There’s still time to see some wonderful images relating to the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification.
The items are displayed in an exhibition in the Dibner Library reading room, open 2-4 pm through this Friday. If you are in the washington D.C. area, be sure to stop by and take a look!
Tag: Smithsonian Institution Libraries
I am currently a conservation graduate student at the Institut National du Patrimoine in Paris and I have been accepted in the Book Conservation Lab in the Preservation Department at the Libraries (SIL) to complete part of my 4th year internship requirement.
On March 8-9, 2011, the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) Institutional Council met at Smithsonian Institution Libraries in Washington, DC.
The new National Museum of Natural History Library …
Anyone who thinks that poetry and aviation are like oil and water would be incorrect. The National Air and Space Museum Library has more than a few poetry books containing beautiful poems about aviation, airplanes, flight and more.
March 30 marked the 144th anniversary of the signing of the treaty under which the United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867. During the 125 years leading up to this event, a number of European powers (notably Russia, Spain, France and Great Britain), and later the United States, sponsored exploring expeditions to the area which we now know as Alaska.
In case you missed the event, here is a video of remarks made at the grand re-opening of the National Museum of Natural History’s new main library.