Following Spring Break, our museum visits continued, with our next stop being the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). The afternoon began with a presentation by Dr. David Penney, Associate Director of Museum Scholarship at NMAI. He reminded the…
On March 9, the 2017 SFF Cohort had the privilege of meeting at the new National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Our afternoon consisted of a seminar providing an overview of the museum, guided tours of some…
We couldn’t have asked for a more multifaceted, stimulating way to start of our 2017 Seminar series. Per tradition, our opening session was a panel discussion where various aspects of this year’s theme, Social Justice: America’s Unfinished Story of Struggle,…
On February 23, 2017, the Smithsonian Faculty Fellows 2016 presented the results of their work in a showcase open to all members of the college community. This marked the culmination of their year-long examination of the topic of American Ingenuity,…
On April 14, the 2016 Fellows had the opportunity to visit the National Museum of Air and Space (NMAS), where the focus of the afternoon was spacesuits- construction, function, challenges and conservation. Our afternoon began with informative presentations by Cathleen…
April 7 found our group heading to the National Portrait Gallery for our annual visit. While this was a new experience for the Fellows, Mimi and Denise, were looking forward to seeing the NPG team that has worked with our…
After Spring Break, the Fellows were eager for our meeting at NMAI (National Museum of the American Indian). We began the afternoon with Dr. Jose Barreiro, Assistant Director for Research and curator of NMAI’s exhibit, The Great Inka Road: Engineering…
For our second museum visit, we found ourselves at the newly-renovated and reopened Renwick Gallery where we were met by curators Nicholas Bell and Nora Atkinson for our special look at the Wonder Exhibit. Prior to visiting the exhibit, we…
Today we began our actual museum visits, what our Fellows have been preparing for since the start of the semester. As is our tradition, our opening session was a panel discussion where various aspects of this year’s theme, American Ingenuity,…