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Black Public Media and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), in collaboration with the National Museum of African A...
12/06/2022

Black Public Media and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), in collaboration with the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, present "Restorative Futures: A Community Screening and Discussion," December 8, 2022 (4 PM Pacific Time / 7 PM Eastern Time).

Smithsonian Affiliation | Mayborn Museum | Baylor University
11/18/2022
Smithsonian Affiliation | Mayborn Museum | Baylor University

Smithsonian Affiliation | Mayborn Museum | Baylor University

The Mayborn Museum is pleased to announce its new status as a Smithsonian Affiliate. The museum joins a network of more than 200 Smithsonian Affiliates in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Panama. The Mayborn will now be the Central Texas connection to the Smithsonian and its many resources. This recogniti...

"Men of Change: Taking it to the Streets" is open now at our Affiliate the National Civil Rights Museum!
11/16/2022

"Men of Change: Taking it to the Streets" is open now at our Affiliate the National Civil Rights Museum!

After becoming a physician in his native Brooklyn, Dr. Rob Gore saw that a healing was needed—one that went beyond the practicalities of medicine and tapped into the power of community. So, he founded the Kings Against Violence Initiative (KAVI). The nonprofit offers alternatives to the number of at-risk youths who Gore found himself treating in the ER after they’d become victims of the violence that pervaded their neighborhoods.

Through KAVI, Dr. Gore offers group mentoring, teacher training, therapeutic response to victims, leadership camps, conflict de-escalation training, and more. Learn more about Dr. Gore’s life-changing and life-giving work in "Men of Change: Taking it to the Streets" on view now at our Affiliate the National Civil Rights Museum!

11/11/2022

These soldiers formed the 369th Infantry Regiment during World War I. Known as the “Harlem Hellfighters, some were awarded the Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action in France in 1919.

Explore “the war to end all wars” and its lasting impact and far-reaching influence on American life in our free poster exhibition “World War I: Lessons & Legacies” s.si.edu/3AaVAOH

Sparked by the assassination of one man, World War I eventually included the forces of the world’s major industrial powers (over 18 countries) and ended with millions dead.

Beyond the countries involved and people affected, World War I gave rise to significant and enduring changes in America. Wartime technologies and medical advances resulted in new industries and novel ways to fight disease and treat disability. The roles that women and minorities filled in the war led to the right to vote for women and a raised consciousness of civil rights issues throughout society.

From the Great Migration to the 1918 flu pandemic and from the unionization movement to women’s suffrage, World War I led to pivotal changes in America’s culture, technology, economy, and role in the world. It redefined how we saw ourselves as Americans and its legacy continues today.

Native American History IS Oklahoma History!
11/01/2022

Native American History IS Oklahoma History!

November is Native American Heritage Month! And of course, Oklahoma is home to 39 diverse tribal nations—many of which were forcibly removed to this area. You can access current information directly from each tribe via our clickable list at www.okhistory.org/indigenous.

Photo of Suzanne and Samuel Gover with their children (Pawnee Nation), undated (2619, OHS Photograph Collection)

11/01/2022

Archaeologists have documented 51 Shell Rings in the coastal areas of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi - the majority of which are found in South Carolina.

These ancient manmade structures date to the Late Archaic period (3,000-1,000 B.C.) and were created by the Lowcountry's first permanent residents around the same time as the Great Pyramids in Egypt!

After years of erosion and modern development, very few of these structures survive. Locally, the Sea Pines Shell Ring (2,000 B.C.) can be viewed in the Sea Pines Forest Preserve and Green's Shell Enclosure (c. 1300 AD) can be found on Squire Pope Road.

The Coastal Discovery Museum's replica Shell Ring was built from local natural materials by the Archaeological Society of South Carolina Hilton Head Chapter for educational purposes.

Join the Coastal Discovery Museum, one of only 200 Smithsonian Affiliations across the country, in commemorating and throughout November. (843) 689-6767 ext. 223 or CoastalDiscovery.org.
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Happy Anniversary, The Durham Museum! We are proud to have had you as a partner for the last 20 years and look forward t...
10/25/2022

Happy Anniversary, The Durham Museum! We are proud to have had you as a partner for the last 20 years and look forward to many more years of collaborating together!

On this day 20 years ago, the museum welcomed special guests from the Smithsonian to announce that the Durham Western Heritage Museum (now renamed The Durham Museum) had been named Nebraska's first Smithsonian Affiliate. In a press conference, Marc Pachter, Acting Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and Director of the National Portrait Gallery stated, "The Smithsonian Affiliations Program exists for the benefit of the American public throughout the nation. Adding the Durham Western Heritage Museum gives us our first opportunity in Nebraska to share extraordinary collections with America's heartland, and to increase the presence of the state in our ongoing effort to represent the history and experience of all Americans. Today, the Durham Western Heritage Museum becomes a part of the Smithsonian Institution family."

For the past 20 years, The Durham's journey has been made richer by our partnerships with organizations like the Smithsonian and many others around the globe who have helped us bring historic opportunities to Omaha.

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10/19/2022
“The Negro Motorist Green Book” traveling exhibition opens tomorrow at our Affiliate the Irving Archives and Museum!
10/14/2022

“The Negro Motorist Green Book” traveling exhibition opens tomorrow at our Affiliate the Irving Archives and Museum!

In 1936, Victor Hugo Green, a Harlem postman, began publishing a guide for African American travelers modeled after a similar publication for Jewish travelers. The Green Book, as it was known, was an instant success providing black travelers of the era with information on hotels, restaurants, service stations, and other facilities where they would be welcomed. In the era of Jim Crow and “sundown towns,” this knowledge was not just helpful--it could be lifesaving.

The Green Book ceased publication in 1967, and the guidebook that for years had offered “travel without embarrassment” was lost to history. Few today remember its critical role in expanding horizons for African Americans.

Explore the history and legacy of this life-saving guide starting tomorrow, Oct.15 when our “Negro Motorist Green Book” traveling exhibition opens at the Irving Archives and Museum.

10/11/2022
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10/10/2022

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10/05/2022

Special FREE Virtual Lecture Tonight! Historic Annapolis, in partnership with the Smithsonian Affiliations is pleased to present a special presentation celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month. Join us for a talk and discussion about the history and contributions of the diverse U.S. Latino community with Ranald Woodaman, Exhibitions Director of the National Museum of the American Latino.

Registration is required for this free lecture at https://bit.ly/3BFIhFM. Registration closes at 7 pm. This lecture will be recorded!

10/02/2022

"We Said No! No!" is a story of civil disobedience set against the backdrop of World War II and the controversial incarceration of thousands of “disloyal” Japanese Americans in the most notorious of all the Japanese concentration camps, Tule Lake. It was there that the Japanese Americans who refused to say “yes” to the infamous Loyalty Questionnaire were imprisoned and labeled the “No, No’s.” We Said No! No! follows a group of dissidents deemed disloyal as they fight for their freedom, their dignity, and their families in an America that had forsaken them.

Join us for the world premiere of the new award-winning documentary film, We Said No! No!, by director Brian Maeda. The film combines interviews with Japanese Americans and their family members who were once derisively referred to as “No No Boys.” The film features archival footage and dramatic reenactments of incidents in the Tule Lake Segregation Center. A Q&A with the cast and crew will follow the screening.

Saturday, October 15 at 2pm PDT. RSVP: https://www.janm.org/events/2022-10-15/premiere-screening-and-qa-we-said-no-no

09/30/2022

Join us for International Observe the Moon Day this Saturday, October 1st! Enjoy free admission to the museum and check out our Observing with NASA kiosk in the Discovery Gallery.

The Grand Traverse Astronomical Society will lead a safe solar observation activity in the parking lot from 2-4PM. Then, head to the NMC Observatory at 8PM to observe the moon! Weather dependent. Check out gtastro.org for the latest updates on NMC Observatory nights.

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09/29/2022

See “Men of Change: Taking it to the Streets” now at our Affiliate the National Civil Rights Museum!

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09/24/2022

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Special FREE Virtual Lecture Just Announced!

Historic Annapolis, in partnership with the Smithsonian Affiliations is pleased to present a special presentation celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month. Join us for a talk and discussion about the history and contributions of the diverse U.S. Latino community with Ranald Woodaman, Exhibitions Director of the National Museum of the American Latino.

Registration is required for this free lecture at https://bit.ly/3BFIhFM. This lecture will be recorded!

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09/23/2022

Photos from Morris Museum's post

Our Affiliate Cape Fear Museum is opening "The Bias Inside Us" traveling Exhibition this Saturday, Sept. 24! Learn about...
09/23/2022

Our Affiliate Cape Fear Museum is opening "The Bias Inside Us" traveling Exhibition this Saturday, Sept. 24! Learn about the science behind human bias and how to !

09/17/2022

Did you know that the Museum of Arts & Sciences is a Smithsonian affiliate museum?

Saturday, September 17 is - Enjoy free 🎟️ 🎟️ 🎟️ Museum admission to MOAS and the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art at MOAS when you present a ticket. Visit https://bit.ly/SmithsonianMuseumDay_MOAS for details and to download your ticket. Ticket does not include planetarium admission. Smithsonian Affiliations

Latino history is American history. Explore “¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States” online or in person. It’s...
09/15/2022
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Latino history is American history. Explore “¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States” online or in person. It’s the first exhibition by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino.

The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino enriches our understanding of the Latino experience and the United States.

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09/15/2022

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It's and we’re uniting with cultural organizations from around America to pay tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who’ve enriched our nation and society.

Join us this Saturday, September 17 to learn more about Latino heritage with main presenter Elena Foulis, associate director of The Ohio State University Center for Ethnic Studies, who’ll speak about the process of creating her book, [email protected] Stories Across Ohio, a bilingual oral history documenting Latino life in the Buckeye State.

There will also be a dance performance from the Oyo Dance Company, hands-on crafts, food tastings and you can shop Mercadito Cositas Lindas. Don't miss out!

Included with Ohio History Center museum admission. Ohio History Connection members enjoy free admission.
More info: http://ow.ly/WHr750KHlWs

09/15/2022

This flag depicting the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron Saint of Mexico, was handmade by Mexican immigrant Angeles Lopez Portillo Stiteler. From 2004 until 2006, the flag was used in the December 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrations at Saint Hyacinth Church in Pittsburgh. In 2006, Portillo Stiteler carried the flag as a symbol of ethnic pride in a series of Washington, D.C., rallies protesting anti-immigration laws being debated by Congress.

The flag is currently on view in the museum’s fourth floor Special Collections Gallery alongside other artifacts from our Latino/Spanish collection. Plan your visit to check out these meaningful objects during Hispanic Heritage Month!

It's ! Join us and our Affiliates today as we celebrate with our Smithsonian colleagues and all month as we share storie...
09/15/2022

It's ! Join us and our Affiliates today as we celebrate with our Smithsonian colleagues and all month as we share stories exploring the generations of Hispanic Americans who have influenced and enriched our nation and society!

09/15/2022

09/14/2022

Tickets are selling fast! Join us on Saturday, September 24 for the 🎼🎵 Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra Concert - Black and Tans, with Matinee [3:00 -5:00 PM] + Evening [7:00 - 9:00PM] showtimes available: https://bit.ly/SJMO2022

The Musicians:
🎷 Charlie Young, Alto Sax + Artistic Director
🎶 Scott Silbert, Clarinet + Tenor Sax
🎺 Kenny Rittenhouse, Trumpet
🎹 Tony Nalker, Piano
🎸 Amy Shook, Bass
🥁 Ken Kimery, Drums + Exec. Producer

Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra Matinee Concert - Black and Tans 🎟Sat. 09/28 – Matinee Performance [3:00-5:00PM]

Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra Evening Concert - Black and Tans 🎟Sat. 09/28 - Evening Performance [7:00-9:00PM]

Tickets are $20.00 for members, $35.00 for future members.
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09/11/2022

Did you know The Durham Museum is celebrating our 20th anniversary as a Smithsonian Affiliate? The Durham became the first museum in Nebraska to be designated as an Affiliate museum in 2002. Join us as we continue our year-long celebration of this important partnership with two exciting events you wont want to miss!

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Saturday, September 17, 2022
Free admission with Museum Day ticket! Visit Smithsonianmag.com/museumday to download your free ticket. Participants are allowed to download one ticket per email address. The ticket provides free general admission on Saturday, September 17 for two people.

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September 17 (Museum Day): America in Color: The 1930s
10:30AM and 1:30PM
Join us for a series of screenings from the America in Color film series. Highlighting the same decades of the heyday of Omaha’s Union Station, this series allows viewers to witness early 20th century American history as it was experienced by those who lived through it in vibrant color. (Included with museum admission. Visit our website for additional dates and showtimes.)

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09/10/2022

Don’t miss !!

Saturday, September 17 is - Enjoy free 🎟️ 🎟️ 🎟️ Museum admission to MOAS and the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art at MOAS when you present a Museum Day ticket. Visit Smithsonianmag.com/museumday for details and to download your ticket. Ticket does not include planetarium admission. Smithsonian Affiliations

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09/10/2022

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Happy ! Celebrate with this free  poster exhibition from our friends at the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition...
08/26/2022

Happy ! Celebrate with this free poster exhibition from our friends at the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and the National Portrait Gallery USA!

Join the Smithsonian in celebrating with
"Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence." This free, dynamic poster exhibition, created by SITES and our friends at the National Portrait Gallery USA, explores the complexity of the women's suffrage movement and the relevance of this history to Americans' lives today.

Take a deep dive into women's political activism, explore the racism that challenged universal suffrage, and learn about the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment which prohibits the government from denying U.S. citizens the right to vote on the basis of gender. You’ll also be encouraged to think critically about the suffrage movement's relevance to current conversations on voting and voting rights across America.

Request a digital copy here: https://s.si.edu/3hqFy7E

Photo Courtesy: National Portrait Gallery USA
Photo Caption: Woman Suffragist Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Thank you, Cosmosphere!
08/12/2022

Thank you, Cosmosphere!

08/10/2022

Today is our birthday! The Smithsonian was officially created on Aug. 10, 1846.

In 1829, English scientist James Smithson left his fortune to the United States to found an institution for the “increase and diffusion of knowledge.” Why? It’s a mystery.

Smithson, an Oxford graduate who first identified the mineral now named smithsonite, never visited the U.S. while he was alive.

His bequest sparked widespread debate over what such a national institution might be. Once established, the Smithsonian became part of the process of developing a U.S. national identity. Today we are the world's largest museum, education, and research complex.

This photo of the Smithsonian's 150th birthday party in 1996 comes from Smithsonian Institution Archives.

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08/02/2022

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SITES mourns the loss of beloved Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols. The decision to cast Nichelle Nichols, an African American woman, as a major character on the show was an almost unheard-of move in 1968. But for Black community all over the country, it redefined the notions of what was possible.

In June 2011 Ms. Nichols viewed “NASA|Art: 50 Years of Exploration” at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Two of SITES’s staff, Michelle and Patsy-Ann were able to meet her. Ms. Nichols even helped our staff member Michelle with her Vulcan salute from Star Trek: Live long and prosper!

Ms. Nichols’ presence on “Star Trek” was an inspiration to the entire Black community. As she gained tremendous success on the show, Nichols received many offers for other programs and considered leaving. As it turns out, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a huge fan of “Star Trek,” a show his entire family watched together. When they met, Nichols shared that she was leaving but Dr. King told her no, that she was reflecting what African Americans were fighting for. Also saying, “you cannot, you cannot...for the first time on television, we will be seen as we should be seen every day, as intelligent, quality, beautiful people who can sing, dance, and can go to space, who are professors, lawyers.”

Ms. Nichols shared this story with Michelle when they met in 2011. Ms. Nichols also shared that she was thankful to Dr. King and that staying on “Star Trek” forever changed her life.

Learn more about Ms. Nichols incredible life and legacy here: https://s.si.edu/3Bxs1bL

Congratulations to the Emmerson Collective interns!
08/02/2022

Congratulations to the Emmerson Collective interns!

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08/02/2022

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SITES mourns the loss of legendary basketball great and civil rights activist Bill Russell. Russell was one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He is pictured here with, Anna Cohn, former director of SITES in a March 2004 visit to the National Museum of American History to learn about the exhibition “Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers.” Mr. Russell teased staff that he played basketball with that ball, but now that it was in the Smithsonian he had to squeeze into little white gloves to touch it.

Learn more about Russell’s life and legacy here: https://s.si.edu/3zRYmc7

Happy ! Congrats to Smithsonian Interns Cloe and Quinn! 😍
07/28/2022

Happy ! Congrats to Smithsonian Interns Cloe and Quinn! 😍

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⭐ Intern Spotlight: Meet Cloë + Quinn! ⭐

Cloë A Di Flumeri + Quinn Kieselowsky were selected to participate in the Smithsonian Digital Learning Engagement , a part of a larger summer program called the Emerson Collective Youth Collaborative. The collaborative is composed of several organizations-- the Emerson Collective, the Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic, and The George Washington University. Each organization has its own set of internships with their own objectives. Through the 's internship program, their goal is to use the Institution's platform to create online exhibits for Smithsonian Affiliations, such as the Museum of Arts and Sciences (MOAS)-- with the purpose of making the 's collections more accessible to the public.
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⭐ Cloë is studying political science, international relations, and English at Widener University, in Chester, . She really enjoys that museums can teach you new things while also being spaces for reflecting on what already is known.


⭐ Quinn Kieselowsky is pursuing an Environmental Studies major/Anthropology minor at Bates College in Lewiston, . While at the Museum Quinn has especially taken interest in the descriptions of each artifact and how items are displayed, as “it gives a close context into the lives of the owner/creator and sometimes challenges they faced along the process of creating or acquiring it. With great curators, museums can seem like a sort of a time travel dial creating close connections and interactions with the past.”

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“It don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that swing!” That’s just one of jazz-legend Duke Ellington’s most famous toe-tapping tunes! Learn more about his extraordinary six-decade career as a composer, pianist and jazz orchestra leader in “Men Of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth.” now at our Smithsonian Affiliations collaborator the Reginald F. Lewis Museum!
"One of the lesser-known legacies of the Civil War, however, is Memorial Day," according to this Smithsonian American History Museum blog post.

"The holiday has its roots in local commemorations of the fallen soldiers of that war, many of which involved laying flowers on graves and paying tribute to the fighting men who gave the last full measure for their cause. The first Memorial Day observances were notable for having been organized by those Americans who were unable to fully participate in the conflict that defined their era: women and African Americans."

"One of the most important antecedents of the modern Memorial Day was a Decoration Day organized by freedman's relief organizations and formerly enslaved people in Charleston, South Carolina, on May 1, 1865. One of a series of celebrations in the destroyed city to mark the end of the war, this event was orchestrated by the African American citizens of Charleston to mark and decorate the graves of the 257 Union prisoners who died at the Charleston Race Course, which had been converted to a Confederate prison."

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Check out this photo of the Antennae Galaxies 🌌 manipulated by one of our staff members at the OWN Kiosk in the .

With Observing With NASA (OWN), transform raw telescope or satellite data into an amazing image and observe the structures, colors, or motions of objects in the universe! 🔭 Send the photos to your email to keep forever!


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What better way to celebrate than a trip to MOAS?

There are so many ways to enjoy the Museum - be it a stroll through the lush Nature Preserve 🌴 , a planetarium show 🪐 , STEM educational tools + toys 🔬 in our Children's Museum, or the rotating art + artifacts 🖼 🦴 among our temporary exhibits and permanent collection. We can't wait to see you!

[Today’s Special Exhibits + Programs]:
🕒 [3:00PM] Talk and Walk: The Amazing Illustrations of Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization at the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art at MOAS
🕠[5:30PM] Wednesday Yoga in the Gallery with Holistic Movements Pilates & Barre Studio

➡️ [Current Temporary Exhibitions]:
📜 The Bitten Line: Etchings from the Collection
♟️ Beyond the Plate: Murals and Other Ceramics from the Kendall Art Center Kendall Art Center / Rodríguez Collection
🧸 Child's Play: Historical Toys and Games from the Collection
🏞 A River Runs Through It: Hudson River School and Other Landscapes from the Collection
☂️ The Color of Rain: Florida Women's Arts Association Florida Women's Art Association Smithsonian Affiliations Florida Association of Museums
On May 13, 1968, Ralph Abernathy, the chief organizer declared the National Mall site a “City of Hope” as he hammered the first nail of construction. It was the beginning of what would be called “Resurrection City,” the site of a six-week, live-in protest community inhabited by demostrators from across the country.

“Solidarity Now: 1968 Poor People’s Campaign” opens at the National Civil Rights Museum (an Smithsonian Affiliations tomorrow! Explore the -- the first nationally organized demonstration after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s, death that demanded equal rights, protections, and opportunities for the nation’s poor.
"Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People’s Campaign" opens this Saturday, May 14 at the National Civil Rights Museum (one of our Smithsonian Affiliations collaborators)!

In this exhibition, SITES and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture explore the story of the movement that rallied people from across the country to demand equal rights, protections, and opportunities for the nation’s poor.

The Poor People’s Campaign was the first nationally-organized demonstration after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death. For 43 days between May and June 1968, demonstrators demanded social reforms while living side-by-side on the National Mall in a tent city known as Resurrection City. The caravan bus seen here carried demonstrators from New Jersey to Washington, D.C. Learn more about the exhibition here: https://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/solidarity-now
Happy Earth Day! In honor of this day we've been preparing quite an eye-catching piece. This paper mâché planet, adorned with animals from across the earth now sits in the Lightcatcher building to remind us about the beauty and diversity of our planet. We celebrate alongside our fellow Smithsonian Affiliations and the Smithsonian.

HAPPY EARTH DAY 🌎💜 Dissect a seed 🌱, search for decomposers 🐛, and explore static electricity ⚡ all day! Take home your very own seeds 🌷 and learn from Master Gardeners at Tarrant County Master Gardener Association about the best ways to care for them!

For our Museum Members - register for a FREE, members-only Solar Oven workshop at bit.ly/3jtLgJ1.

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As a Smithsonian Affiliations, we’re joining the Smithsonian to celebrate ! Today is the 52 anniversary of Earth Day! 🌎 Let’s take care of the earth together! Swipe to see an update on our baby bluebirds and a baby nuthatch we found!

“The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.” —Lady Bird Johnson
Earth Day is this week! Celebrate with hands-on activities, local partners and scientists and even a member’s only workshop! Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is your window to the world around you!

Members can register for a solar oven workshop HERE - https://bit.ly/3jtLgJ1

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Celebrate Earth Day at the Museum 🌍🌎🌏

On April 22, gather your fellow environmentalists! Explore decomposers and pollinators from our collections, learn the best way to plant seeds with local Master Gardeners and see the Earth from every angle in the Current Science Studio!

Museum Members can register for a special Solar Oven workshop at https://bit.ly/3jtLgJ1.

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