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Utah Humanities
Fantastic exhibition installation crew! Utah Humanities program assistants Megan Weiss and Nate Housley with Insight Exhibits designer Taylor Weed and one of Insight's ace team of installers! H2O Today will be open to the public on Thursday January 21! #thinkwaterutah
Utah Humanities
Water is wonderful. But water is limited. And fragile. “H2O Today” explores the beauty and essential nature of water, our planet’s lifeblood.
Join us for the Smithsonian "H2O Today" exhibition as we kick off its year-long tour through Utah! Its first location is in West Valley City at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, where you can see it from January 21 to April 19, 2021. Don't miss this traveling Smithsonian exhibition, along with West Valley’s companion exhibitions, "Utah’s Waterways" and “Utah Rivers at a Crossroads.”
These exhibitions and associated activities are free and open to the public! See West Valley’s schedule of in-person and virtual activities here:https://utahhumanities.org/images/centerheritage/docs/H2O-WVA-PublicProgramSchedule.pdf
“H2O Today” is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and Utah Humanities, and is touring in partnership with West Valley Arts. The tour is part of Think Water Utah, a statewide collaboration and conversation on the critical topic of water presented by Utah Humanities and its partners. Learn more about the Think Water Utah project at https://utahhumanities.org/index.php/think-water-utah.html
#H2OToday #ThinkWaterUtah #MyWaterStory #IdeasInAction #SmithsonianInstitution
#MLK2021
Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in Memphis, TN, on April 4, 1968 transformed him into an icon of the struggle for equality. Four days later, Congressman John Conyers introduced a bill to establish a federal holiday in his honor. #MLKDay #AmericanDemocracy #CivilRights
Image: The Library of Congress
Civil Rights leader and icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on this day in 1929. Image Courtesy: The Library of Congress
Missouri Humanities Council
"Water/Ways" is moving this week from Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation to State Technical College of Missouri and will be open to the public on January 21st in Linn, Missouri!
"Water/Ways” is part of Museum on Main Street, a unique collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), state humanities councils across the nation, and local host institution.
“Crossroads: Change in Rural America” offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. See the exhibition tour here: sites.si.edu/s/tour-schedule #RuralCrossroads
Mississippi Humanities Council
Crossroads is on the move! The Smithsonian traveling exhibition arrived in style today at East Mississippi Community College thanks to the East Mississippi Community College Athletics football trailer and the wonderful team at the EMCC truck driving program. The exhibition will open in early February and we can't wait to see it in Scooba! Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service Museum on Main Street
#DYK that clouds are made up of clusters of water droplets that are constantly changing? A single cloud may only exist for an hour before its droplets evaporate into water vapor and start the condensation process once again. #WaterWays
Timeline Photos
#DidYouKnow that rivers not only carry water to the sea, but also sediment and organic materials? When a river drops enough sediment at its mouth, vegetation begins to grow, forming new land! #WaterWays
Timeline Photos
Food brings us together and our traditions around food help to shape culture and identity. In this segment of #StoriesFromMainStreet the proper way to make Arkansas Southern cornbread is revealed—and this recipe does NOT include sugar! bit.ly/2E4xS8V
Do you have any cherished holiday recipes and traditions around food? Share them with us below!
Recorded in Alpena, Michigan "What recipes are passed from generation to generation in your family?" Because of my Southern heritage--the way they fried chicken and the way they made cornbread. And,
“It’s extra effort that separates a winner from second place. Desire, determination, discipline, and self-sacrifice. Put these all together, and even if you don’t win, how can you lose?”
–Jessie Owens. #MotivationMonday
Over the past century, we’ve learned that our access to clean, usable water is far from guaranteed. In #StoriesFromMainSt’s final episode of season 1, we explore what people and communities are doing to save and protect our waterways. Listen here: http://bit.ly/31YwGkP #MyWaterStory
We’re proud to offer a wide range of distance learning resources & activities! Check out our exhibition-specific Smithsonian Learning Lab resources, which are a destination for millions of carefully curated & easily accessible open educational resources! sites.si.edu/s/
Utah Humanities
The "Water|Ways" exhibition moves to its third location on its tour around Utah, at the Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter in Park City! Don't miss this traveling Smithsonian exhibition from December 19, 2020 to March 27, 2021, along with the Swaner’s companion exhibit, "Why Wetlands?"
These exhibitions and associated activities are free and open to the public! See Swaner’s schedule of in-person and virtual activities here:https://utahhumanities.org/images/centerheritage/docs/WWSwanerPublicProgramSchedule.pdf
Water|Ways is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and Utah Humanities, and is touring in partnership with the Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter. The tour is part of Think Water Utah, a statewide collaboration and conversation on the critical topic of water presented by Utah Humanities and its partners. Learn more about the Think Water Utah project at https://utahhumanities.org/index.php/think-water-utah.html
#WaterWays #ThinkWaterUtah #MyWaterStory #IdeasInAction #MuseumOnMainStreet #SmithsonianInstitution
Steam is more than just a byproduct of heating water! It plays a critical role in power generation. Modern steam turbines produce more than 80% of the world’s electricity. And, naturally occurring steam from beneath the earth’s surface powers geothermal energy plants. #Waterways
Many Americans assume that rural communities are endangered and hanging on by a thread—suffering from outmigration, ailing schools & overused land. But that perception is far from true in many areas. Here, a farmer uses technology in a tractor on a farm. #RuralCrossroads.
Our love of sports begins in our hometowns! Does anyone have any fond memories of playing sports or playing on a hometown team? #HometownTeams #Sports
Our "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America" traveling exhibition explores the great leap of faith that sparked questions that continue to impact Americans: who has the right to vote, what are the freedoms and responsibilities of citizens, and whose voices will be heard?
Check out the tour schedule here: https://s.si.edu/33BqaAW. #VoicesVotes
Missouri Humanities Council
When you think of water, what story, thought, and/or memory comes to mind?
We are pleased to be hosting "Water/Ways," a Smithsonian exhibition that dives into water as an essential component of life on our planet — environmentally, culturally, and historically.
In cooperation with the Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation, the exhibit is currently on display until January 13 in Heritage Hall located at 102 North Main Street in Cape Girardeau. To accompany the exhibit, the Kellerman Foundation is displaying a new rotating exhibit ever two weeks that highlights Cape’s connection to water.
“Water/Ways” is part of Museum on Main Street, a unique collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), state humanities councils across the nation, and local host institution.
A safe and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from the staff here at Museum on Main Street!
How are your communities protecting and saving local waterways? Listen to what communities around the nation are doing in episode 6 of "Stories from Main Street:" bit.ly/31YwGkP #MyWaterStory
Over the past century, we’ve learned that our access to clean, usable water is far from guaranteed. The cars, factories, and agriculture of our industrial age have not been kind to our waterways. In 2009, an Environmental Protection Agency assessment revealed that 55% of our rivers and streams were suffering from pollution and considered to be in poor condition. That’s not even including our lakes, bays, gulfs, and oceans, into which we’ve dumped chemicals, waste, and plastic.
"The Breakfast of Champions!" Wheaties cereal started using the famous slogan in 1933. The first athlete featured on a Wheaties box was baseball star Lou Gehrig in 1934. Since then, Wheaties has showcased athletes from nearly every sport. Our "Hometown Teams: Sports Shape America" explores sport’s influence on American culture.
Our “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” exhibition is a springboard for discussions about questions that continue to impact Americans--what are the freedoms and responsibilities of citizens, whose voice will be heard and how they are reflected in local stories?
Congaree National Park
The Smithsonian Water/Ways Exhibit is now open! The exhibit will be open daily from 9am to 4pm through January 13. Admission is free. Please note that if you plan on visiting on a Saturday or the day after Thanksgiving (Nov. 27), which are usually very busy days for the park, you will need to reserve free timed-entry tickets in order to see the exhibit. Hope to see you here! Learn more about the exhibit by visiting: https://www.nps.gov/cong/waterways.htm
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Over the past century, we’ve learned that our access to clean, usable water is far from guaranteed. The cars, factories, and agriculture of our industrial age have not been kind to our waterways. In 2009, an Environmental Protection Agency assessment revealed that 55% of our rivers and streams were suffering from pollution and considered to be in poor condition. That’s not even including our lakes, bays, gulfs, and oceans, into which we’ve dumped chemicals, waste, and plastic.
In #StoriesFromMainSt’s the final episode of season 1, we explore what people and communities are doing to save and protect our waterways. Listen to “Worth Saving” here: bit.ly/31YwGkP #MyWaterStory
In the 19th century, most Americans lived in rural areas. They built their lives around the work of harvesting what the land could produce— food, fuel and minerals crucial to a growing nation. Here, an American Indian woman harvests hops in Washington State, c. 1900.
Our "Crossroads: Change in Rural America" traveling exhibition offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century.
Take a moment to observe #VeteransDay by reading these poignant reflections of men and women who participated in the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters.
To observe #VeteransDay, we will be sharing reflections of men and women who participated in the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters. The portraits and stories you’ll read are part of our “100 Faces of War” traveling exhibition.
If you’ve learned how to swim, you’ve learned how to turn off an instinctual panic signal, and in return your body will let you exist underwater for one to two minutes at a time. We’re the only member of the great ape family who can do this!
In Ep. 5, “Over and Under,” of our #StoriesFromMainSt podcast listen to stories about going under and over—how we escape dry land and take to the water. Dive in here: bit.ly/31YwGkP. #MyWaterStory
Our world is made of water and, so are we. Our #WaterWays exhibition takes a deep look at this essential component of life on our planet, which powers the environment’s engine & helps shape and sculpt the landscape. It also explores water as an important element in American culture.
Utah Humanities
The "Water|Ways" exhibition moves to its second location in Utah, at the Kanab Heritage Museum, where you can see it from October 17 to December 13, 2020. Don't miss this traveling Smithsonian Museum on Main Street exhibition, along with the Museum's companion exhibition, "Water Right." These exhibitions and associated activities are free and open to the public!
See the schedule here:https://utahhumanities.org/images/centerheritage/docs/WWKanabPublicProgramSchedule.pdf
Water|Ways is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and Utah Humanities, and is touring in partnership with the Kanab Heritage Museum. The tour is part of Think Water Utah, a statewide collaboration and conversation on the critical topic of water presented by Utah Humanities and its partners. Learn more about the Think Water Utah project at www.utahhumanities.org
#WaterWays #ThinkWaterUtah #MyWaterStory #IdeasInAction #MuseumOnMainStreet #SmithsonianInstitution
Craving more educational resources about our democracy? Check out this Smithsonian Magazine article exploring “Inaugural Firsts,” like the first inaugural parade and who had the longest address. Take a look at presidential inaugurations through time here, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/inaugural-firsts-132224366/
When was the first inaugural parade? Who had the longest inaugural address? A look at presidential inaugurations through time
Looking for a little presidential history on this Election Day? Check out the National Portrait Gallery’s “American Presidents.” This online exhibition is the nation's only complete collection of presidential portraits outside the White House. https://bit.ly/2TPHBIv
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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
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
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.
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!
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
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" 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
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
#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!
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
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!
#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!
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!
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!
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
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.
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