Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was a British naturalist and natural history painter, who founded the London Museum and Institute of Natural History largely from his own collections. His work on New more »
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Art and Science of Hanji: Past and Future of a Papermaking Tradition from Jeonju, Korea Friday, October 3, 2008 6:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. at the more »
Their museum may not be open yet, but the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is already reaching out to a national community by holding events such more »
On September 8, Jim Neal, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian at Columbia University, gave a presentation at the Smithsonian Institution titled We Can’t Get There From Here: more »
Wedding party – QagyuhlOriginally uploaded by Smithsonian Institution Check out SIL’s newest contribution to the Smithsonian Commons on Flickr, the Native American Indian Photography of Edward Curtis: http://flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/sets/72157607176299398/ For more more »
The National Postal Museum Library is hosting an OPEN HOUSE on Friday, September 26th from 10:00 AM until 4:30 PM. The open house coincides with the Winton M. Blount Postal more »
David Weinberger The End of Information September 16, 2008 2:00pm-4:00pm, Ripley Center, Room 3111 ~~the lecture will also be webcast live ~~ http://www.sil.si.edu/lectures_40th_Weinberger.html David Weinberger is currently a fellow at more »