holiday décor, fresh pine, and sugary treats for all to enjoy. One of t...
Just announced! We're hosting "Mr. President: An Evening with Martin Sheen" on Jan. 19. In a conversation with U.S. News and World Report's Ken Walsh, Sheen will discuss his iconic role in The West Wing, as well its impact on television’s depiction of government and how we view our real-life national leaders.
Register: https://s.si.edu/MartinSheen
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Weekly Roundup! Events this week: Dec. 6 - Dec. 12
- Sunday, Dec. 6: Natural Milkweed Floss Ornament | Orchids for the Holidays | Moroccan and Sephardic Cuisine
- Monday, Dec. 7: All the World's a Stage | Duke Ellington: Genius Beyond Category | The Irish and the American Revolution
- Tuesday, Dec. 8: Winter Wisdom: A Creative Writing Workshops | Palestinian Embroidery 101 | The Bhagavad Gita | Alex Guarnaschelli | Machu Picchu
- Wednesday, Dec. 9: The Etruscans | Photo 101 | The 2-Day Getaway: Shenandoah Valley | James Joyce's: Ulysses | Women, Wellness, and the Arts
- Friday, Dec. 11: Mozart: The Reign of Love | Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper | The California Gold Rush and Development of the West
- Saturday, Dec. 12: The Most Serene Republic: The Splendors of Venice
Register: https://s.si.edu/WeeklyDec6
How can Americans come together to examine some of the most vital issues that connect—and often separate us—as a nation today? The Smithsonian’s new initiative Race, Community and Our Shared Future, supported by Bank of America, will explore how we currently understand, experience, and confront race; its impact on communities; and how that impact is shaping the nation’s future.
Two free online panels serve as a prelude to the initiative’s official launch in 2021. The first on Wednesday, Dec. 9 focuses on women, wellness, and the arts, and features Joy Harjo, poet laureate of the United States, Dr. Marta Moreno Vega, founder of Creative Justice Initiative, co-founder of Corredor Afro, and founder and former president and CEO of the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, and Lisa Sasaki, director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.
The arts can provide spaces of healing, but are also important sites of public representation. A conversation among three noted women of color centers on the connection between social justice, the arts, and our collective well-being. Participants are Joy Harjo, poet laureate of the United States, Ma...
Join us on Dec. 16 as ecologist Enric Sala, National Geographic’s explorer-in-residence and director of its Pristine Seas project, presents "The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild."
Sala asserts that once we appreciate how nature works, we will understand how conservation is economically wise and why it is essential to our survival.
Register: https://s.si.edu/TheNatureOfNature
This year of unprecedented challenge and change allowed us to create something we never could have imagined at the start of 2020: Smithsonian Associates Streaming. People across the country are connecting with us and telling us how much they appreciate the high quality and the convenience of experiencing our educational programs right from their homes.
And you’re likely not aware that unlike the Smithsonian museums, Smithsonian Associates receives no federal funding. That’s why on #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to consider a tax-deductible year-end gift so that we can continue to bring you outstanding programs no matter where you are in life—or where you live.
Thanks to you, together we have much to look forward to. s.si.edu/SupportSA
Don't miss our Wednesday program with music historian Kenneth Womack. He'll lead an interactive, multimedia talk that traces the story behind Double Fantasy, John Lennon’s remarkable 1980 comeback album.
Read an excerpt from Womack's new book "John Lennon, 1980: The Last Days in the Life" on Smithsonian Magazine.
Register: https://s.si.edu/JohnLennon
The former Beatle had a packed schedule as he finalized a new song and posed for some final photographs that would become iconic
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“The idea is to make the best out of what we have, and share some beauty with the world." -Smithsonian Associates lecturer and instructor Paul Glenshaw recently launched the The Seven Tones Project pairing quarantined musicians and filmmakers to make short homemade films based on Duke Ellington pieces. Why Duke Ellington? He led a band nonstop for over 50 years—usually in difficult, uncertain times—all the while creating beauty. Ellington wrote: “Any time you have a problem you have an opportunity. If you had just seven good tones, those were the tones that had to be used…” The film in this post is “Solitude” shot by Glenshaw in Washington D.C., performed by Alex Hamburger and José Luiz Martins. The footage was captured on his phone just prior to the stay-at-home order. Interested filmmakers and musicians (both student and professional) who would like to participate are encouraged to contact Glenshaw and his filmmaking partner Darroch Greer at [email protected]. Each film will be posted with links back to the artists’ websites or social media pages. View the full project: https://bit.ly/SevenTonesProject
Here's a look at how our students worked in yesterday's Celebrating Bob Ross's Joy of Painting program. "Thin paint sticks to thick paint"—students employed Ross’s signature wet-on-wet technique in which special firm oil paints glide across a wet-based canvas with a large brush or palette knife making clouds, mountains, and trees appear in seconds, and there’s no wait for paint layers to dry.
Katie Couric discusses Stand Up to Cancer with April Ryan at the Smithsonian Associates John P. McGovern Award presentation on Nov. 12, 2019. View the full interview: https://s.si.edu/2019McGovernAward
Katie Couric talks about facing sexism in network TV with April Ryan at the Smithsonian Associates John P. McGovern Award presentation on Nov. 12, 2019. View the full interview: https://s.si.edu/2019McGovernAward
Katie Couric talks with April Ryan about using different mediums for storytellling at the Smithsonian Associates John P. McGovern Award presentation on Nov. 12, 2019. View the full interview: https://s.si.edu/2019McGovernAward
Katie Couric discusses being a woman in broadcasting with April Ryan at the 2019 Smithsonian Associates John P. McGovern Award presentation. View the full interview: https://s.si.edu/2019McGovernAward
Katie Couric talks with April Ryan about having a front row seat to history at the Smithsonian Associates John P. McGovern Award presentation on Nov. 12, 2019. View the full interview: https://s.si.edu/2019McGovernAward
A big thank you to Ben Folds for last night's talk and performance! Here he is closing out the night. #adreamaboutlightningbugs
Want to go beyond simple store-bought cards this year? Watch on! We wrapped up two sold-out holiday card workshops last Saturday. Check out the video below to view expert crafter and instructor Karen Cadogan’s process. Smithsonian Studio Arts has a number of other holiday workshops coming up: Dec. 8: Orchids for the Holidays Dec. 16 and 17: Wreath Making with Smithsonian Gardens Dec. 18: Centerpieces with Smithsonian Gardens Learn more: https://s.si.edu/HolidayWorkshops
Don't miss your chance to see The Second City at the Smithsonian Friday, Sept. 28! Fresh, fast, and always spectacularly funny, they're celebrating nearly 60 years of producing cutting-edge satirical revues. TICKETS: https://s.si.edu/2DoYJjd
Take a two-minute break this afternoon and listen to the brilliant Priya Natarajan touch on her intriguing work mapping dark matter (no astrophysics background needed!). Is two minutes not enough of a science sound byte for you? Check out our new initiative, Inside Science: http://s.si.edu/2wSjv6z “If we can map dark matter exquisitely, as in every lump and bump, then we can discriminate between the different kinds of dark matter. It’s like saying that if you can map sand dunes incredibly well...then from looking at the shapes...you are trying to figure out what a grain of sand is made of...”
One of our favorite moments from our April 12 event with Alec Baldwin was when he described working with Sean Connery on the film “The Hunt for Red October.”
Were you lucky enough to be in the audience at our event with Alec Baldwin this month? In this clip from the event, Baldwin describes working in theater vs. TV and film.
We hosted a conversation with Alec Baldwin at The George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium on April 12, and we're sharing some clips from the event! Hear what Baldwin had to say about working with Tina Fey.
How to keep a New Year's resolution to lose weight? Get a scientist’s perspective! Biochemist Sylvia Tara will explain how to gain the upper hand in controlling your weight at a Smithsonian Associates' event this Thursday, Jan. 5 at 6:45 p.m. at the S. Dillon Ripley Center. Listen to her interview on the The Not Old - Better Show podcast, and watch this video for a preview of what to expect at the event. Tickets: http://ow.ly/Gghq307AcDh
On Sunday, the presidential nominees will go head to head again in their second debate. Join us as we decipher this year's election season once it's all said and done. A panel of experts, including U.S. News and World Report's senior White House correspondent Kenneth Walsh will discuss what lessons were learned, what mistakes were made, what sealed the deal for the winner, and- believe it or not- how to get ready for 2020. A limited number of tickets are still available- reserve yours now! http://ow.ly/uE6z304XY8z
Meet Smithsonian Associates Program Coordinator, Rebecca Roberts! Rebecca was interviewed for The Not Old - Better Show podcast (look for a two-part interview soon!) And check out this preview video about our huge lineup of fall programs.
On February 5, 2016, Eric Deggans, TV critic for NPR, moderated a behind the scenes looks with the show’s executive producers and members of the cast and crew. Scott M. Gimple, executive producer, showrunner, and writer; Gregory Nicotero, executive producer, director, and special effects makeup supervisor; John Sanders, prop master; and Andrew Lincoln, who stars as Rick Grimes, shared insights on how they develop and bring The Walking Dead to life—from conjuring up edge-of-your-seat plotlines and complex characters to frighteningly convincing zombies. Click here to browse upcoming programs: http://ow.ly/ZQCUz
Blunt or beautiful? Washington has a complicated relationship with modernism, one that surfaces in current conversations about the historic preservation of mid-20th century buildings. Martin Moeller, a curator at the National Building Museum, provides a context for the movement and its influence on the city’s vibrant architectural mix. Visit http://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/index.aspx to browse programs.
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