Smithsonian’s Great Americans Medal | Paul Simon Award Program & Interview with David M. Rubenstein National Museum of American History 2024-10-22 | Smithsonian’s Great Americans Medal | Paul Simon Award Program & Interview with David M. Rubenstein
Preserving the Gunboat Philadelphia National Museum of American History 2023-08-14 | As we approach our nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026, your National Museum of American History has embarked on its next great challenge: to save an extraordinary piece of history that played a direct role in the founding of the United States. Built in 1776, the gunboat Philadelphia is the nation’s oldest accessible warship and is in desperate need of specialized care to ensure that it can be preserved for future generations.
Assembling the Weatherbreak: Timelapse National Museum of American History 2023-07-19 | During July 2023, inside the National Museum of American History, the historic Weatherbreak dome was assembled for the third time ever, entirely in public view, through a partnership with the architecture school at The Catholic University of America.To learn more, visit https://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/weatherbreak.
Weatherbreak - geodesic dome reconstruction time lapse National Museum of American History 2023-06-30 | The National Museum of American History, in collaboration with Catholic University of America, presents the public reconstruction of the first large-span, self-supporting geodesic dome ever built in North America—Weatherbreak.
Smithsonians Great Americans Medal | Yo-Yo Ma Program Highlights National Museum of American History 2023-05-23 | Watch special moments from the Great Americans Medal presentation to Yo-Yo Ma on May 9, 2023 at the National Museum of American History. In addition to the medal ceremony, the program featured a performance by Ma and four other musicians on the museum's rare musical instruments. An interview of the honoree by David M. Rubenstein closed the evening.Performers: Yo-Yo Ma with Kenneth Slowik (Artistic Director of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society), Kamila Dotta, Francesca McNeeley, and Nathaniel Taylor. The Great Americans Medal is awarded for lifetime contributions embodying American ideas and ideals, and honors individuals who have not only made a lasting impact in their fields, but whose philanthropic and humanitarian endeavors set them apart. View more Great Americans videos at: https://s.si.edu/GreatAmericans. For more on the Great Americans Medal and its recipients, visit https://greatamericans.si.edu.
Smithsonian’s Great Americans Medal | Yo-Yo Ma, Ninth Recipient, May 9, 2023 National Museum of American History 2023-05-10 | Learn more about Yo-Yo Ma, celebrated by the National Museum of American History for his extraordinary impact as a musician, cultural ambassador, and philanthropist. The Great Americans Medal is awarded for lifetime contributions embodying American ideas and ideals, and honors individuals who have not only made a lasting impact in their fields, but whose philanthropic and humanitarian endeavors set them apart. View more Great Americans videos at: https://s.si.edu/GreatAmericans. For more on the Great Americans Medal and its recipients, visit https://greatamericans.si.edu.
Democracy: Expanding the Stories We Tell | National Youth Summit 2022-2023 National Museum of American History 2023-04-26 | Join us at the 2022 – 2023 National Youth Summit on Democracy! This final event in our National Youth Summit civic education series will feature live interactive sessions with museum educators to engage students and teachers in object analysis and dialogue as they use resources from the 2022-2023 National Youth Summit case studies to explore the question, “How do the stories we tell about the past shape our democracy?” Live virtual event | Free registration April 25, 2023 1:30 - 3:30 PM ET Find more information and register now at http://s.si.edu/nys https://www.si.edu/termsofuse This series is made possible by the A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation and the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation K–12 Learning Endowment.
Defending Civil Liberties for No More Manzanars | National Youth Summit on Democracy National Museum of American History 2023-03-22 | Join us for the final webinar in the 2022 National Youth Summit civic education series. This webinar will feature a conversation about the case study on the civil rights legacy of Japanese incarceration during World War II and examine the question, “What tools are available to shift, expand, or reimagine the story of democracy in the United States?” s.si.edu/nys https://www.si.edu/termsofuse
Alphabet Plate | HistoryTime Jr. National Museum of American History 2023-02-02 | What is this mystery object and how does it help us think about food? Preschool and early elementary school students can practice careful looking and critical thinking by observing an image of a colorful alphabet plate from the museum’s collection.It is always best practice for adults to preview media before showing children.Credits: Images and objects courtesy of the National Museum of American History
Changing Public Attitudes with the AIDS Memorial Quilt | National Youth Summit on Democracy National Museum of American History 2023-02-01 | Join us for the next webinar in the 2022 National Youth Summit civic education series. The second webinar will feature a conversation about the case study on the crisis of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and tackle the question, “How do understandings of democracy change when other perspectives are added?” s.si.edu/nys https://www.si.edu/termsofuse
Nación del espectáculo National Museum of American History 2022-12-06 | Nación del espectáculo abre en el Museo Nacional de Historia Estadounidense de Smithsonian en diciembre de 2022. A través de colecciones incomparables, una investigación rigurosa y una activa divulgación pública, el Museo Nacional de Historia Estadounidense busca empoderar a las personas para forjar un futuro más justo y compasivo al examinar, preservar y dar a conocer la complejidad de nuestro pasado.Únase al personal y a los invitados especiales mientras le llevan detrás de escena y comparten historias de la colección: 👠 Conservación de los Ruby Slippers : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFLYL...🎬 John Leguizamo sobre los zapatos de Celia Cruz : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwNy-...🎸 Diosa Costello, estrella de Broadway : youtube.com/watch?v=TGUWOqLcvss✨ El cumpleaños 50 de Selena : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkVer...Para obtener más información sobre Nación del espectáculo, visite: https://s.si.edu/3JBZzGw
The Longest Walk and American Indian Activism in the 1970s | National Youth Summit on Democracy National Museum of American History 2022-11-16 | Join us to kick-off the 2022 National Youth Summit civic education series. This first webinar will feature a conversation about the case study on American Indian activism in the 1970s and tackle the question, “What happens when all or part of your identity is not included in the narrative of U.S. democracy.” s.si.edu/nys https://www.si.edu/termsofuse
Rallying Against Racism: San Francisco Chinatown Banner National Museum of American History 2022-10-28 | Taking part in a long tradition of Asian American and Pacific Islander activism, members of San Francisco’s Chinatown organized a 1,000-person rally and march 11 days before the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 virus a global pandemic. This is their story. Leading the rally was an 11-feet wide by four-feet-high banner that reads: “Fight the Virus, NOT the people.” The banner was donated by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of San Francisco, California on May 10, 2022.🔍 For more information visit: https://americanhistory.si.edu/more-about-san-francisco-chinatown-banner
Smithsonian Institution Constitution and Citizenship Day | Dr. Anthea Hartig National Museum of American History 2022-09-16 | Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is September 17. The National Museum of American History is pleased to offer supportive curricular materials and several online learning opportunities.🔍 Explore our resources: Becoming Us: https://americanhistory.si.edu/becoming-us/homeNational Youth Summit: https://americanhistory.si.edu/national-youth-summitStories of Freedom and Justice: https://americanhistory.si.edu/freedomandjustice/learning-resources👩🏽💻 https://americanhistory.si.edu/
¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues National Museum of American History 2022-09-06 | The exhibit takes visitors on a journey into the heart and history of U.S. Latino baseball. Extraordinary stories demonstrate the impact of baseball within Latino communities across the nation as well as how Latinas/os have influenced and changed the game for over a century. For nearly a century, baseball has been a crucial social and cultural force in Latino communities across the United States. And, for just as long, Latino/a players have had a huge impact on the game. ¡Pleibol! examines how generations of Latinos/as have helped make the game what it is today. From youth and community teams to the Major League, the exhibition reveals how baseball brings people together regardless of race, class, or gender. These inspirational baseball stories reflect larger themes in American history that connect us all, on and off the diamond. For more information check out the online exhibition: https://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/pleibol Are you a student or an educator? Bring the histories, objects, and ideas that inform ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues / En los barrios y las grandes ligas into your classroom today with these educational resources: https://americanhistory.si.edu/%C2%A1pleibol/educationCheck out the virtual exhibition opening: youtu.be/zfSrSbWQANk?t=679
Leo Baker | We Belong Here National Museum of American History 2022-06-23 | Leo Baker made the cut for the inaugural USA Skateboarding Olympic Team in 2019. But when faced with the prospect of skating for the women’s team, Baker, who identifies as trans nonbinary, decided not to compete. Baker talks about their work in transforming the male-dominated world of skating.We Belong Here marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, federal legislation that unintentionally boosted long-standing efforts to open male-dominated arenas of sports. Despite its impact, athletes promised equal opportunity under the law, continue to face systemic sexism, racism, and other forms of bigotry. Each athlete’s history-making story is part of a larger narrative of the struggle for equality in the United States. Explore more stories in the online exhibition: https://americanhistory.si.edu/we-belong-here🛹 From our collections! Check out Leo's chest binder: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1914660📸 Thumbnail image courtesy of Alamy
Amy Purdy | We Belong Here National Museum of American History 2022-06-23 | Snowboarder Amy Purdy challenged conventional notions of disability and equality in sports. Wearing prosthetic legs and feet, she medaled at the World Cup and Paralympics. She went on to become an advocate for adaptive action sports. Purdy describes the importance of Title IX and explains why she donated her prosthetics to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.We Belong Here marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, federal legislation that unintentionally boosted long-standing efforts to open male-dominated arenas of sports. Despite its impact, athletes promised equal opportunity under the law, continue to face systemic sexism, racism, and other forms of bigotry. Each athlete’s history-making story is part of a larger narrative of the struggle for equality in the United States. Explore more stories in the online exhibition: https://americanhistory.si.edu/we-belong-here✨ From our collections! Check out the foot prosthetic worn by Amy during the 2014 Sochi Paralympic games: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1814486📸 Thumbnail image courtesy of Alamy
Amy Cohen | We Belong Here National Museum of American History 2022-06-23 | When Brown University cut funding for the women’s varsity gymnastics program in 1991, co-captain Amy Cohen joined ten other athletes in a Title IX lawsuit. When Brown later demoted eight other varsity programs to sports clubs, they sued again. Cohen describes her success in court and explains why she donated her team jacket to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.We Belong Here marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, federal legislation that unintentionally boosted long-standing efforts to open male-dominated arenas of sports. Despite its impact, athletes promised equal opportunity under the law, continue to face systemic sexism, racism, and other forms of bigotry. Each athlete’s history-making story is part of a larger narrative of the struggle for equality in the United States. Explore more stories in the online exhibition: https://americanhistory.si.edu/we-belong-here✨ From our collections! Check out the jacket Amy wore during her time at Brown University: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1954262📸 Thumbnail image courtesy of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian
Lani McIntire | History Time National Museum of American History 2022-06-06 | Who is Lani McIntire and what can her story teach us about how communities change when people move? Elementary school students can practice their critical thinking skills by observing images of objects related to McIntire from the museum’s collection.For more information about incorporating this video into a lesson plan, visit: https://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/aJiusMPzStjBNZrH#r/66357 Watch the HistoryTime video on Alice Tetsuko Kono here: youtube.com/watch?v=eP8KiiEpUsY&list=PLZxSSLX6InCTybd8lEZjRCTVXkgJdCKka&index=3&t=1s Are you an adult and interested in learning more? Visit: https://folkways.si.edu/music-of-hawaii/music/playlist/smithsonian smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-hawaiian-steel-guitar-changed-american-music-180972028 youtube.com/watch?v=oUJe2GQIEPA It is always best practice for adults to preview media before showing children. Credits: Images and objects courtesy of the National Museum of American History
Womens Barrio Teams | ¡Pleibol! In 3-minutes National Museum of American History 2022-05-02 | Join ¡Pleibol! project collaborator, Mark Ocegueda , as he talks about the significant impact women’s community teams had in local Latino neighborhoods. These teams allowed women to assert their autonomy and athleticism at a time when women were often discouraged from playing sports. This video is one of eleven produced by our project collaborators for ¡Pleibol! digital learning activities and engagement. ⚾️ Check out the online exhibition and learn more about ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues: https://americanhistory.si.edu/pleibol 🎥 Join curators, museum staff, and community members in our virtual exhibition opening celebration: youtube.com/watch?v=zfSrSbWQANk&t=899s
The Greeley Grays | ¡Pleibol! In 3-minutes National Museum of American History 2022-05-02 | Meet ¡Pleibol! project collaborators, Gabriel and Jody Lopez, as they take you through the incredible history of baseball in the sugar beet fields of Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming. These “Spanish colonies” of mostly Mexican agricultural workers used baseball for recreation and relief after their backbreaking work in the sugar beet fields. This video is one of eleven produced by our project collaborators for ¡Pleibol! digital learning activities and engagement. ⚾️ Check out the online exhibition and learn more about ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues: https://americanhistory.si.edu/pleibol 🎥 Join curators, museum staff, and community members in our virtual exhibition opening celebration: youtube.com/watch?v=zfSrSbWQANk&t=899s
Remembering Chavez Ravine | ¡Pleibol! In 3-minutes National Museum of American History 2022-05-02 | ¡Pleibol! project collaborator Priscilla Leiva provides an important introduction to the complicated layers of history in the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Chavez Ravine that include the stories of Latino homeowners, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Spanish language sports broadcaster Jaime Jarrin, and all-time great Fernando Valenzuela. This video is one of eleven produced by our project collaborators for ¡Pleibol! digital learning activities and engagement. ⚾️ Check out the online exhibition and learn more about ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues: https://americanhistory.si.edu/pleibol 🎥 Join curators, museum staff, and community members in our virtual exhibition opening celebration: youtube.com/watch?v=zfSrSbWQANk&t=899s
Mexican American Women’s Baseball in the Argentine, Kansas Barrio | ¡Pleibol! In 3-minutes National Museum of American History 2022-05-02 | Join ¡Pleibol! project collaborator, Gene Chavez, as he demonstrates how Mexican American women’s leagues created their own spaces for baseball and community in and around Kansas City. This video is one of eleven produced by our project collaborators for ¡Pleibol! digital learning activities and engagement. ⚾️ Check out the online exhibition and learn more about ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues: https://americanhistory.si.edu/pleibol 🎥 Join curators, museum staff, and community members in our virtual exhibition opening celebration: youtube.com/watch?v=zfSrSbWQANk&t=899s
Mexican American Baseball in the Argentine, Kansas Barrio | ¡Pleibol! In 3-minutes National Museum of American History 2022-05-02 | Join ¡Pleibol! project collaborator, Gene Chavez, as he introduces the lives of Mexican and Mexican American players in Kansas City who persevered despite racism and discrimination. This video is one of eleven produced by our project collaborators for ¡Pleibol! digital learning activities and engagement. ⚾️ Check out the online exhibition and learn more about ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues: https://americanhistory.si.edu/pleibol 🎥 Join curators, museum staff, and community members in our virtual exhibition opening celebration: youtube.com/watch?v=zfSrSbWQANk&t=899s
Marge Villa and the AAGPBL | ¡Pleibol! In 3-minutes National Museum of American History 2022-05-02 | Join ¡Pleibol! project collaborator, Sandra Uribe, and learn about Marge Villa, a Mexican American baseball player with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She played 5 seasons with the Kenosha Comets of Wisconsin from 1946 to 1950, playing over 500 games. This video is one of eleven produced by our project collaborators for ¡Pleibol! digital learning activities and engagement. ⚾️ Check out the online exhibition and learn more about ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues: https://americanhistory.si.edu/pleibol 🎥 Join curators, museum staff, and community members in our virtual exhibition opening celebration: youtube.com/watch?v=zfSrSbWQANk&t=899s
Life in Palo Verde | ¡Pleibol! In 3-minutes National Museum of American History 2022-05-02 | Join, ¡Pleibol! project collaborator Carol Jacquez as she reminisces about her time living in the mostly Mexican and Mexican American neighborhoods of Chavez Ravine, before they were destroyed to make way for affordable housing. Affordable housing never came, however, and instead the City of Los Angeles signed a deal with the newly minted Los Angeles Dodgers. This video is one of eleven produced by our project collaborators for ¡Pleibol! digital learning activities and engagement. ⚾️ Check out the online exhibition and learn more about ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues: https://americanhistory.si.edu/pleibol 🎥 Join curators, museum staff, and community members in our virtual exhibition opening celebration: youtube.com/watch?v=zfSrSbWQANk&t=899s
Los Cangrejeros de Santurce | ¡Pleibol! In 3-minutes National Museum of American History 2022-05-02 | Meet ¡Pleibol! project collaborator, Teresita Paniagua, to learn about Syracuse University’s La Casita Cultural Center, their important exhibition on Latinos in baseball, and the fantastic story of Los Cangrejeros de Santurce, which is both a baseball and family story. This video is one of eleven produced by our project collaborators for ¡Pleibol! digital learning activities and engagement. ⚾️ Check out the online exhibition and learn more about ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues: https://americanhistory.si.edu/pleibol 🎥 Join curators, museum staff, and community members in our virtual exhibition opening celebration: youtube.com/watch?v=zfSrSbWQANk&t=899s
Baseball’s Tree of Hope| ¡Pleibol! In 3-minutes National Museum of American History 2022-05-02 | Join ¡Pleibol! project collaborator, George Santiago, as he discusses the importance of baseball in Latino communities, locally, nationally, and internationally, through the lens of the Tree of Hope, a unique art piece made of thousands of baseballs collected from all over the world. This video is one of eleven produced by our project collaborators for ¡Pleibol! digital learning activities and engagement. ⚾️ Check out the online exhibition and learn more about ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues: https://americanhistory.si.edu/pleibol 🎥 Join curators, museum staff, and community members in our virtual exhibition opening celebration: youtube.com/watch?v=zfSrSbWQANk&t=899s
Latino Baseball History Project | ¡Pleibol! In 3-minutes National Museum of American History 2022-05-02 | ¡Pleibol! project collaborator, Dean Cesar Caballero, talks about the founding of the most influential community archive of Latino Baseball History at California State University San Bernardino. This video is one of eleven produced by our project collaborators for ¡Pleibol! digital learning activities and engagement. ⚾️ Check out the online exhibition and learn more about ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues: https://americanhistory.si.edu/pleibol 🎥 Join curators, museum staff, and community members in our virtual exhibition opening celebration: youtube.com/watch?v=zfSrSbWQANk&t=899s
Baseball Across Borders | ¡Pleibol! In 3-minutes National Museum of American History 2022-05-02 | Meet ¡Pleibol! project collaborator, Jose Alamillo, as he discusses how Mexican and Mexican American baseball players often played the game internationally, finding opportunities in Mexico and across Latin America. This video is one of eleven produced by our project collaborators for ¡Pleibol! digital learning activities and engagement. ⚾️ Check out the online exhibition and learn more about ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues: https://americanhistory.si.edu/pleibol 🎥 Join curators, museum staff, and community members in our virtual exhibition opening celebration: youtube.com/watch?v=zfSrSbWQANk&t=899s
Israel “Cachao” López, Jazz Appreciation Month 2022: Afro-Caribbean Music and Latin jazz National Museum of American History 2022-04-29 | Featured in this year’s 2022 poster is bassist, bandleader, composer, and co-creator of mambo Israel “Cachao” López. JAM Posters: https://americanhistory.si.edu/smithsonian-jazz/jazz-appreciation-month/jazz-appreciation-month-posters Latin Jazz Resources: https://americanhistory.si.edu/smithsonian-jazz/jazz-appreciation-month/resources/jam-2022
Alexander Graham Bells voice (short), 1885 National Museum of American History 2022-04-19 | This experimental wax disc contains the only confirmed recording of the voice of Alexander Graham Bell. He made it in 1885 to test with what clarity the recording could capture spoken numbers. On the recording, after several minutes of counting, Bell concludes: “This record has been made by Alexander Graham Bell in the presence of Dr. Chichester A. Bell—on the fifteenth of April, 1885, at the Volta Laboratory, 1221 Connecticut Ave., Washington, D.C. In witness whereof—hear my voice. Alexander Graham Bell.”
Entertainment Nation National Museum of American History 2022-04-15 | Entertainment Nation opens at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History December 2022.With a mission to use history to empower people, to create a more just and compassionate future, your National Museum of American History (NMAH) is poised to help us all better understand the value, the role, and ultimately the power of entertainment as a force for change.Explore some of the objects featured in the exhibition:🤠 Indiana Jones Fedora: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1322673⏱ Sixty Minutes Stopwatch:https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1211921🎷 John Coltrane’s Sax: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1590825Join staff and special guests as they take you behind the scenes and share stories from the collection: 👠 Ruby Slipper Conservation: youtube.com/watch?v=MFLYLePD3h4🎬 John Leguizamo on Celia Cruz shoes: youtube.com/watch?v=KwNy-C5nq7A🎸 Prince's Guitar: youtube.com/watch?v=XByBHqlMOAY&t=1s✨ Selena 50th Celebration: youtube.com/watch?v=YkVerwxpFAYFor more information on Entertainment Nation visit: https://s.si.edu/3JBZzGw
The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Octet Jazz Appreciation Month Performance of “A Night in Tunisia” National Museum of American History 2022-04-13 | Join the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Octet in a performance of Dizzy Gillespie’s composition “A Night in Tunisia” in celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month. “A Night in Tunisia” composed by Dizzy Gillespie was originally titled “Interlude” while a member of the Benny Carter band in the early 1940’s. This rendition of “A Night in Tunisia” comes from the 1973 recording “Supersax Plays Bird.” Take a closer look at some of our collections: Charismic Productions Records of Dizzy Gillespie “A Night in Tunisia” from our Archives Center: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/NMAH.AC.0979Parker, Charlie and Dizzy Gillespie; Recording Studio, New York City, 1949: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/NMAH.AC.0445_ref37King B-Flat Trumpet, used by Dizzy Gillespie: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_606128Learn more about Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchesra and Smithsonian Jazz: https://americanhistory.si.edu/smithsonian-jazz/smithsonian-jazz-masterworks-orchestra https://americanhistory.si.edu/smithsonian-jazz
Hear My Voice: binder’s board disc coated with wax National Museum of American History 2022-04-12 | Musical selections “Killarney” and “Hot Shot March.”
Hear My Voice: copper electrotype copy of unknown original, for stamping out multiple recordings National Museum of American History 2022-04-12 | Content: “[trilled r sound] One, two, three, four, five, six [trilled r sounds].”
Hear My Voice: Graphophone with wax recording (cylinder is coated with wax), 1881 National Museum of American History 2022-04-12 | Speaker: Alexander Melville Bell, father of Alexander Graham Bell Content: “[trilled r sounds] There are more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in our philosophy [trilled r sound]. I am a graphophone, and my mother was a phonograph.”
Hear My Voice: glass disc with photographic emulsion, made November 17, 1885 National Museum of American History 2022-04-12 | “ba-ro-me-ter.”
Hear My Voice: Sound recording, cardboard disc with layers of plaster and foil, made about 1885 National Museum of American History 2022-04-12 | "I am a magnetical graphophone. What are you? . . .” (partial copy of recording made in 1881)
Hear My Voice: Sound recording, brass disc with green wax, about 1884 National Museum of American History 2022-04-12 | “To be, or not to be: that is the question. Whether it is nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and in opposing end them? To die: to sleep.”
Dr. Patricia Bath | History Time National Museum of American History 2022-04-08 | Who is Patricia Bath and what can her story teach us about inventing? Elementary school students can practice their critical thinking skills by observing images of objects related to Bath from the museum’s collection.For more information about incorporating this video into a lesson plan, visit: https://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/ctwVWRo0mEzxX1Ah#r/65436 Are you an adult and interested in learning more? Visit: https://invention.si.edu/innovative-lives-right-sight-patricia-bath https://invention.si.edu/node/28532/p/602-patricia-bath Inventive Minds: Patricia Bath It is always best practice for adults to preview media before showing children. Credits: Images and objects courtesy of the National Museum of American History
Hear My Voice: Sound recording, glass disc with photographic emulsion, made March 11, 1885 National Museum of American History 2022-04-04 | “. . . and H. G. Rogers. It’s the eleventh day of March, 1885 [trilled r sound]. Who pushed in the pipe? Mary had a little lamb and its fleece was white as snow . . . . Everywhere that Mary went . . . [startled noise] [tone]. Mary had a little lamb and its fleece was white as snow. Everywhere that Mary went, the little lamb was sure to go. How is this for high? . . .”
Smithsonian’s Great Americans Medal | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Award Program & Object Donation National Museum of American History 2022-03-31 | On March 30, 2022 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was posthumously awarded the National Museum of American History’s eighth Great Americans Medal for her groundbreaking judicial work and commitment to gender equity and equal justice under the law. Professor Jane C. Ginsburg and James Ginsburg accepted the medal on their mother’s behalf and donated significant objects representing their mother’s Supreme Court career.With tributes from Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III, President Jimmy Carter, Senator Tammy Duckworth, Billie Jean King, Cecile Richards, Deborah Rutter, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Gloria Steinem, Barbra Streisand, Bryan Stevenson, Nina Totenberg, Diane von Furstenberg , Darren Walker, and Oprah Winfrey. The Great Americans Medal is awarded for lifetime contributions embodying American ideas and ideals, and honors individuals who have not only made a lasting impact in their fields, but whose philanthropic and humanitarian endeavors set them apart. View more Great Americans videos at: https://s.si.edu/GreatAmericans. For more on the Great Americans Medal and its recipients, visit https://greatamericans.si.edu.
Smithsonian’s Great Americans Medal | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Making of The Notorious RBG National Museum of American History 2022-03-31 | Learn how Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg came to enjoy the viral fame she so unexpectedly experienced and how she used it to draw attention to important issues. Professor Jane C. Ginsburg and James Ginsburg discuss RBG tattoos, bobbleheads, and impersonations through objects donated to the National Museum of American History in its March 30, 2022 Great Americans Medal Award Program. Watch the full program, including an object donation and posthumous presentation of the Great Americans Medal to Justice Ginsburg at youtu.be/078e1iYwPZI. The Great Americans Medal is awarded for lifetime contributions embodying American ideas and ideals, and honors individuals who have not only made a lasting impact in their fields, but whose philanthropic and humanitarian endeavors set them apart. View more Great Americans videos at: https://s.si.edu/GreatAmericans. For more on the Great Americans Medal and its recipients, visit https://greatamericans.si.edu.
Smithsonian’s Great Americans Medal | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Intentionality of RBG’s Collars National Museum of American History 2022-03-31 | Professor Jane C. Ginsburg and James Ginsburg discuss the evolution of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s collars and their symbolism in this segment from the National Museum of American History’s March 30, 2022 Great Americans Medal Award Program. Watch the full program, including an object donation and posthumous presentation of the Great Americans Medal to Justice Ginsburg at youtu.be/078e1iYwPZI. The Great Americans Medal is awarded for lifetime contributions embodying American ideas and ideals, and honors individuals who have not only made a lasting impact in their fields, but whose philanthropic and humanitarian endeavors set them apart. View more Great Americans videos at: https://s.si.edu/GreatAmericans. For more on the Great Americans Medal and its recipients, visit https://greatamericans.si.edu.
Smithsonian’s Great Americans Medal | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Eighth Recipient, March 30, 2022 National Museum of American History 2022-03-31 | Learn about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s formative years through her nomination to the Supreme Court. One of two biographical videos (see the second here: youtu.be/1LghjTskMzQ) created for the Smithsonian’s posthumous presentation of its Great Americans Medal to Justice Ginsburg on March 30, 2022. Watch the full program, including the medal presentation and an object donation by the Justice’s daughter, Professor Jane C. Ginsburg, and son James Ginsburg: youtu.be/078e1iYwPZI.The Great Americans Medal is awarded for lifetime contributions embodying American ideas and ideals, and honors individuals who have not only made a lasting impact in their fields, but whose philanthropic and humanitarian endeavors set them apart. View more Great Americans videos at: https://s.si.edu/GreatAmericans. For more on the Great Americans Medal and its recipients, visit https://greatamericans.si.edu.
Smithsonian’s Great Americans Medal | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Becoming RBG National Museum of American History 2022-03-31 | Learn about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s 27 years on the Supreme Court as a jurist and trailblazer committed to dismantling discrimination for those denied equal justice under the law. The second of two biographical videos (see the first here: youtu.be/ENRnF1t34jM) created for the Smithsonian’s posthumous Great Americans Medal presentation to Justice Ginsburg.Watch the full program, including the medal presentation and an object donation by the Justice’s daughter, Professor Jane C. Ginsburg, and son James Ginsburg: youtu.be/078e1iYwPZI.The Great Americans Medal is awarded for lifetime contributions embodying American ideas and ideals, and honors individuals who have not only made a lasting impact in their fields, but whose philanthropic and humanitarian endeavors set them apart. View more Great Americans videos at: https://s.si.edu/GreatAmericans. For more on the Great Americans Medal and its recipients, visit https://greatamericans.si.edu.
Melba Listons Now, Aint It A Performance by the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Sextet National Museum of American History 2022-03-11 | Join the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Sextet in a performance of Melba Liston’s composition “Now, Ain’t It” in celebration of Women’s History Month. Melba Liston’s contributions in jazz can be traced through her formidable talent as a trombonist, arranger, and composer with generations of jazz greats. She also led an all-women quintet in the late 1950s that performed around New York. Liston’s career spanned over 50 years and was documented in 1996 for the Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program. 🎧 Listen to Melba Liston’s oral history from the Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program: https://americanhistory.si.edu/smithsonian-jazz/collections-and-archives/smithsonian-jazz-oral-history-program#Liston 🎼 Check out “Now, Ain’t It” in the Duke Ellington Collection at our Archives Center: https://sova.si.edu/details/NMAH.AC.0301?s=0&n=10&t=C&q=*%3A*&i=0#ref43186 💻 Learn more about Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchesra and Smithsonian Jazz: https://americanhistory.si.edu/smithsonian-jazz/smithsonian-jazz-masterworks-orchestra https://americanhistory.si.edu/smithsonian-jazz #WomensHistoryMonth
Shirley Chisholm | History Time National Museum of American History 2022-03-07 | Who is Shirley Chisholm and what can her story teach us about leaders? Elementary school students can practice their critical thinking skills by observing images of objects related to Chisholm from the museum’s collection.For more information about incorporating this video into a lesson plan, visit: https://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/CfQ8LAHwXoWyPTc3#r/64694 Watch the HistoryTime video on voting here: youtube.com/watch?v=rL_-54vnQsw&list=PLZxSSLX6InCTybd8lEZjRCTVXkgJdCKka&index=22 Are you an adult and interested in learning more? Visit: smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/44-years-ago-shirley-chisholm-became-the-first-black-woman-to-run-for-president-180957975 https://www.si.edu/spotlight/shirley-chisholm smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/unbought-and-unbossed-when-black-woman-ran-for-the-white-house-180958699 It is always best practice for adults to preview media before showing children. Credits: Images and objects courtesy of the National Museum of American History
Brief and Incomplete: Votes for Women National Museum of American History 2022-03-01 | Brief and Incomplete asks us to take a look at the histories we think we know and ask: What have we chosen to remember? Who’s missing? And what’s the whole story? As 19th-century women formed national organizations to work toward woman suffrage, white organizers often marginalized women of color and excluded them from the movement. To advocate for suffrage and address the myriad challenges racism caused their communities, Black women organized through the Black women’s club movement. NMAH Museum Educator Julie Garner and activist Billie Krishawn explore this history and its relevance to modern-day voting rights. Billie Krishawn is a Washington, D.C., resident who gives time, energy, and resources to help her community, focusing especially on issues around voting rights. She is one of many concerned citizens who, inspired by history, take action to make positive change in their communities.🔍 To explore what we choose to remember and learn more about more women who have been left out of the suffrage story, view the online exhibition Creating Icons: How We Remember Woman suffrage: https://americanhistory.si.edu/creating-icons 📖 The NACW renamed itself the National Association of Colored Women’s Club’s, Inc., and has been active through the Civil Rights movement and into the present day. View their 1962 Convention Program in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives: https://edan.si.edu/slideshow/viewer/?eadrefid=ACMA.06-042_ref1890 🎥 Teachers, parents, educators! To lead a discussion on the political tactics used by suffragists, check out our resources from the 2019 National Youth Summit: https://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/objects-history-woman-suffrage 📚Explore stories of women from across the Smithsonian: https://womenshistory.si.edu/ #BecauseOfHerStory #WomensHistoryMonth
Muhammad Ali | History Film Forum National Museum of American History 2022-02-09 | The History Film Forum is a monthly online series from the Smithsonian that explores history on the screen and the evolution of film as public history. The new documentary Muhammad Ali brings to life one of the most indelible figures of the 20th century, a three-time heavyweight boxing champion who captivated millions of fans across the world with his mesmerizing combination of speed, grace, and power in the ring and charm and playful boasting outside of it. Written, directed, and produced by Ken Burns and Sarah Burns, the film reveals the compelling and complicated character of this American legend and why his story still resonates today. Watch Fath Davis Ruffins, a curator at the National Museum of American History, lead an intriguing conversation with the filmmakers about the making of the documentary. Presented by the Smithsonian Associates and Smithsonian's National Museum of American History through generous support of Dan Manatt. For more conversations from this series, check out our History Film Forum Playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=d2tVIwsCATg&list=PLZxSSLX6InCRmlPrctSgjGfZgsab4GzbS For more information about History Film Forum visit: https://historyfilmforum.si.edu/#BlackHistoryMonth
