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March 2014
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The Archives of American Art holds the personal papers and oral histories of several key Monuments Men. You can see original photographs, official military records, and letters that chronicle this extraordinary mission in the Archives’ exhibition, MONUMENTS MEN: On the Frontline to Save Europe’s Art, 1942–1946, on display until April 20. Visitors will also be able to hear the voices of Monuments Men through excerpts of interviews from the Oral History Collection.
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Join Friends of the Smithsonian today and receive $60 off the regular Archivist membership rate. You will enjoy many benefits, including a subscription to the award-winning magazine Smithsonian, the Smithsonian annual engagement calendar, and the new Smithsonian publication The Smithsonian First Ladies Collection, featuring treasures from first ladies throughout history — from Martha Washington through Michelle Obama.
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OPENING
CLOSING
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Many inventions are accidental discoveries and that certainly holds true in this case. In 1970, Spencer Silver was trying to develop a strong glue, but his experiments led to something else entirely. What was it?
a) Masking tape
b) Post-it notes
c) Command hooks
d) Adhesive putty
e) Duct tape
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Before television, political candidates used any means available to bring their message to potential voters. In the mid-20th century, this included a medium that has all but disappeared today: the political comic book. In the latest episode of the National Museum of American History's YouTube series, "Founding Fragments," host Tory Altman talks with curator Larry Bird about the museum's collection of these unique artifacts. Check out the rest of the "Founding Fragments" video series to get up close and personal with historical treasures in the collection.
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The world's fifth-largest honey exporter, Mexico, recently had a shipment rejected by Germany because of genetically modified organism (GMO) soybean pollen in the honey samples. Smithsonian researcher David Roubik and colleagues helped rural farmers in Mexico quantify the GMO. “Nobody else can do this kind of work in the ‘big field’ environment,” said Roubik. “With an economy based on subsistence agriculture associated with honey production, the social implications of this shift in the status of honey are likely to be contentious and have profound implications for beekeeping in general.”
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SMITHSONIAN SUMMER CAMPS
Spend an exciting summer at the Smithsonian! Where else can campers blast into space or take center stage, create a masterpiece or invent a fantasy world, relive history or learn to shape the future of the planet? With more than 80 camps to choose from, kids entering grades K–9 have plenty to discover in these one-of-a-kind learning experiences that spark the imagination — and offer plenty of great fun.
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Download "Beer-Drinking Polka" from the new conjunto album Legends & Legacies by GRAMMY-winning accordionist Flaco Jiménez and bajo sexto player Max Baca of Los Texmaniacs. Enter code ENEWSFLACO and save 20% on this CD or album download through March 31 at folkways.si.edu. |
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