Smithsonian's Stories From Main Street Podcast Trailer
Everybody has a story to tell. Hear some of those stories in the new podcast "Smithsonian’s Stories from Main Street." Episode one will be released on Friday, September 4! More info here: https://museumonmainstreet.org/podcast
Gathered by the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street program, the stories featured in these curated episodes feature the authentic voice of small-town America. The first season takes inspiration from the many people who have shared stories during national tours of the Museum on Main Street exhibition "Water/Ways". The episodes dive into an essential biological and natural resource of life—water. Listen to stories that reflect water’s impact on work and play, in agriculture and landscape, and in personal experience and memory. #StoriesFromMainStreet #MyWaterStory
Our world is made of water and, so are we. Our "Water/Ways," exhibition takes a deep look at this essential component of life on our planet, which powers the environment’s engine, impacts climate and helps shape and sculpt the landscape. It also explores water as an important element in American culture.
Water is life. It forms our world and our lives. It allows us to travel; it blocks our paths. It is crucial in determining where we live and work and what we eat and drink. #WaterWays
#DidYouKnow? #WaterWays #EarthDay #EarthDay2020 #EarthOptimism
Share Your Water Story!
How would you tell your own water story? What does water mean to you? What role does water play in your work, your town, your neighborhood, and your worldview? We want to hear from you! Tell your story on our Stories From Main Street website: https://museumonmainstreet.org/stories #WaterWays
Open Access
The Smithsonian's treasures belong to you! Now you can download, remix, reuse and share them with #SmithsonianOpenAccess, for free, for any purpose. Explore at http://si.edu/OpenAccess.
National Pie Day
Care for a slice anyone? Today is #NationalPieDay! Do you have any special family pie recipes or fond memories around pie? We'd love to hear your story in the comments!
Stories YES
Our #StoriesYES initiative had a major impact in 2019! Stories YES gives young people across the country a chance to engage their communities to discover & digitally document their unique history! Wanna learn more? Check out student's stories here: https://bit.ly/365da4W
#Smithsonian #Storytelling #Humanities
Museum Selfie Day
Today is #MuseumSelfieDay! Is one of our exhibitions in your neck of the woods? Snap your best pose and share it with us!
"Water/Ways" is flowing to museums across the nation! Will the exhibition be stopping by your neck to the woods? Check out the national tour schedule here: https://www.sites.si.edu/s/tour-schedule
#Waterways #WaterIsLife #ThinkWater
Water, water everywhere, time to make a splash! "Water/Ways" opens on December 7 at the Crisfield Visitor Center in Crisfield, Md. Thanks to our friends at Maryland Humanities for your hard work to bring “Water/Ways” to the state!
Water/ways flowing
"Water/Ways" is flowing across the country! Don't miss upcoming openings at:
1. WheatonArts in Millville, New Jersey on 10/15/2019
2. Center for the Arts in Cambridge, Maryland on 10/19/2019
3. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park in Tubac, Arizona on 10/19/2019
4. Locust Grove Arts Alliance in Locust Grove, Oklahoma on 10/21/2019
#MoMSat25- Shannon Sullivan
Our very own Museum on Main Street staffer, Shannon Sullivan shares her favorite #MoMSat25 memory! Has Museum on Main Street visited your community? Tell us about it! Don't forget to tag us and to use #MoMSat25
Barn Again!
#DidYouKnow volunteers in Kewaunee, Wisconsin (population 2,869) donated more than 2,500 hours working on the “Barn Again!” exhibition while partnering with more than 20 local organizations to create companion programs? Tune in for more #MoMSat25 facts!
Robbie Davis #MOMSat25
Our very own Robbie Davis (project director), shares one of his special MoMS moments in his #MOMSat25 video!
Do you have a Museum on Main Street memory that you'd like to share? Tell us about it by uploading your video on Twitter or Instagram! Make sure to tag us (Twitter: @MuseumOnMainSt and Instagram: @sitesexhibitions) and your state humanities council!
Not on Twitter or Instagram? We still want to hear from you! Just record your story and come on over to our website to submit it: https://museumonmainstreet.org/stories/share/register
#MOMSat25
We're celebrating 25 years of bringing the @Smithsonian to small towns across America! Have we visited your community? Join our #MOMSat25 celebration (from Aug. 5 - Sept. 27) by sharing your favorite MoMS memory in a video on Twitter or Instagram! Make sure to tag us and your state humanities council!
Not on Twitter or Instagram? We still want to hear from you! Just record your story and come on over to our website to submit it: https://museumonmainstreet.org/stories/share/register
From the MoMS Team: Thank you so much for your support!
We’re celebrating #Apollo50 with #GlobalRocketLaunch organized by Smithsonian Affiliations museum the U.S. Space & Rocket Center! Fifty years ago today at 9:32am, the Apollo 11 mission began its voyage to the moon when Saturn V launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center!
Water/Ways is Flowing to Museums Across the Nation!
#WaterWays is flowing to museums across the country! Learn about how water shapes our lives on the planet—from climate and the landscape to food and health! Don’t miss it at the Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse, New York through August 10!
Happy July 4! Members of the Continental Congress voted for independence on July 2, 1776, then spent two days editing Thomas Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration of Independence. They officially declared independence on July 4! In August, they signed a carefully lettered parchment copy that today is housed in the US National Archives!
Some of our team including Carol Harsh, Selwyn Ramp, and Robbie Davis were at the Smithsonian Resource Fair, at the Smithsonian Affiliations National Conference yesterday!
Here they show off MOMS’s incredible interactive platform for a DIY kiosk with local content created in partnership with the Smithsonian! You too can create a kiosk! #SmithsonianInSession
How do we de-install our exhibition structures? Our team members Terri Cobb and Tiffany Cheng just gave a mini-tutorial! #WaterWays
Where do our water sources come from? Our team member Robbie Davis explains! #WaterWays
#WaterWays exhibition field trip at the Historical Society of Baltimore County!
#WaterWays is Coming!
Grab your swimsuits and water goggles and prepare to make a splash! #WaterWays is coming to The Historical Society of Baltimore County on May 25! Explore the countless ways that we depend on water in our lives!
WaterWays
Only one week left to see #WaterWays at the Amerind Museum before it leaves on April 21st! Take a deep look at H20-- the essential component of life on our planet, which powers the environment’s engine, impacts climate and helps shape and sculpt the landscape!
World Water Day
Happy #WorldWaterDay! Water is life. Here are 5 ways to #ThinkWater. Don’t miss our #WaterWays and #H20Today exhibitions exploring the impact of water in our lives. More details at http://www.sites.si.edu
The Power of Water
In the home stretch for production of the "Water/Ways" exhibition, Carol Harsh tests a brand new touch-screen kiosk that will travel with the show. This kiosk--one of two--explores the power of water through videos, historical photos, and stories. #thinkWater #water #Smithsonian #WaterWays #H2OToday
Going with the flow ... time for the Museum on Main Street team to head home. We send hearty thanks to all of the wonderful people we met along the Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Mississippi. We appreciate your help to develop our new Water/Ways exhibition. #Smithsonian #WaterWays #Mississippi #Louisiana
It's a windy day in Grand Isle, Louisiana, but we're getting great footage of coastal plant restoration projects with our new friends from the Barataria Terrebonne National Estuary Program.