Smithsonian 

Diversity and Inclusion 

Initiatives Report

Fiscal Year 2023

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Smithsonian Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Report

Fiscal Year 2023

Overview 3

Executive Summary 4

Secretary 13

Office of Equal Employment and Supplier Diversity 13

Under Secretary for Education 15

Office of Educational Technology 15

Office of the Under Secretary for Education 16

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service/Smithsonian Affiliations 18

Smithsonian Science Education Center 27

Under Secretary for Museums & Culture 33

Archives of American Art 33

National Museum of African American History and Culture 39

National Museum of American History 41

National Postal Museum 51

Smithsonian American Art Museum 51

Under Secretary for Science & Research 68

National Museum of Natural History 68

National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute 71

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory 80

President Smithsonian Enterprises 81

Assistant Secretary for Advancement 82

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Diversity and inclusion are integral to all aspects of the Smithsonian Institution's operations and key components of the Smithsonian Strategic Plan. The 

Office of Equal Employment and Supplier Diversity (OEESD) developed and published the first Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Report (DIIR) in FY2014. 

The purpose of this initiative is to capture and report on the multiplicity of diversity and inclusion related activities around the Institution. Published 

annually over the last eight years, the DIIR has documented more than 4,570 Smithsonian Institution diversity and inclusion initiatives. 

The Report’s data is drawn from a SharePoint website that allows units to submit any and all efforts they identify as meeting the criteria of a diversity 

and inclusion initiative. To help identify what can be included in this report, units are encouraged to consider programs, activities, recruitment, and 

outreach efforts that fall under the following three categories:

• Program Diversity

• Supplier Diversity

• Workforce Diversity

During this fiscal year, 15 units submitted more than 400 initiatives that also included virtual programs. This report consists of an executive summary 

and supporting information. For quick access to your unit’s information, please see the table of contents.

The DIIR demonstrates the Smithsonian’s ongoing commitment to reflect the nation’s pluralism in its workforces, programs, and business relationships.

The OEESD staff expresses their appreciation to all the units who participated in the development of this report and for their support in fostering 

diversity and inclusion and greater collaborations as part of Our Shared Future.

OVERVIEW

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Smithsonian Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Report

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION (SI)

The goal was to increase the recognition of SI brand to under-served communities and increase representation in SI’s workforce, supplier base, and public programming. More than 400 initiatives 

were submitted by 15 SI units with 136 classified as STEAM initiatives. All historically underrepresented groups were represented in the diversity and inclusion initiatives. The highest percent of 

initiatives targeted African Americans (14%). The percentage of initiatives aimed at historically underrepresented groups greatly exceeded their representation in the Civilian Labor Force. This 

report also includes residents of under-resourced communities and LGBTQIA+. While these groups and others have no recognized percentage of reference, they are an important focus in SI’s efforts 

to increase and diffuse knowledge across the United States and around the world.

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14%

10%

12%

8%

9% 9%

8%

7%

9%

13%

0.5%

Percent Served by Race and Ethnicity

(Units often target more than one group)

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals w/Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-Resourced Communities*

Women

Other **

*Communities with limited and/or under-funded access to educational resources and technology.

**Includes: Rural Communities, Educators in Ghana, International Community, Nigerians, European Decent Communities, People who were Formerly 

Incarcerated, Jewish Americans, Diverse Adult Audiences, Non-English Speakers, South Koreans, Gender Nonconforming Individuals, Non-US 

Residents, Seniors, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Small Businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a) Small and 

Disadvantaged Businesses, Muslims

Secretary OUSE OUSMC OUSSR SE ASA

# of Initiatives 17 92 228 74 5 14

# of STEAM 1 46 15 74 0 0

0

50

100

150

200

250

Initiatives by Direct Report
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION (CONT.)

Diversity and inclusion are categorized into three areas: Program, Supplier, and Workforce Diversity. All three categories were represented. At 78%, program diversity was the largest category. 

While only 2% of the reported initiatives fell under supplier diversity, SI awarded 25% of the dollars spent to small businesses. Of the 25% awarded to small businesses; 4% was awarded to 8(a) 

small and disadvantaged businesses, 14% was awarded to non-8(a) small disadvantaged businesses, 11% was awarded to women-owned small businesses, 2% to HUB Zone businesses, and 1% to 

service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The majority of the initiatives targeted adults (26%). 

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78%

5%

17%

Initiatives by Category

(Units often choose more than one category

Program Diversity

Supplier Diversity

Workforce Diversity

9%

10%

13%

16%

13%

13%

26%

Audience Age Groups

(Units often target more than one group)

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (5th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

The Office of Equal Employment and Supplier Diversity submitted 17 initiatives, one of which was STEM. All historically underrepresented groups were represented at a rate that either met or 

exceeded their percentage in the Civilian Labor Force. At 46%, supplier diversity was the largest category. All initiatives targeted adults.

*Communities with limited and/or under-funded access to educational resources and technology.

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9%

10%

10%

10%

11% 10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

Percent Served by Race & Ethnicity

(Units often target more than one group)

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals w/Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-Resourced Communities*

Women

18%

46%

36%

Initiative by Category

(Units often choose more than one category)

Program Diversity

Supplier Diversity

Workforce Diversity
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UNDER SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION (USE)

Ninety-two initiatives were submitted by 4 USE units (OET, OUSE, SITES/SA, SSEC). Forty-six were STEAM initiatives. All historically underrepresented groups were represented at a rate that either 

met or exceeded their percentage in the Civilian Labor Force. The highest percent (12%) of initiatives were geared towards African Americans, residents of under-resourced communities and 

women. 

7

12%

10%

11%

8%

10% 8%

8%

8%

12%

12%

0.5%

Percent Served by Race & Ethnicity

(Units often target more than one group)

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals w/Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Latinos

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-Resourced Communities*

Women

Other **

*Communities with limited and/or under-funded access to educational resources and technology.

**Includes: Rural Communities, Educators in Ghana, International Community, Nigerians

OET OUSE SITES/SA SSEC

# of Initiatives 6 13 46 27

# of STEAM Initiatives 0 12 10 24

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Initiatives by Unit
UNDER SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION (CONT.)

At 83%, program diversity was the largest category. Although 5% of reported initiatives fell under supplier diversity, USE awarded 30% of the dollars spent to small businesses with 0.3% awarded to 

8(a) small and disadvantaged businesses, 14% to non-8(a) small and disadvantaged businesses, 22% awarded to women-owned small businesses, and 0.1% awarded to HUBZone businesses. The 

majority of initiatives targeted college-aged adults (21%). 

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

83%

5%

12%

Initiatives by Category

(Units often choose more than category)

Program Diversity

Supplier Diversity

Workforce Diversity

14%

15%

18%

16%

14%

2% 21%

Audience Age Groups

(Units often target more than one group)

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (5th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults
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UNDER SECRETARY FOR MUSEUMS & CULTURE (USMC)

More than 220 initiatives were submitted by 5 USMC units (AAA, NMAAHC, NMAH, NPM, and SAAM). Fifteen were STEAM initiatives. All historically underrepresented groups were represented at 

a rate that either met or exceeded their percentage in the Civilian Labor Force. The highest percent (17%) of initiatives were geared towards African Americans. 

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AAA NMAAHC NMAH NPM SAAM

# of Initiatives 42 10 54 1 121

# of STEAM Initiatives 0 2 5 0 8

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Initiatives by Unit

17%

10%

13%

9% 8% 7%

9%

5%

6%

15%

1%

Percent Served by Race & Ethnicity

(Units often target more than one group)

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals w/Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Latinos

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-Resourced Communities*

Women

Other **

*Communities with limited and/or under-funded access to educational resources and technology.

**Includes: European Descent Communities, People Who Where Formerly Incarcerated, Jewish Americans, Diverse Adult 

Audiences
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UNDER SECRETARY FOR MUSEUMS & CULTURE (CONT.)

At 91% program diversity was the largest category. While 1% of the reported initiatives fell under supplier diversity, OUSMC awarded 47% of dollars spent to small businesses. Of the 47% awarded 

to small businesses; 7% was awarded to 8(a) small and disadvantaged businesses, 28% was awarded to non-8(a) small disadvantaged businesses, 22% was awarded to women-owned small 

businesses, 3% was awarded to HUBZone businesses, and 0.3% was awarded to service-disabled and veteran-owned small businesses. The majority of initiatives targeted adults (28%). 

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91%

1%

8%

Initiatives by Category

(Units often choose more than one category)

Program Diversity

Supplier Diversity

Workforce Diversity

7% 9%

11%

16%

15%

14%

28%

Audience Age Group

(Units often target more than one group)

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (5th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults
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UNDER SECRETARY FOR SCIENCE & RESEARCH (USSR)

The National Museum of Natural History submitted 74 initiatives, all were STEAM initiatives. All historically underrepresented groups were represented at a rate that either met or exceeded their 

percentage in the Civilian Labor Force. The highest percent (14%) of initiatives were geared towards African Americans. At 58% program diversity was the largest category. While 3% of reported 

initiatives fell under supplier diversity, OUSSR awarded 16% of dollars spent to small businesses with 0.3% awarded to 8(a) small and disadvantaged businesses, 9% awarded to non-8(a) small 

disadvantaged businesses, 9% was awarded women-owned small businesses, 1% was awarded to HUB Zone businesses, and 0.3% to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The majority 

of initiatives targeted college-aged adults (23%). 

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14%

9%

12%

8% 8% 11%

9%

7%

10%

10%

2%

Percent Served by Race & Ethnicity

(Units often target more than one group)

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals w/Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-Resourced Communities*

Women

Other **

58%

3%

39%

Initiatives by Category

(Units often choose more than one category)

Program Diversity

Supplier Diversity

Workforce Diversity

*Communities with limited and/or under-funded 

access to educational resources and technology.

**Includes: Non-English Speakers/Readers, Blind 

and Low-vision Visitors, South Koreans, Gender 

Nonconforming Individuals, Non-US Residents, 

Seniors

11% 7%

10%

22% 23%

10%

17%

Audience by Age Group

(Units often target more than one group)

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (5th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults
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ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADVANCEMENT

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Advancement (ASA) submitted 53 initiatives with one classified as STEM. All historically underrepresented groups were represented at a rate that either met 

or exceeded their percentage in the Civilian Labor Force. The highest percent (16%) of initiatives were geared towards African Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans. At 78%, program 

diversity was the largest category. While 3% of the reported initiatives fell under supplier diversity, ASA awarded 10% of dollars spent to small businesses. Of the 10% awarded the small businesses; 

5% was awarded to non-8(a) small and disadvantaged businesses and 5% was awarded to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The majority of initiatives targets adults (55%).

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PRESIDENT SMITHSONIAN ENTERPRISES

Smithsonian Enterprises (SE) submitted 5 initiatives; none were classified as STEAM. All historically underrepresented groups were represented at a rate that either met or exceeded their 

percentage in the Civilian Labor Force. All of the initiatives supported supplier diversity, specifically non-8(a) small disadvantaged businesses, 8(a) small and disadvantaged businesses, servicedisabled veteran owned small businesses, and women-owned small businesses. All of the initiatives targeted adults. 

11%

12%

11%

11% 11%

11%

11%

11%

9%

1% 1%

Percent Servied by Race & Ethnicity

(Units often target more than one group)

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals w/Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-Resourced Communities*

Women

Others**

*Communities with limited and/or 

under-funded access to educational 

resources and technology.

**Includes: Muslims

60%

40%

Initiatives by Category

(Units often choose more than one category)

Program Diversity

Workforce Diversity

13%

6% 6%

75%

Audience by Age Group

(Units often target more than one group)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults
Direct

Report

SI

Unit Title Description Date(s) Status UnderrepresentedGroup(s) Engaged

STEAM Type

Diversity Category

(Program, 

Workforce, 

Supplier)

Audience

Secretary OEESD

Smithsonian Diversity, 

Equity, Accessibility, and 

Inclusion (DEAI) Working 

Group

Participating on the Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) Working Group to explore how the 

Smithsonian might best respond to the Administration's recent Executive Order on DEAI. FY 2023 In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Diversity Collaboration

Program

Supplier

Workforce

Other Programming for Adults

Secretary OEESD

Federal Liaison to the 

National Science 

Foundation’s Committee 

on Equal Opportunity in 

Science and Engineering 

(CEOSE) 

Continued to serve as Federal Liaison to the National Science Foundation’s Committee on Equal Opportunity in 

Science and Engineering (CEOSE) and continued to share the Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives report highlighting SI’s 

STEM initiatives that engage underrepresented groups. 

FY 2023 In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes Diversity Committee Program Other Programming for Adults

Secretary OEESD

Small Business 

Administration Advisory 

Council

Continued to serve on the Small Business Administration's Advisory Council. FY 2023 In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Supplier Diversity Outreach

Supporting Supplier Diversity Goals

Supplier Other Programming for Adults

Secretary OEESD

Supplier Diversity Liaisons 

Meetings

Continued to host Supplier Diversity Liaison meetings. Each Smithsonian unit Director must designate at least one 

unit employee as the unit Supplier Diversity Program (SDP) Liaison to serve as the point of contact for OEESD and 

OCon&PPM regarding accomplishment of the Smithsonian Institution Supplier Diversity Program goals for the 

inclusion and use of various categories of small and underutilized business by unit procurement delegates. As small 

businesses are identified at workshops, seminars, and/or meetings the SDP and/or SDP Liaisons review small business 

capability statements that are provided and orient these firms on how to do business with the Smithsonian. The SDP 

Liaisons coordinate meetings between Smithsonian technical and professional staff and firms seeking to do business 

with the Smithsonian, to help the Institution contract with as many categories of small businesses as possible. They 

also periodically review and report on the extent of small business utilization by unit procurement delegates. 

FY 2023 In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Supplier Diversity Outreach

Supporting Supplier Diversity Goals

Supplier Other Programming for Adults

Secretary OEESD

OPM Quarterly D&I 

Strategic Partners Meeting

Participated in OPM's quarterly D&I Strategic Partners meeting, This resulted OEESD keeping abreast of any upcoming 

D&I policy changes across the Federal government. FY 2023 In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Diversity Collaboration Workforce Other Programming for Adults

Secretary OEESD

Pride in Federal Service 

Meetings

Participated in quarterly Pride in Federal Service meetings with Federal colleagues from across the government. 

Meetings kept the Institution up-to-date on best practices and barriers impacting the over 100,000 LGBTQIA+ 

workers across the Federal government.

FY 2023 In-Progress LGBTQIA+ No Diversity Collaboration Workforce Other Programming for Adults

Secretary OEESD

Supplier Diversity 

Dashboard

Launched the Supplier Diversity Dashboard that tracks in real time small business goals accomplishment by Under 

Secretary. 

FY 2023 In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Supplier Diversity Outreach

Supporting Supplier Diversity Goals

Supplier Other Programming for Adults

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Report

SI

Unit Title Description Date(s) Status UnderrepresentedGroup(s) Engaged

STEAM Type

Diversity Category

(Program, 

Workforce, 

Supplier)

Audience

Secretary OEESD EEO for supervisors

The EEO for Supervisors (EEO400) course is designed to improve the way supervisors and managers handle their EEO 

responsibilities. It covers actions to be taken to avoid discriminatory practices and how discriminatory situations can 

be corrected. The course also offers practical approaches to several EEO problem areas. Participants will learn how to 

apply the principles provided in this course to the situations they face in their own organizations.

11/3/2022, 1/26/2023, 

3/16/2023, 5/18/2023, 

7/13/2023, 9/21/2023

In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Education

Training

Program

Workforce

Other Programming for Adults

Secretary OEESD

Vendor Information 

Sessions

Presented the first VIS in FY23 to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Presenters included SI's SDP 

program, the Contracting Officer from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the Assistant National Director for 

the Veteran Institution for Procurement. 

2/22/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Supplier Diversity Outreach

Supporting Supplier Diversity Goals

Supplier Other Programming for Adults

Secretary OEESD

Vendor Information 

Sessions

Hosted the second vendor information session that included presentations from OEESD-SPD, Ocon&PPM, SAWHM, 

and procurement officials from U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. This session focused on women owned small 

businesses.

3/30/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Supplier Diversity Outreach

Supporting Supplier Diversity Goals

Supplier Other Programming for Adults

Secretary OEESD Ocon&PPM Share Fair OEESD-SDP participated in OCon&PPM' S Share Fair and provided information on the utilization of small businesses 

to SI staff that attended the outreach event. 4/25/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Supplier Diversity Outreach;

Supporting Supplier Diversity Goals

Supplier Other Programming for Adults

Secretary OEESD

Introduction to the 

Diversity Office Participated in the Introduction to Diversity Office panel presentation. 5/8/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Diversity Collaboration

Program

Supplier

Workforce

Other Programming for Adults

Secretary OEESD

Vendor Information 

Sessions

Hosted the third vendor information session that included presentations from OEESD-SDP, HUBZone Contractors 

National Council and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM). This session focused on HUBZone businesses. 5/16/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Supplier Diversity Outreach

Supporting Supplier Diversity Goals

Supplier Other Programming for Adults

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SI

Unit Title Description Date(s) Status UnderrepresentedGroup(s) Engaged

STEAM Type

Diversity Category

(Program, 

Workforce, 

Supplier)

Audience

Secretary OEESD Capital PRIDE Participated in 2023 Capital PRIDE Festival. 6/10/2023 Completed LGBTQIA+ No Diversity Collaboration Workforce Other Programming for Adults

Secretary OEESD

Smithsonian-wide Small 

Business Showcase

Presented the annual SI-wide Virtual SDP Small Business Showcase on July 26 and 27. Part I of the showcase featured 

presentations on how to do business with the Smithsonian from the following units: OEESD-SDP, OFMR, OCon&PPM, 

SAWHM, NMAL, NMAAHC, OCIO, and SE. It also featured presentations by two small business success stories. More 

than 75 small businesses participated. Part II highlighted presentations by 12 capable small businesses to more than 

45 Smithsonian employees. OEESD-SPD also created a page on the Office's intranet site after the event with 

information about the vendors from Part II for staff to utilize, even if they were unable to attend the Showcase. 

7/26/2023

7/27/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Supplier Diversity Outreach

Supporting Supplier Diversity Goals

Workforce Other Programming for Adults

Secretary OEESD

Vendor Information 

Sessions

Hosted the fourth vendor information session that included presentations from OEESD-SDP, Ocon&PPM, NMAAHC, 

SAWHM and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This session focused on minority owned small 

businesses.

8/16/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Supplier Diversity Outreach

Supporting Supplier Diversity Goals

Supplier Other Programming for Adults

Secretary OEESD Operation Warfighter Participated in DoD's Operation Warfighter Internship Fair and provided job and academic appointment information 

to over 50 wounded warriors. 8/17/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Diversity Collaboration Workforce Other Programming for Adults

Education OET

Teaching with UDL and 

Digital Women's History 

Resources for Accessible 

Learning 

Working collaboratively, the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum (SAWHM) and Smithsonian Office of 

Educational Technology (OET) facilitate educator workshops based on the Universal Design for Learning framework 

for K–12 educators -– with an emphasis on educators who teach learners with disabilities. Each workshop will focus 

on the application of a specific UDL framework checkpoint to the teaching of women’s history, using resources from 

the Smithsonian’s collections and the Smithsonian Learning Lab. The series will consist of three virtual sessions 

piloting the program and, later, an in-person session co-led with teacher mentors selected from the virtual session 

cohort. 

Summer 2022 - Fall 2023 In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Education

Teacher Workshops

Training

Virtual Programming

Program Other Programming for Adults

Education OET

Webinar: "Cultivating 

Learning: Analyzing 

Primary Sources to Teach 

the Japanese American 

WWII Experience"

Join Lynn Yamasaki, Director of Education at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles, to 

explore the unjust forced removal of Japanese Americans from the West Coast during World War II. Participants will 

practice techniques to examine primary source materials from JANM’s collection including government-issued 

documents, artwork, and personal histories to introduce this topic to students. This session will focus on close 

looking and critical thinking to consider the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans and how it is 

that such a massive violation of rights happened within our democracy. Participants will leave with classroom-ready 

resources to share with students, as well as transferable strategies to use with primary source documents. This 

interactive webinar is part of “Cultivating Learning,” a professional development webinar series focusing on 

techniques to use digital museum resources for learning. Check out “Cultivating Learning” and other Smithsonian 

Learning Lab webinars: https://learninglab.si.edu/help

10/17/2022 Completed Asian Americans No

Education

Teacher Workshops

Training

Program 

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

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SI

Unit Title Description Date(s) Status UnderrepresentedGroup(s) Engaged

STEAM Type

Diversity Category

(Program, 

Workforce, 

Supplier)

Audience

Education OET

Webinar: "Cultivating 

Learning: Critical 

Questions to Build Primary 

Source Literacy"

Join Caitlin Haynes, Program Manager at the Smithsonian Transcription Center, and Ashleigh Coren, the Women’s 

History Content and Interpretation Curator at the National Portrait Gallery and the Acting Head of Education at the 

Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, to learn transferrable questions and techniques to help students 

analyze primary sources, build primary source literacy skills, and investigate women’s history. In this interactive 

session, we will model transferrable techniques to closely analyze primary source documents, demonstrate how to 

engage students with transcribed documents and transcription, and discuss strategies for adaptation to different 

learning environments. Participants will leave with ready-to-use activities and digital museum resources to use with 

learners. This interactive webinar is part of “Cultivating Learning,” a professional development webinar series 

focusing on techniques to use digital museum resources for learning. Check out “Cultivating Learning” and other 

Smithsonian Learning Lab webinars: https://learninglab.si.edu/help

12/5/2022 Completed Women No

Education

Teacher Workshops

Training

Program 

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Education OET

Webinar: "Cultivating 

Learning: Using Biography 

and Portraiture to Learn 

about Asian Pacific 

American History"

Join Andrea Kim Neighbors, Head of Education at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC), to explore 

how biographies and portraits can be used to learn about Asian Pacific American history, art, culture, lived 

experiences, and more. Participants will practice techniques to analyze a portrait from APAC's book, "We Are Here: 

30 Inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Have Shaped the United States," emphasizing the story of 

tennis star and activist Naomi Osaka. This session will focus on close looking and reflection on how Osaka spoke up 

about social injustice, the Black Lives Matter movement, and her experiences as a mixed-race woman of Japanese 

and Haitian descent. Participants will leave with 30 classroom-ready digital activities that can be used with middle 

and high school students, and strategies to use with portraiture and biography.

This interactive webinar is part of “Cultivating Learning,” a professional development webinar series focusing on 

techniques to use digital museum resources for learning. Check out “Cultivating Learning” and other Smithsonian 

Learning Lab webinars: https://learninglab.si.edu/help

1/23/2023 Completed Asian Americans

Women

No

Education

Teacher Workshops

Training

Program 

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Education OET

Webinar: "Cultivating 

Learning: Supporting 

Positive Identity 

Development with 

Museum Objects"

For the Early Childhood Education Initiative (ECEI) team at the National Museum of African American History and 

Culture, celebration and affirmation are at the foundation of early conversations about history, culture and identity 

with children. Join ECEI Director, Anna Hindley, and Lead Education Specialist, Ariel Moon, to discover how museum 

objects can be used to create joyful and empowering learning experiences for preschool through 2nd grade students. 

Anna and Ariel will share NMAAHC Kids’ Joyful ABCs online resource collection for use in participants’ classrooms. 

Based on the book, A is for All The Things You Are by Anna Hindley, this series of activity books and videos uses 

museum objects and stories of Black history and culture to support all children to express and love themselves. The 

session will focus on supporting educators to use developmentally appropriate strategies for beginning these 

important conversations and lessons by utilizing the Joyful ABCs series resources. This interactive webinar is part of 

“Cultivating Learning,” a professional development webinar series focusing on techniques to use digital museum 

resources for learning. Check out “Cultivating Learning” and other Smithsonian Learning Lab webinars: 

https://learninglab.si.edu/help

3/22/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Education

Teacher Workshops

Training

Program Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Education OET

Teaching with Museum 

Objects: Black Women’s 

History Pop-Up!

Teachers, join the Smithsonian Summer Sessions for a school year virtual pop-up. How can museums help you 

highlight untold stories of African American women throughout history? You’ll look closely at a set of primary source 

objects from six museum collections and the Smithsonian Learning Lab, explore connections among them, and 

discuss ways to engage students in deeper thinking. Preview a set of three free online courses created by museum 

educators to extend your learning. Hosted by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, National Museum of 

African American History and Culture, National Museum of American History, National Portrait Gallery, National 

Postal Museum, Office of Educational Technology, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and Smithsonian 

Enterprises.

2/23/2023 Completed African Americans

Women

No

Education

Teacher Workshops

Training

Virtual Programming

Program Other Programming for Adults

Education OUSE

Nebraska Multicultural 

Education Initiative

The Smithsonian Institution and the Nebraska Department of Education collaborated in the co-creation of 

instructional resources that targeted multicultural education content. This collaboration leveraged the breadth of 

content and education expertise that exists among the 21 museums at the Smithsonian with the expertise of 

Nebraska’s educators and administrators to bolster studies relative to the culture, history, and contributions of 

African Americans, Latinx Americans, Native American, and Asian Americans, with a special emphasis on human 

relations and sensitivity toward all races. OUSE conducted teacher workshops, and the content was published in the 

Smithsonian Learning Lab in late October 2022.

10/2022 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Native Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

Program Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Education OUSE

The Durham Museum 

Teachers' Week 

OUSE gathered a plethora of education resources for Smithsonian Affiliate Durham Museum’s teachers' night and 

coordinated the shipment of resources to North Carolina. In its 19th year, The Durham Museum Teachers' Week 

(https://durhammuseum.org/teachers-week/) also featured a virtual presentation by Dr. Monique Chism, 

Smithsonian Under Secretary for Education.

10/2022 Completed Residents of Under-resourced Communities Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

Virtual Programming

Program 

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Other Programming for Adults

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Coloreando Nuestro 

Mundo Activity Guide

En Espanol - Twelve-page coloring booklet with crayons distributed to DC Public Libraries across 26 branches, in 

collaboration with the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative. Women make history in different ways. 

Lighting the way for others to follow is one way to make and shape history and communities. Can you imagine being 

the first woman to work in a job or profession that had always been for a man? Think of the challenges All the 

extraordinary women in this coloring book made history by being courageous and creating solutions to problems big 

and small. Enjoy these stories, and do not forget to dream and think to yourself, “How can I make history?”

11/2022 Completed Hispanics

Women

Yes Education Program Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Education OUSE

National 4-H Council 

Initiative

Three hundred 4-H youth from across America participate in the "Ignite" leadership conference and visit the 

Smithsonian on self-guided tours using an activity booklet developed by OUSE and featuring democracy, civics, and 

STEM content from across the Smithsonian. Additionally, during the "Summer 2023 Experience at the Smithsonian,” 

twelve hundred 4-H high school youth participate in special guided tours of the Smithsonian’s exhibitions during the 

National 4-H Citizenship Washington Focus and the True Leaders in Equity Institute events. They will engage with 

educators/curators that pertain to Democracy and Social Justice. The goals are to: inspire civic engagement among 

young leaders through curated experiences at the Smithsonian while students attend leadership summits in 

Washington, D.C.; enhance content and facilitate experiences at Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF), True Leaders in 

Equity (TLEI), and other National 4-H Council Summits; leverage National 4-H Council’s access to youth through 

Cooperative Extension to reach, engage, and impact young people on a local level; and engage youth across America 

to envision future directions; and implement positive changes in their local communities through a project-based 

learning engagement.

3/2023 - 8/2023 In-progress

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Rural Communities

Yes

Education

Memorandums of Understanding Formal

Virtual Programming

Program High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Education OUSE

 4-H Guide to the 

Smithsonian

The content in this Guide, along with the accompanying online resources and activities in the Smithsonian Learning 

Lab, features people, places, and things of the Smithsonian Institution around the 4-H themes of DEMOCRACY & 

CIVICS, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESS, & INCLUSION, STEM, HEALTHY LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, AGRISCIENCE, and 

CAREERS. For 4-H teens based on these topics on or near the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the 4-H 

leadership conferences. 56 pages. 1,500 distributed.

4/2023 Completed Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Rural Communities

Yes

Career Fairs

Education

Exhibitions

Publications

Program High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Education OUSE

Sustainability in Action, a 

collaboration with USA 

TODAY

While the Smithsonian is perhaps best known for its role as a leading museum complex, oftentimes visitors are 

surprised to learn that our organization also performs research on the world&65533s most pressing questions. As our 

planet faces unprecedented and interrelated crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and a global pandemic, the 

Smithsonian aims to fill us with optimism that we can develop solutions to these problems for our planet and all 

species that call our planet home. 1.3 million distributed.

4/23/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Yes

Education

Publications

Program Other Programming for Adults

Education OUSE USDA 4-H Youth Career Fair

OUSE is helping to organize and support a career fair sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA). 4-H is a positive youth development organization that brings 350-400 high school-age youth and their adult 

chaperones to DC for an annual National Conference through the parent organization, USDA. The career fair is a part 

of the National Conference and will be hosted by USDA at the Smithsonian's Ripley Center to include over 20 federal 

partners representing various career types within the federal government. The Office of Academic Appointments and 

Internships will represent the Smithsonian at the Career Fair.

4/17/2023 In-progress Rural Communities Yes

Career Fairs

Education

Program High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Education OUSE

Boys & Girls Clubs of 

America (BGCA) Guide to 

the Smithsonian

The content in this Guide, along with the accompanying online resources and activities in the Smithsonian Learning 

Lab, features people, places, and things of the Smithsonian Institution around the BGCA themes of DEMOCRACY & 

CIVICS, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL JUSTICE, and CAREERS. For BGCA teens based on these topics on or near the National 

Mall in Washington, D.C. during the BGCA leadership conference. 56 pages. 500 distributed.

6/2023 Planned

African Americans

Asian Americans

Latinos

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Yes

Education

Publications

Program

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

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Claudine K. Brown 

Internship in Education

The Claudine K. Brown Internship in Education intends to increase participation of underserved students who are 

under-represented in the education and museum leadership field. This program was established in honor of the late 

Claudine K. Brown, former Assistant Secretary for Education and Access, to promote excellence in education and help 

ensure a diverse education museum workforce of the future. Brown was a lifelong champion for learners of all ages. 

She believed in immersive experiences - that we learn by doing. Awardees learn about developing and disseminating 

innovative educational programs and resources at the Smithsonian, online, in the classroom and in communities. 

Upon completion of the internship, Claudine K. Brown interns are better able to understand best practices of 

education in their area of interest; Collaborate with a variety of museum audiences from Smithsonian education staff, 

volunteers and visitors to museums, education and research centers. Interns build self-confidence in a professional 

setting. https://internships.si.edu/opportunity/claudine-k-brown-internship-education

6/12/2023 - 8/4/2023 In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Education

Internships

Program College/University

Education OUSE

OUSE Emerson Collective 

Summer Interns

OUSE will host 4 Emerson Collective Summer Interns, organized by the Smithsonian Affiliations. The "Smithsonian 

Digital Learning and Engagement Internship" is a partnership with the Emerson Collective, National Geographic, 

George Washington University, and the Smithsonian. Fifty interns will intern in-person at the Smithsonian and 50 will 

work with Affiliates across the country. Interns at both the Smithsonian and Affiliates will work in teams of 2 or more 

to support projects that align with pan-Institutional priorities in one or more of five core areas: Race and social 

justice; community health and Covid-19 vaccine education; conservation and climate change, changing the American 

narrative: immigration, civics, media, education; and women’s history.

6/12/2023 - 8/5/2023 Planned Residents of Under-resourced Communities Yes

Education

Internships

Program College/University

Education OUSE

Boys and Girls Clubs of 

America

Over 350 youth from 40 club organizations will visit Washington, D.C. July 11-13, 2023 for the BGCA Youth Advocacy 

Day. OUSE organized facilitated tours at the Smithsonian around the themes of social justice, civics & democracy and 

the environment and STEM for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America during their Summer 2023 Youth Advocacy Day. 

7/12/2023 Planned

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Yes

Education

Memorandums of Understanding Formal

Facilitated Educational Tour

Program High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Education OUSE

2023 National Education 

Summit

The three-day summit is an opportunity to increase the visibility of Smithsonian educational resources, grow our 

relationship with education partners, and honor teachers and Smithsonian educators across the nation. PreK-12 

educators nationwide are invited to participate, for free, in both virtual and in-person sessions that will explore: 

Cultivating Student Voice & Creativity Through Art and Design, Teaching Inclusive Stories, STEM Education that 

Inspires Inquiry, Cross-Disciplinary and Hands-On Learning Approaches, Transformative Student-Centered Technology 

Solutions, and Invited Sessions. 

7/18/23 - 7/20/23 In-progress Residents of Under-resourced Communities Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

Virtual Programming

Program Other Programming for Adults

Education OUSE

Explore, Discover, Learn: 

Back to School with the 

Smithsonian with USA 

Today

Explore, Discover, Learn: Back to School with the Smithsonian is a guide for generations of lifelong learners, featuring 

memorable milestones in education, an array of activities, and ties to today. Science has shown that under the right 

circumstances, every young person has the potential to learn and thrive. 1.3 million distributed through USA Today.

8/7/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Publications

Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA Recruiting

SITES|SA works with OHR's Diversity & Inclusion Outreach Specialist to announce vacancies far beyond USAJobs to 

ensure we reach diverse communities. We also notify professional organizations related to museums and specific 

professional specialization as they apply to open positions. We also announce job openings through many social 

media outlets and listservs to reach a diverse pool of applicants. 

Ongoing In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Recruitment Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

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Education SITES/SA Journey Stories

This seven-poster exhibition includes important chapters such as Western expansion and Native American 

displacement, African American migration from the Deep South, and important developments in transportation 

technology. Ongoing In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Poster Exhibit Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA

I Want the Wide American 

Earth: An Asian Pacific 

American Story

Rich with interesting, often surprising stories, this set of eight visually compelling educational posters takes a 

sweeping look at a little-known chapter in American history, from the very first Asian immigrants to the influx of 

highly skilled workers many decades later. This poster exhibition offers students, regardless of heritage and family 

history, the opportunity to be engaged and inspired through related activities and lessons in social studies, creative 

writing, art, and communications. 

Ongoing In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Poster Exhibit Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA A Choosing to Participate

This poster exhibit , created primarily for middle and high schools, is designed to encourage dialogue, engagement, 

respect, and participation in our communities. In an increasingly interconnected world, it’s more important than ever 

to inspire people of all ages to create positive social change. All are encouraged to consider the consequences of our 

everyday choices—to discover how “little things are big”—and to make a difference in their own communities.

Ongoing In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Poster Exhibit Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA

Bittersweet Harvest: The 

Bracero Program, 1942-

1964

Based on the Smithsonian exhibition Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964. This poster exhibit 

explores the little-known story of the Bracero Program, the largest guest worker program in U.S. history. Between 

1942 and 1964, millions of Mexican men came to the U.S. on short-term labor contracts. This poster exhibition not 

only tells a story of exploitation but also one of opportunity. It is a portable teaching resource that offers historical 

context, asks big questions, challenges perceptions, tells powerful stories, and provides a platform that encourages 

dialogue and civic engagement.

Ongoing In-Progress

Hispanics

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

No Poster Exhibit Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA

A Place for All People: 

Introducing the National 

Museum of African 

American History and 

Culture

A Place for All People is a free, limited edition poster exhibition exploring the African American experience and 

celebrating the newest Smithsonian museum on the National Mall. Ongoing In-Progress African Americans No Poster Exhibit Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA

City of Hope: Resurrection 

City and the 1968 Poor 

People's Campaign

In 1968, Drs. Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph David Abernathy, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference 

(SCLC) launched The Poor People's Campaign—a national, multiethnic, multicultural movement to demand equal 

access to economic opportunities and security for all people. City of Hope exhibition explores the history and legacy 

of this important moment in U.S. history

Ongoing In-Progress African Americans No Poster Exhibit Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

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Museum on Main Street 

capacity building training 

workshops

Professional development workshops provide program and installation tools and training for hosting a MoMS 

exhibition and developing community-based displays and programs. Ongoing In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Education

Exhibitions

Public Programming

Traveling Exhibitions

Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA Roots of Wisdom: Native 

Knowledge. Shared Science

Local ecosystems around the world face serious environmental challenges. Native communities have found 

innovative solutions by combining traditional knowledge with modern science. Roots of Wisdom features stories of 

ecological and cultural restoration from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Tulalip Tribes, 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and Native Hawaiians.

6/2016 - 2/2023 Completed Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Yes Traveling Exhibitions Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA Crossroads: Change in 

Rural America

Crossroads: Change in Rural America offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes 

that affected their fortunes over the past century. The exhibition will prompt discussions about what happened when 

America's rural population became a minority of the country's population and the ripple effects that occurred. 

1/2017 - 6/2025 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Traveling Exhibitions Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA

 Righting a Wrong: 

Japanese Americans and 

World War II

This exhibition from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History brings heart wrenching personal 

stories, fascinating documents, stunning photographs, and engaging interactives to audiences across the nation. 

Embracing themes that are as relevant today as they were 75 years ago, the exhibition takes a deep look at 

immigration, prejudice, civil rights, heroism, and what it means to be an American.

1/2019 - 12/2023 In-Progress

Asian Americans

Women

No Traveling Exhibitions Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA American Democracy: A 

Great Leap of Faith

Based on the permanent exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, "American 

Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith" explores our government's founding and the evolution of America's bold 

experiment "of, by, and for the people"

3/2019 - 10/2023 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Education

Traveling Exhibitions

Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA The Way We Worked

The Way We Worked is a comprehensive and fascinating look at how Americans invest themselves physically, 

emotionally, and intellectually in their work. Work is central to the American dream and has attracted people to 

strive for better lives in America. With strength, ingenuity, creativity, thoughtfulness, and heroics, Americans at work 

keep our economy and our society up and running.

3/2019 - 11/2023 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Traveling Exhibitions Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

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A Dolores Huerta: 

Revolution in the Fields / 

Revolución en los Campos

Revolution in the Fields / Revolución en los Campos shares the compelling story of legendary activist and leader 

Dolores Huerta (b.1930) and the farm workers movement of the 1960s and 70s. It is a quintessentially American tale 

of struggle and sacrifice, of courage and victory

3/2019 - 12/2023 In-Progress Hispanics No Traveling Exhibitions Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA

Righting a Wrong: 

Japanese Americans and 

World War II

The Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II poster exhibition traces the story of Japanese national 

and Japanese American incarceration during World War II and

the people who survived it. This poster exhibition centers around eight core questions that encourage viewers to 

engage in a dialogue about how this happened and could it happen again. Embracing themes that are as relevant 

today as they were 75 years ago, the poster exhibition brings forth themes of identity, immigration, prejudice, civil 

rights, courage, and what it means to be an American.

7/2019 - Ongoing In-Progress

Asian Americans

Women

No Poster Exhibition Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA Men of Change: Power. 

Triumph. Truth

The exhibit Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth serves as a metaphor for the thousands of significant AfricanAmerican men who are rendered invisible by a society that does not quite know how to see them. Men of Change 

highlights men, including Muhammad Ali, James Baldwin, Ta-Nehisi Coates, W.E.B Du Bois and Kendrick Lamar, 

whose journeys have altered the history and culture of the country through politics, sports, science, entertainment, 

business and religion. The achievements of the men are situated within the legacy and traditions of the African 

American journey -- achievements of excellence in spite of society’s barriers. The men’s names are insinuated in a 

landscape of names and faces all echoing the story of becoming your best self. In heralding the contributions of 

notable men across decades, Men of Change highlights deep parallels between the past and present.

8/2019 - 12/2023 In-Progress African Americans No Traveling Exhibitions Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA

Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill: 

Photographs by Jerry 

Dantzic

Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill: Photographs by Jerry Dantzic is a vivid, intimate, compelling photographic portrait of Billie 

Holiday, the consummate jazz and blues singer and one of 20th–century music’s most iconic figures, in April 1957 at a 

significant moment in her life and just two years before her death at the age of 44. 

9/2019 - 1/2024 In-Progress

African Americans

Women

No Traveling Exhibitions Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA Picturing Women 

Inventors Poster Exhibition 

Picturing Women Inventors is a series of eight posters that explores the inventions of 19 highly accomplished 

American women. Astronauts, computer pioneers, and businesswomen join athletes, engineers, and even teenagers 

in this remarkable pantheon of inventors.

2020 - Ongoing In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes Poster Exhibition Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA Votes for Women: A 

Portrait of Persistence

The story of women's suffrage is a story of civil rights, of inclusion and exclusion from multiple perspectives, and of 

our development as a nation. Celebrating the 100th anniversary, these dynamic and informative posters explore the 

complexity of the women's suffrage movement and the relevance of this history to Americans' lives today.

2020 - Ongoing In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Poster Exhibition Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

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Education SITES/SA Voices and Votes: 

Democracy in America

Based on a major exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, "Voices and Votes: 

Democracy in America" explores enduring questions that have faced our nation since the revolution: who has the 

right to vote, what are the freedoms and responsibilities of citizens, and whose voices will be heard. The exhibition 

uses rich photographs, engaging interactives and videos, and objects to show that every community plays a role in 

this story and to create a platform for rich discussion and local programming.

3/2020 - 1/2027 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Traveling Exhibitions Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA The Negro Motorist Green 

Book

The exhibit features an immersive look at the harsh reality of travel for blacks in midcentury American and the 

vibrant parallel world of African American-friendly businesses that supported this travel. Visitors are transported 

back to a time when, if you were black, it took bravery and a Green Book to cross the country safely. 

10/2020 - 3/2025 In-Progress

African Americans

Women

No Traveling Exhibitions Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA

¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and 

the Big Leagues / En los 

barrios y las grandes ligas

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! In the Barrios and the Big 

Leagues / En los barrios y las grandes ligas is a bilingual journey into the heart of American baseball. 

2021 - 2025 In-Progress

Hispanics

Women

No Traveling Exhibitions Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA The Bias Inside Us The Bias Inside Us helps visitors understand and counter their implicit biases and build capacity in communities 

through resources to convene dialogue that will increase empathy and create more inclusive schools and workplaces. 1/2021- 2/2026 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Public Programming

Traveling Exhibitions

Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA Black Wings: American 

Dreams of Flight

Based on SITES’ popular Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight traveling exhibition, an updated build-it-yourself 

version is now available for licensing. Created in collaboration with the National Air and Space Museum, Black Wings 

chronicles the story of African Americans who, despite facing tremendous racial barriers, attained amazing 

achievements in aviation history. From the brave pioneers of the 1910s to today’s astronauts, Black Wings celebrates 

the fact that flying is not limited by race.

5/2021- Ongoing In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes Traveling Exhibitions Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA The Bias Inside Us Online 

Experience

The online experience is a reinterpretation of the Bias Inside Us exhibition content for a digital space. 6/2021 - 1/2026 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Virtual Programming Program

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

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Education SITES/SA The Bias Inside Us Online 

Experience

The online experience is a reinterpretation of the Bias Inside Us exhibition content for a digital space. 6/1/2021 - 1/1/2026 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Virtual Programming Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA The Negro Motorist Green 

Book Online Experience Reinterpretation of The Negro Motorist Green Book exhibition content for digital space 1/2022 - Ongoing In-Progress African Americans No

Education

Exhibitions

Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA 2022 NASA Universe of 

Learning

The Informal Learning Network of NASA’s Universe of Learning is a collaboration of museums and cultural institutions 

affiliated with the Smithsonian and the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC). Affiliates co-created 

astrophysics programming that is innovative, inclusive, accessible, and relevant to broader audiences. Diverse 

networks reduce barriers of participation, increasing accessibility for everyone.

1/2022 - 12/2022 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Professional Development

Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

Education SITES/SA Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor 

People's Campaign

The exhibit Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People's Campaign explores one of the most important grassroots movements 

of the civil rights era: the Poor People’s Campaign of 1968. Based on the original exhibition created by the National 

Museum of African American History and Culture, this exhibition investigates the factors that made this movement a 

success: the ideas, the emotions, the people, and the place—Resurrection City. 

5/2022 - 11/2025 In-Progress

African Americans

Women

No

Education

Traveling Exhibitions

Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA

Breathing Easier: 

Supporting Teen Air 

Quality Investigations 

(BEST AQI)

Smithsonian Affiliations is working with the Science Education Department (SED) at the Smithsonian Astrophysical 

Observatory on a 1-year Together We Thrive planning grant to build a shared vision among collaborating team 

members, external educators, and youth on how a collection of SI resources can support engaging teens in Youth-led 

Participatory Action Research around air quality and its impact on their communities.

5/2/2022 - 5/31/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Education

Public Programming

Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

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Earth Optimism Youth 

Action and Leadership for 

Sustainable Communities

A collaboration between Smithsonian Affiliations and the Smithsonian Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, the 

Earth Optimism Youth Action and Leadership for Sustainable Communities is grounded in the conviction that youth, 

who are and will confront the effects of worsening climate and environmental crises throughout their lives, deserve 

and need the knowledge, skills and support that will enable them to be

environmentally literate advocates who can lead the transition to a more just society and sustainable future.

8/2022 - 10/2024 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes Education Program High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Education SITES/SA Men of Change: Taking it 

to the Streets

Men of Change: Taking it to the Streets heralds the contributions of notable African American men from across the 

decades who represent many more individuals and the communities that shape them. This outdoor installation 

highlights parallels between the past and present while telling stories of historical, cultural, political, and creative 

significance. Through striking images and the poetic cadence of hip-hop language, we are invited to see these 

revolutionary men who have altered the history and culture of the country and learn from their journey. In them, 

there is a well of inspiration that encourages us—regardless of gender, age, or ethnicity—to become our best selves.

9/2022 - 12/2022 Completed African Americans No Traveling Exhibitions Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA Youth Innovation in Rural 

America Project

Cooper Hewitt and MoMS are partnering on the Youth Innovation in Rural America project, supported by a Together 

We Thrive grant. A call for applications invites communities hosting Spark: Places of Innovation to apply to receive 

hands-on design education sessions for local teachers, support for design projects in teachers’ classrooms, and 

resources to help the communities create a series of conversations to help students learn more about important 

issues and concerns in their hometowns. Students will create design projects that reflect unique approaches and 

solutions to community concerns. 

10/2022 - Ongoing In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Education

Exhibitions

Program

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Education SITES/SA 2022 Social Media Events Celebrating various heritage months throughout the year. 10/2022 - 9/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Public Programming Program

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA

2022 National Conference: 

Disruption and 

Transformation

The 2022 Smithsonian Affiliations Virtual Conference theme, Disruption and Transformation, brings Smithsonian 

Affiliates and Smithsonian colleagues together to think beyond pandemic pivoting, to have conversations about how 

we are not only being responsive to the moment we are in, but how we are continuing to innovate and continuing to 

develop and sustain new ways of working. The conference focused on the how disruption can be a catalyst for 

transforming our work, our organizations, our community, and our environment. How are we asking ourselves the 

difficult, sometimes disruptive questions to make real change in what we do? How are our answers transforming our 

work from within the organization as well as in our community?

10/25/2022 - 

10/27/2022 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Conferences w/Professional Organizations

Education

Public Programming

Virtual Programming

Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

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Education SITES/SA 2023 Leadership for 

Change Internship

The Leadership for Change Internship is Emerson Collective’s summer internship program that includes rising college 

sophomores, juniors, and seniors from colleges and universities around the country. This coordinated effort among 

the Smithsonian Institution, Emerson Collective, and the George Washington University (GWU)is designed to recruit 

young leaders who are motivated to support their communities and advance social justice. The program provides 

interns with meaningful and enriching experiences and programming to strengthen their understanding and 

commitment to social justice and leadership, in addition to the hands-on learning experiences at their host 

organizations.

12/1/2022-9/30/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Internships

Virtual Internships

Program College/University

Education SITES/SA Starter Kit: FOOD 2023

MoMS will select five organizations to develop local exhibitions using an Exhibition Starter Kit based on the topic of 

food. The Starter Kit is based on the MoMS exhibition, Key Ingredients: America by Food, and includes an Exhibition 

Planning Guide, FOOD Project Handbook, digital files for 70 panels, design elements, script worksheets and design 

templates for local content, six 1-hour Zoom training sessions, and 10 hours of one-on-one consultation time from 

Smithsonian staff.

2023 - 2028 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Education

Exhibitions

Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA Spark: Places of Innovation

Spark! Places of Innovation explores the unique combination of places, people, and circumstances that sparks 

innovation and invention for every rural community. Gathered through crowdsourcing in rural communities, 

photographs, engaging interactives, objects, videos, and augmented reality bring a multilayered experience to reveal 

the leaders, challenges, successes, and future of innovation in each town. This exhibition is an opportunity for 

communities to come together in conversation, reflection, and exploration of invention and innovation around them.

2023 - 2029 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Traveling Exhibitions Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA Water/Ways

Water/Ways exhibition dives into water—an essential component of life on our planet, environmentally, culturally, 

and historically. In societies across the globe, water serves as a source of peace and contemplation. Many faiths 

revere water as a sacred symbol. Authors and artists are inspired by the complex character of water – a substance 

that is seemingly soft and graceful that is yet a powerful and nearly unstoppable force. Water also plays a practical 

role in American society. The availability of water affected settlement and migration patterns. Access to water and 

control of water resources have long been a central part of political and economic planning. Human creativity and 

resourcefulness provide new ways of protecting water resources and renewing respect for the natural environment.

3/2023 - 2/2027 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Traveling Exhibitions Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Education SITES/SA Knowing Nature: Stories of 

the Boreal Forest

Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest brings into focus one of the most vital ecosystems on the planet. 

Through exquisite photography and videography, first-person stories, authentic objects and interactive experiences, 

audiences discover the heart of this forest through the natural and cultural history of a place and its people.

4/2023 - 8/2027 In-Progress

Individuals with Disabilities

Native Americans

Women

Yes Traveling Exhibitions Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA

Caribbean Indigenous 

Resistance: Taíno Live On! 

/ Resistencia indígena del 

Caribe: ¡Taíno Vive!

The bilingual exhibition Caribbean Indigenous Resistance: Taíno Live On! / Resistencia indígena del Caribe: ¡Taíno 

Vive! tells the captivating story of the endurance and courage of these Caribbean peoples. The exhibition examines 

the history of these Spanish and English-speaking islands, and the impact and legacy of Caribbean Indigenous 

knowledge throughout the world.

5/2023 - 10/2026 In-Progress

Hispanics

Women

No Traveling Exhibitions Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

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Education SITES/SA A Girlhood (It's 

complicated)

Girlhood (It’s complicated) engages audiences in timely conversations about women’s history and women’s issues 

through unexpected stories of girlhood in the United States. Developed by the National Museum of American History 

and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), “Girlhood” originally opened at the museum 

during the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage and was on view Oct. 9, 2020–Jan. 2, 2022. The exhibition was 

supported by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, the precursor of the Smithsonian American 

Women’s History Museum.

6/2023 - 3/2025 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Traveling Exhibitions Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA 2023 Sally's Night

Sally's Night is a program in celebration of the anniversary of Sally Ride's extraordinary life—the first night she looked 

back at Earth from space. Affiliates participate and invite visitors to join Sally’s Night and celebrate and share what 

about space and science brings you energy, passion, curiosity, and joy. Whatever your passion, whoever you are, tell 

us how you #ShineLikeSally on social media and use our celebration guide to explore space and science with your 

family and friends.

Summer 2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes Public Programming Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Education SITES/SA 2023 Latino Ambassadors 

Program

Seven Affiliates participated this summer in the National Museum of the American Latino's Young Ambassadors 

Program (YAP), a national program for graduating high school seniors aimed at fostering the next generation of 

community-conscious Latino leaders in the arts, sciences, and humanities via the Smithsonian Institution and its 

resources. 

6/25/2023 - 8/3/2023 Completed Hispanics No

Education

Internships

Program College/University

Education SITES/SA Creating Portraits of 

Community

“Creating Portraits of Community” is a two-year-long collaboration the Smithsonian American Art Museum, National 

Museum of American History, National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian Affiliations funded in part by SI’s Together 

We Thrive. Participating museums will engage with teachers and one another to coordinate the delivery of in-person 

and online professional development as well as school-based outreach. The project’s goal is to support students’ 

understanding of their own social, cultural, political, and historical context, through research and documentary 

projects to take place during the 23-24 and 24-25 school years. Through these experiences, students will identify 

issues unique to their communities, understand the systems at play there (past and present), understand points of 

leverage, and muster the means for influencing the systems. Sparked by their engagement with the Smithsonian, 

students will participate in charting the course for their communities’ future. 

6/2023 - 5/2025 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Education

Professional Development

Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Education SITES/SA Youth Leadership TeamNational Youth Summit

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH), Smithsonian Affiliations (SIA), and the National 

Postal Museum (NPM) submit this application for a Together We Thrive planning grant to fund a pilot Youth 

Leadership Team (YLT) program. The YLT will create a mechanism to enhance teen advocacy and agency in the 

National Youth Summits (NYS) going forward, and center youth voices in the planning and development of summit 

programming for a greater impact with youth audiences nationwide. The proposed YLT pilot will be integral to the 

2024 summit, to be held in the fall of that year, as well as the establishment of a permanent Youth Leadership Team. 

NYS is an established program which brings middle and high school students together with scholars, teachers, policy 

experts, and activists for a national conversation about important events in America’s history that impact our 

nation’s present and future. It is a dynamic program in which students grapple with enduring questions of power, 

representation, and justice through peer-to-peer discussions, individual reflections, and shared action planning. 

6/2023 - 9/2025 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Education Program

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

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Brain Battle Quiz - Ghana 

Professional Development 

and Competition

 The Smithsonian Science Education Center's Katherine Blanchard and Jacqueline Kolb held a 6 hour workshop over 

three days (September 27th-29th) on the Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Sustainable Communities! How will 

we help our communities thrive? community research guide to provide educators in Ghana guidance on how to 

implement this guide with their students as part of the nation-wide Brain Battle Quiz challenge. Students 

participating in the Brain Battle Quiz will use the Sustainable Communities! Guide to create, implement, and share 

about a project to improve their community, which then will be entered into a competition. Through this 

competition, each of the 16 regions of Ghana will select 3-5 projects as finalists, which will then be reviewed by 

competition organizers and SSEC staff for a final selection of prize winners. 57 educators participated synchronously 

during the three-day workshop, which was then recorded and disseminated so that all educators across the 1000 

schools which participate in BBQ could access it when time and resources allow. At last count, 74 schools were 

registered for the competition where students could choose to use Sustainable Communities! to complete a STEM 

project in their community. 

9/27/2022 - 9/29/2022 In-progress

Individuals with Disabilities

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Educators in Ghana

Yes

Teacher Workshops

Virtual Programming

Program Other Programming for Adults

Education SSEC

Attracting All Learners to 

STEM Using Culturally 

Based Pedagogies PD

The Smithsonian Science Education Center hosted a culturally based pedagogies professional development between 

October 14 – 15, 2022. The online program, officially titled, “Attracting All Learners to STEM Using Culturally Based 

Pedagogies” engaged a global audience over the 11 hours of programming. Educators from around the world learned 

from academic experts who implement and conduct research on ways to ensure that every student, regardless of 

their ability or identity, has access to high-quality STEM learning opportunities. Sessions on Friday, October 14 

discussed theoretical frameworks to include Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Pedagogies and Funds of Knowledge. 

Sessions on Saturday, October 15 discussed practical application of the theoretical frameworks to include 

presentations about empowering students in STEM and providing opportunities for students to explore diverse STEM 

narratives. The last sessions of the day were dedicated to planning and networking so that participants had a chance 

to share the struggles they are currently dealing with and learn about tools and resources they can use to 

immediately integrate culturally based practices in their STEM lessons and classroom environments. Of the 294 

people that registered, 140 attended on day 1 and 90 attended on day 2. It should be noted that the interest for this 

professional development represented a diverse audience including India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Nigeria, Spain and 15 

states within the US.

10/14/2022 - 

10/15/2022 Completed

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Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

Program

Workforce

Other Programming for Adults

Education SSEC

Planet Pictures 

Presentation for Junior 

Achievement Chicago

Junior Achievement of Chicago hosted Alex Grace of the Smithsonian Science Education Center as a presenter during 

their World of Work Week. This program featured a series of presentations highlighting careers for students in the 

Indian Prairie School District. Alex Grace presented virtually to more than 450 4-5th grade students in the Chicago 

area virtually. The presentation featured a brief overview of technology used to view planets, stars, and other 

phenomena in space beyond the earth and an interactive activity for students to practice making observations about 

planets from pictures. The presentation concluded with a brief overview of careers in the space field, including 

scientists, engineers, science communicators, and educators. Students were able to ask questions about space and 

those who work in space. 

10/18/2022 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes Education Program Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Education SSEC

Muscular Dystrophy 

Association Youth Panel 

Discussion 

The Smithsonian Science Education Center’s (SSEC) Professional Services hosted a youth panel discussion with 

Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) on October 26, 2022, for 55 students and educators. The event served as an 

opportunity for students, ages 16 – 21, with muscular dystrophy the chance to share firsthand accounts of their preK12 STEM learning experiences with educators participating in SSEC’s Zero Barriers in STEM Education Program. 

Educators in attendance represented the teams and mentors who attended a STEM education summit between July 

12 – 14, 2022. Students talked about the different methods their STEM teachers used to create inclusive learning 

environments as well as the community support systems in place that have encouraged them to pursue STEM 

opportunities.

10/26/2022 Completed

African Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes Education

Program

Workforce

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

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STEM Teacher Diversity 

Educator Exchange 

The Smithsonian Science Education Center’s (SSEC) Professional Services division hosted a 2-day long reconvening on 

November 4-5, 2022, for 18 team members and mentors from the 2021 and 2022 Virtual STEM Education Summits: 

Building a Coalition for Attracting and Retaining a Diverse STEM Teacher Workforce. The event served as an 

opportunity for representatives from 7 teams to present the Logic Models they developed to increase recruitment or 

retainment efforts of diverse STEM educators in their school systems, their progress towards their goals, and 

challenges they were seeking advice on. Sessions on November 4 opened with a connecting activity for team 

members, mentors, and Smithsonian Science Education Center staff to explore motivating factors and connections 

between individuals seeking to create systemic change in science education. Following team presentations by 4 

teams, the event was opened to the public for a presentation panel discussion. 29 individuals attended a 40-minute 

overview of diversity in the STEM teacher workforce by Dr. Helen Bond from Howard University. This was followed by 

a followed by 1-hour panel discussion moderated by Arthur Mitchell of STEM Equity Alliance, featuring experts from 

across the country. Sessions on Saturday, November 5 included presentations by 3 teams, followed by a working 

session facilitated by Antoinette Linton. Carol O’Donnell ended the event with closing remarks. Teams represented 5 

states (California, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Georgia, and Rhode Island), serving 2.7 million students. 

11/4/2022 - 11/5/2022 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

Program

Workforce

Other Programming for Adults

Education SSEC

WiSTEM2D Activity 

Dissemination

Dissemination of WiSTEM2D activities to be used by partners and J&J employees in community outreach events. 1/1/2023 - 3/31/2023 Completed

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Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Public Programming

Program 

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Education SSEC

Zero Barriers in STEM 

Education Mid-Year 

Professional Development

The Smithsonian Science Education Center Professional Services hosted the Zero Barriers in STEM Education Mid-year 

Professional Development between January 24 – 26, 2023. The three-day professional learning opportunity was the 

second phase of the Zero Barriers in STEM Accessibility and Inclusion Program; a program that supports education 

leadership teams to develop actionable plans to increase accessibility and inclusion in STEM learning for students 

with disabilities by integrating Universal Design for Learning principles in curriculum and classroom design. The 

objectives of the professional development were to have participants learn about the progress Summit teams have 

made; share strategies to address challenges in implementing your Logic Model; Gain perspective and strategies on 

how to develop collaborative partnerships, gain buy-in from internal stakeholders, and community members. (Day 2); 

and review Accessibility, Inclusion, UDL and practical applications of the UDL framework in STEM classrooms. (Day 3) 

79 educators attended, and guest presenters included accessibility program managers at General Motors and K-16 

educators and experts. Overall, educators found it beneficial to reengage with other educators from the 2022 cohort 

to learn more about effective UDL-based instructional practices, program management strategies and educational 

tools that they could use to enhance their current Logic Model and have greater impact in their implementation. 

1/24/2023-1/26/2023 Completed

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Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

Virtual Programming

Program

Supplier

Workforce

Other Programming for Adults

Education SSEC

 Smithsonian Science for 

Computational Thinking 

Professional Development

The Smithsonian Science Education Center’s (SSEC) Professional Services division held two three-day professional 

development series as part of the Smithsonian Science for Computational Thinking project. Thanks to funding from 

the US Department of Defense STEM Office, and In collaboration with the Einstein Project, 35 3rd grade teachers 

received Smithsonian Science for Computational Thinking: Protecting Whales curriculum kits at no cost, and 49 5th 

grade teachers received Smithsonian Science for Computational Thinking: A Weighty Problem curriculum kits at no 

cost in advance of the virtual professional development series. The Grade 3: Protecting Whales series, held January 

31, February 7, and February 14, 2023, saw 28 educators across all three dates, with the potential to impact more 

than 2,271 students across 16 districts. The Grade 5: A Weighty Problem series, held February 2, 9, and 16, 2023, saw 

30 educators across all three dates, with the potential to impact more than 5,267 students across 18 districts. After 

receiving stipends for attendance, educators received additional stipends for participating in Michigan State 

University’s post-implementation evaluation.

1/31/2023 - 2/16/2023 Completed

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Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

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 STEM Education Summit: 

Building a Coalition for 

Attracting and Retaining a 

Diverse STEM Teaching 

Workforce Pre-Summit 

Webinars

Between February 8, 2023, and February 22, 2022, the Smithsonian Science Education Center hosted a series of three 

webinars as part of STEM Education Summit: Building a Coalition for Attracting and Retaining a Diverse STEM 

Teaching Workforce– an annual convening dedicated to supporting a team of educators representing schools, 

districts, nonprofits, or states develop a Logic Model that focuses on attracting and retaining educators from diverse 

backgrounds in STEM teaching positions. Selected teams are also supported by a mentor, whose skills and expertise 

meet the unique needs of the team they are assigned. The Summit webinars served as a precursor for the main 

summit activities, which were held between Friday, March 3, 2023, and Sunday, March 5, 2023. The webinar series 

began with an orientation, led by Amy D’Amico, Division Director for Professional Services, Sherrell Lewis, DEAI 

Program Manager, Addy Allred, Program Specialist, and Alex Grace, Program Assistant where selected teams and 

their mentors learned about the background and history of the Summit. Next, teams participated in a Current Trends 

and Case Studies focused webinar, with panelists Julio Mendez, Greer Richardson, Dr. Valencia Hall, and Dr. Emily 

Jackson-Osagie, where they listened to past participants and mentors talk about their experiences at the Summit and 

in developing Logic Models, as well as time in separate breakout rooms for teams and mentors to ask questions. The 

final Data-based webinar, facilitated by Danielle Boyce, provided teams and mentors a deeper look at the 

importance of relevant data and how to collect relevant data for systemic change. The 2023 STEM Education 

Summit: Building a Coalition for Attracting and Retaining a Diverse STEM Teaching Workforce cohort brings together 

20 teams of three to five individuals from 12 states (Texas, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio, Colorado, 

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina). These teams represent four individual 

schools, three nonprofit organizations, eleven school districts, and two state education departments who will reach a 

total of 8.3 million kids and over 82,000 STEM teachers across the nation.

2/8/2023 - 2/22/2023 Completed

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Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

Virtual Programming

Program

Workforce

Other Programming for Adults

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2023 Sustainable 

Communities Global 

Action Research Project

On May 17, the Smithsonian Science Education Center held its last session of the 2023 Sustainable Communities 

Global Action Research Project: Youth Inspiring Truth, Trust, & Hope. In this program, the Smithsonian Science 

Education Center assembled a group of high school students ages 14-19 to participate in a 12-week 

global collaborative action research program based on the Smithsonian Science for Global Goals project's Sustainable 

Communities! How will we help our community thrive? community research guide. Through this virtual program, 

young people produced an action project video related to an issue of sustainability in their community that was 

shared at the 2023 Nobel Prize Summit on May 24-26, 2023. In addition, 3 students were selected to be interviewed 

about their projects in the online exclusive portion of the Summit by host Sumi Somaskanda, anchorwoman for BBC 

in Washington, DC. With 123 applications submitted from all over the globe, the program started on March 1, 2023, 

with 80 students selected for participation across 17 states in the U.S. and 11 countries around the world. Students 

virtually convened on Zoom weekly and on Moodle asynchronously, where they delved into the guide content, 

learned from subject matter experts, collaborated with one another, and ultimately identified a problem in their 

community that they wish to take action on. You can view a video showcasing several of the student projects here: 

https://youtu.be/Hf1H9_PDvqc.

3/1/2023 - 5/26/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Education

Virtual Programming

Program High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Education SSEC

 Diversity in STEM 

Education Summit: 

Building a Coalition for 

Attracting and Retaining a 

Diverse STEM Teaching 

Workforce

The Smithsonian Science Education Center hosted the 7th annual Diversity in STEM Education Summit: Building a 

Coalition for Attracting and Retaining a Diverse STEM Teaching Workforce between March 3 – 5, 2023 at Dillard 

University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Education leadership teams selected for the summit represent schools, districts, 

state education agencies, as well as STEM education organizations and ecosystems. Each team is assigned a mentor 

and together they work to develop a Logic Model that focuses on attracting and retaining educators from diverse 

backgrounds in STEM teaching positions. Teams and their mentors work on ideas ranging from partnering with local 

Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions to developing Grow-Your-Own programs. 

The 2023 education summit supported 120 educators who have the potential to reach over 8.3 million students and 

over 82 thousand teachers in Texas, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, 

Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina

3/3/2023 - 3/5/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

Program 

Supplier 

Workforce 

Other Programming for Adults

Education SSEC

Environmental Justice! 

Quarterly PD

On Saturday, March 11th, the Smithsonian Science Education Center's (SSEC) Katherine Blanchard, Jacqueline Kolb, 

and Alexa Mogck held a 6- hour virtual professional development workshop featuring content from the Smithsonian 

Science for Global Goals Environmental Justice! community research guide. Participants who registered for the 

workshop are now also being supported with an asynchronous Moodle course containing both the content from the 

guide covered in the synchronous session and extra pedagogical support materials. This is the first time the SSEC has 

introduced an asynchronous online course alongside a synchronous zoom session for professional development on 

Smithsonian Science for Global Goals materials. Due to this new Moodle course, all 56 registrants for the workshop 

will have access to continuous guidance and extra resources from SSEC staff as they plan and complete 

implementation of Environmental Justice! with their communities, which span 6,867 educators and 136,037 students 

from across the globe.

3/11/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

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Exploring EIR 

Dissemination Strategies 

webinar panelist

Dissemination is a major part of the investment in EIR projects. All grantees participate in dissemination, and also are 

consumers of work disseminated by others. This public facing webinar provided a framework for thinking about the 

different strategies and purposes of dissemination, how the audience might vary based on the purpose, and some 

methods or avenues for dissemination. After EIR technical assistance providers from FHI360 and Anlar provided an 

overarching framework, a panel of EIR grantees shared targeted examples from their projects with other grantees. 

Attendees will: Understand different purposes and stages of dissemination throughout the grant cycle; understand 

differences between research studies and practitioner stories and how to utilize each depending on the purpose of 

the dissemination, and; explore ideas for a variety of dissemination venues for different audiences including videos, 

blogs, websites, academic journals, and professional conferences.

4/13/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Virtual Programming Program Other Programming for Adults

Education SSEC

Exploring EIR 

Dissemination Strategies 

webinar panelist

Dissemination is a major part of the investment in EIR projects. All grantees participate in dissemination, and also are 

consumers of work disseminated by others. This public facing webinar provided a framework for thinking about the 

different strategies and purposes of dissemination, how the audience might vary based on the purpose, and some 

methods or avenues for dissemination. After EIR technical assistance providers from FHI360 and Anlar provided an 

overarching framework, a panel of EIR grantees shared targeted examples from their projects with other grantees. 

Attendees will: Understand different purposes and stages of dissemination throughout the grant cycle; understand 

differences between research studies and practitioner stories and how to utilize each depending on the purpose of 

the dissemination; and explore ideas for a variety of dissemination venues for different audiences including videos, 

blogs, websites, academic journals, and professional conferences.

4/13/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

Virtual Programming

Program Other Programming for Adults

Education SSEC

Zero Barriers in STEM 

Education Summit 

Information Sessions

The Smithsonian Science Education Center’s DEAI Team hosted Information Sessions on May 3, 2023, to practitioners 

in education interested in applying as teams and mentors for the Zero Barriers in STEM Education: Accessibility and 

Inclusion Program. The Zero Barriers in STEM Education: Accessibility and Inclusion Program is an initiative made 

possible through generous funding from General Motors, that focuses on increasing the prevalence of accessible and 

inclusive practices in STEM education and school culture for students across the continuum of human ability. The 

Zero Barriers information sessions provided interested parties with an overview of the history and background of the 

Center and Zero Barriers program. They also allowed potential applicants the chance to review Summit activities and 

expectations to help them understand what they were committing themselves to if chosen to participate in the 

program. Two sessions were held, one in the morning and one in the evening, to accommodate various time zones. In 

attendance were representatives from teams that were not previously selected for the 2022 Zero Barriers Summit 

and a few newer candidates; totaling 16 participants across both sessions. The information sessions, serving as a 

promotional activity, along with other recruitment strategies led by the Center’s marketing and communications 

team, resulted in 21 team applications and 17 mentor applications received at the end of the recruitment period. 

5/3/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes Virtual Programming Program Other Programming for Adults

Education SSEC

Smithsonian Science for 

North and South Carolina 

Classrooms: Train-theTrainer Physical Science 

Content and Pedagogy 

Professional Development

On May 17 and May 18, 2023, the Smithsonian Science Education Center hosted a two-day workshop Smithsonian 

Science for North and South Carolina Classrooms: Train-the-Trainer Physical Science Content and Pedagogy 

Professional Development Workshop, as part of the Smithsonian Science for North and South Carolina Classrooms 

project funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Education Innovation and Research (#U411C190055) grant 

program. Twenty trainers and partners from the two states participated in the project’s first fully in person workshop 

in preparation to deliver content and pedagogy focused intermediate professional development to 120+ third 

through fifth grade teachers in North and South Carolina in July and August. The workshop offered a deeper dive into 

the scientific concepts underlying the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom physical science curriculum strand, 

which participating teachers implemented in the 2022-2023 school year. 

5/17/2023 - 5/18/2023 Completed

African Americans

Hispanics

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

Training

Program

Supplier 

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Trust in Science: The 

Importance of Education in 

Developing an EvidenceBased Worldview

On May 26, the Smithsonian Science Education Center, in collaboration with the Nobel Foundation and The National 

Academy of Sciences, hosted a session entitled "Trust in Science: The Importance of Education in Developing an 

Evidence-Based Worldview" at the 2023 Nobel Prize Summit in Washington, DC. Led by Dr. Carol O'Donnell, Director 

of the Smithsonian Science Education Center, this session featured a suite of speakers from both the informal and 

informal education sectors who collectively focused on addressing and discussing the importance of education to 

help society meet the increasing demands of navigating complex information in today's environment, as well as 

examined why education systems must adapt to meet the demands of the future, and how young people are an 

integral part of this process. As part of this session, the Smithsonian Science Education Center's Heidi Gibson 

discussed the SSEC's most recent publication Data, Discourse, and Development: Building a sustainable world 

through education and science communication, and was able to highlight several student projects from the 

Smithsonian Science Education Center's 2023 Sustainable Communities Global Action Research Project: Youth 

Inspiring Truth, Trust, & Hope program, highlighting the ways in which students make meaning of data that they 

collect in their own communities. The Summit concluded with a panel of experts facilitated by Dr. O'Donnell, 

including Andreas Schleicher (OECD & PISA), Jonathan Osborne (Stanford University), Saul Perlmutter (Nobel Prize 

laureate, University of Berkeley, Critical Thinking Project), Anita Krishnamurthi (Board of Nobel Prize Outreach & 

Afterschool Alliance), and Ann Friedman (Planet Word).

5/26/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Conferences w/Professional Organizations

Education

Public Programming

Program

Workforce

Other Programming for Adults

Education SSEC Biotechnology! Academy

From June 12th through June 15th , the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) professional services team 

held its first-ever intensive professional development academy on the Smithsonian Science for Global Goals 

Biotechnology! community research guide. This academy included scientists from Johnson & Johnson and John 

Hopkins as guest speakers, and featured Smithsonian's own Mary Hagedorn and her lab's work with coral biobanking. Participants who registered for the workshop are also being supported with an asynchronous Moodle 

course containing both the content from the guide covered in the synchronous session and came back together on 

July 11th for a community reconvening. This is the first time the SSEC held a follow-up specifically focused on sharing 

plans for implementing Global Goals in the classroom to help educators build on each other's expertise. The 15 

educators, representing 3 countries, 7 US States, and DC, will then bring their improved plans back to the 2,192 

students and 283 educators they serve combined.

6/12/2023 - 6/15/2023

7/11/2023 Completed

African Americans

Latinos

International Community 

Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

Virtual Programming

Program

Workforce

Other Programming for Adults

Education SSEC

NESST Pilot Intern 

Exchange Program

From June 27-July 27, 2023, the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC), in collaboration with the Christa 

McAuliffe Center, piloted its first ever Network for Emergent Socio-Scientific Thinking (NESST) Intern Exchange 

Program, a program dedicated to connecting high school aged young people who are participating in a summer 

experience, such as an internship, around socio-scientific issues and action. Under the umbrella of NESST and 

coordinated through the Smithsonian Science Education Center, the SSEC directly connected 22 interns from 

California, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and the United Kingdom, with the goal of helping these emerging 

young scholars, practitioners, and activists to network with each other, build relevant skills, and ultimately create a 

community-based communication campaign dedicated to sharing out the work they did through their internship. This 

pilot program is just one way NESST hopes to engage young people in tackling the complex issues our world is facing, 

and this program has the opportunity to engage additional youth-facing organizations in the future.

6/27/2023 - 7/27/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Internships

Virtual Programming

Program

Workforce

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Education SSEC

Sustainable Communities! 

How will we help our 

communities thrive? 

Workshop in Venezuela

On July 4th and 6th, the Smithsonian Science Education arranged a two-day professional development workshop on 

the Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Sustainable Communities! How will we help our communities thrive? 

community research guide for 45 educators based in Venezuela. Organized, developed, and facilitated by XSTEM, and 

supported by Johnson & Johnson, this training supported Venezuelan educators from a variety of backgrounds in 

better understanding the pedagogy behind the Smithsonian Science for Global Goals project, along with how they 

can implement the guide in their own contexts. One participant noted, “Incredible pedagogy and strategy. I am a 

Biology Professor and Master in Education for Sustainability. It allows to move to multidisciplinary. Get to the action. 

Investigate, and that we are participants in sustainable change.” With 95 registrants, the 45 participating educators 

noted a direct impact of 4000 students annually.

7/4/2023

7/6/2023 Completed

Hispanics

Latinos

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

Training

Program Other Programming for Adults

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Smithsonian Science for 

North and South Carolina 

Classrooms: South 

Carolina Physical Science 

Content and Pedagogy 

Professional Development

On July 12 and July 13, 2023, the Smithsonian Science Education Center hosted a two-day workshop Smithsonian 

Science for North and South Carolina Classrooms: South Carolina Physical Science Content and Pedagogy Professional 

Development Workshop, as part of the Smithsonian Science for North and South Carolina Classrooms project funded 

by the U.S. Department of Education’s Education Innovation and Research (#U411C190055) grant program. Twentytwo educators from South Carolina participated in the project’s first fully in person teacher workshop to better 

implement Smithsonian Science for the Classroom and support their students during the 2023-2024 school year. The 

workshop offered a deeper dive into the scientific concepts underlying the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom 

physical science curriculum strand, which participating teachers implemented in the 2022-2023 school year. 

7/12/2023 - 7/13/2023 Completed

African Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

Program Other Programming for Adults

Education SSEC

Boys & Girls Club and 

OUSE Meeting on 

Environmental Justice

On July 13, 2023, the Smithsonian Science Education Center’s Alexa Mogck and Jackie Kolb attended an in-person 

immersive learning experience, facilitated by Smithsonian Gardens and organized by OUSE, with the Boys and Girls 

Club of America. As part of this learning experience, the SSEC specifically met with 5 students from the Flathead 

Indian Reservation whose coordinator is currently planning to implement the SSEC’s Environmental Justice! How can 

we create healthy environments for everyone? community research guide with these specific students and their 

community. During this session, the SSEC was able to share a little bit more about the guide as well as learn a bit 

more about the group’s context for implementation, and hopes to be able to provide professional development on 

the guide for interested Boys and Girls Club of America facilitators and coordinators in the future.

7/13/2023 Completed Native Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Yes

Education

Public Programming

Program High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Education SSEC

Sustainable Communities! 

How will we help our 

communities thrive? 

Workshop (Green Schools 

Nigeria)

On July 24th, 26th, and 28th, the Smithsonian Science Education Center’s Alexa Mogck, Katherine Blanchard, and 

Jackie Kolb conducted a virtual professional development workshop on the Smithsonian Science for Global Goals 

Sustainable Communities! How will we help our communities thrive? community research guide for 15 educators 

part of Green Schools Nigeria. This training supported educators and Green Schools Nigeria coordinators in better 

understanding the content, and ultimately, in developing a plan for how they will implement its content with 

teachers and students across the country. Schools a part of the Green Schools Nigeria project will be using the guide 

to investigate their local communities and take action within the community for positive, sustainable change. The 

participating educators directly impact 13,385 students and 2,432 teachers each year.

7/24/2023, 7/26/2023, 

7/28/2023 Completed

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Nigerians

Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

Virtual Programming

Program Other Programming for Adults

Education SSEC

Zero Barriers in STEM 

Education Summit

Between July 25 – July 27, 2023, the Smithsonian Science Education Center Professional Services team hosted a 

national Zero Barriers in STEM Education Summit at Gallaudet University. The convening was an opportunity for 

educators across the US to develop plans of action, in the form of Logic Models, to address problems of practice 

related to a lack of accessibility and inclusion in K-12 STEM education. Participants began their journey at the Summit 

by learning about change management and how the different ways that people adopt to change in a system can 

accelerate or delay necessary changes. Next, they engaged in peer-to-peer conversations to discuss their different 

perspectives about the importance of increasing accessibility in STEM for students with disabilities. That was followed 

by a conversation focused on helping participants to peel back the layers of their problem of practice to determine 

the underlying cause of their identified challenge. Some educators mentioned that their own perceptions, attitudes, 

and operational definitions may be creating unintended barriers for students with disabilities. Others mentioned the 

need to build teacher capacity to provide STEM learning opportunities that are designed with students with 

disabilities in mind. The final day of the Summit allows participants to gain and share feedback – which included 

insights from a panel of educators and accessibility experts who had the opportunity to review team plans and 

provide initial reactions to them during the panel discussion. Overall, the Summit brought together 16 teams of 

educators representing 9 schools, 4 school districts, 1 state education department, and 2 STEM education nonprofit 

organizations across 10 states. Collectively, these teams will impact the lives of 1.6 million students, of which over 

274, 000 are students with disabilities. Regarding teacher impact, the plans these teams will implement following the 

Summit will impact over 13,000 STEM teachers. 

7/25/2023 - 7/27/2023 Completed

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Smithsonian Science for 

North and South Carolina 

Classrooms: North 

Carolina Physical Science 

Content and Pedagogy 

Professional Development

On August 2 and August 3, 2023, the Smithsonian Science Education Center hosted a two-day workshop Smithsonian 

Science for North and South Carolina Classrooms: North Carolina Physical Science Content and Pedagogy Professional 

Development Workshop, as part of the Smithsonian Science for North and South Carolina Classrooms project funded 

by the U.S. Department of Education’s Education Innovation and Research (#U411C190055) grant program. 55 

educators from North Carolina participated in a fully in person teacher workshop to better implement Smithsonian 

Science for the Classroom and support their students during the 2023-2024 school year. The workshop offered a 

deeper dive into the scientific concepts underlying the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom physical science 

curriculum strand, which participating teachers implemented in the 2022-2023 school year, as well as student 

misconceptions and an opportunity for teachers to engage with administrators from their district. 

8/2/2023 - 8/3/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

Training

Program

Supplier

Workforce

Other Programming for Adults

Education SSEC

Earth Optimism Youth and 

Leadership Educator 

Summit Environmental 

Justice Workshop

On August 25th, Katherine Fancher and Jacqueline Kolb of the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) 

performed a professional development workshop at the Earth Optimism Youth Action and Leadership (EOYAL) 

Educator Summit hosted by Smithsonian Affiliates. This workshop was performed as part of Smithsonian Affiliations' 

two year Together We Thrive grant in partnership with Jennifer Brundage and Alexis Kemp. It delivered content 

developing educators' capacity for teaching about environmental justice and awareness of SSEC resources directly to 

20 museum educators and classroom teachers, with the potential to serve over 300 students (approximate number 

from last year, numbers for this year won't be calculated until after recruitment begins). Kat and Jackie's attendance 

also allowed them to learn about how different museum educators and teachers implemented youth action projects 

in three different locations, watch a data presentation by SOAR regarding program impact over the past year, and 

meet SI staff from various units who also attended.

8/25/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Latinos

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

Training

Program Other Programming for Adults

Education SSEC

mEducation Alliance 

Symposium

On Tuesday, September 12 and Wednesday, September 13, SSEC’s Shellie Pick and Kat Fancher attended the 

mEducation Alliance Symposium. Shellie and Kat presented a sessions “From School to Career: Using STEAM Activities 

to Inspire the Next Generation” which highlighted the Youth Pillar model from WiSTEM2D. The next day the SSEC 

hosted a table at the Symposium’s STEM Village and engaged symposium participants in further conversations about 

the SSEC’s work and J&J’s WiSTEM2D program.

9/12/2023 - 9/13/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Conferences w/Professional Organizations

Education

Teacher Workshops

Program

Workforce

Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture AAA

US Latinx Art Forum 

(USLAF) 

I serve as Associate Director of Special Projects for USLAF. Mission: “The U.S. Latinx Art Forum champions artists and 

arts professionals engaged in research, studio practice, pedagogy, and writing. We generate and support initiatives 

that advance the vitality of Latinx art through an intergenerational network that spans academia, art institutions, and 

collections.” 

2015 - Present In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Fellowships

Heritage Month Programming

Public Programming

Virtual Programming

Program

Workforce

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA Collection acquisitions 

Between October 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023, the following 6 collections were acquired (deed signed): Kimberly Camp 

papers, Joe Segura papers (addition), Alana VanDerWerker research material related to Haystack Mountain School of 

Craft, Lucy Lippard papers (addition), Gwyn Metz material related to Betty Parsons, and Mary Merkel-Hess papers.

10/1/2022 - 3/31/2023 Completed

African Americans

Hispanics

LGBTQIA+

Women

No Collections Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Behind-the-scenes tour of 

AAA 

Provided tour of AAA to leadership team of National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) 4 attendees 10/17/2022 Completed Hispanics

Women

No Career Counseling Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Social media campaign 

featuring the Dorothy 

Liebes papers

Social media collaboration between AAA and CHSDM, featuring the Dorothy Liebes papers alongside the Cooper 

Hewitt exhibition featuring Dorothy Liebes, with some of the paper materials from AAA on loan. Posts have included: 

Liebes’ birthday/exhibit announcement, Intro to Liebes’ collaborations, Liebes’ collaboration with Henry Dreyfuss, 

Liebes’ collaboration with Bonnie Cashin, Liebes’ collaboration with Frank Lloyd Wright.

10/14/2022 In-progress Women No

Collections

Exhibitions

Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Mari Carmen Ramirez & 

Josh T Franco: Latinx 

Archives in Context 

In this public presentation, Josh Franco highlighted Latino/a/x holdings in the Archives of American Art. Hosted by 

Program in Latin American Studies (PLAS), Princeton University 11/1/2022 Completed Hispanics No

Collections

Conferences w/Colleges or Universities

Program

Masters

PhD

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Audience

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Museums & Culture AAA

Drawn to Art social media 

campaign in collaboration 

with SAAM

SAAM has released a series of comics for middle-grade educators, telling the stories of the lives and careers of 

women artists, funded by AWHI. These comics have featured materials from AAA and overlap with artists in AAA’s 

collections. We created a social media campaign connecting the comics to related AAA materials on the same artists. 

Artists featured: Brooks, Kay Sekimachi, Anni Albers, Berenice Abbott, Judith Baca, Alma Thomas

1/2023 In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

LGBTQIA+

Women

No

Collections

Education

Social media campaign

Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Mysteries of the Archives 

of American Art campaign

Regular, biweekly communications via social media and email campaign involving the public in helping identify 

unknown figures in photographs across the Archives collections. Many photographs that are part of the Archives of 

American Art’s various collections include individuals whom the Archives has not been able to identify, and some of 

these individuals are from historically underrepresented and less-documented groups, including women and people 

of color. Artists from underrepresented groups included during reporting period: Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Susanna de Maria 

Wilson, Gertrude Abercrombie, Giulio Blanc, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Marisol

1/1/2023 In-progress

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Women

No

Collections

Social media communication campaign, public 

outreach

Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Unboxed: Lucy Lippard 

papers 

Recurring virtual program. Explored the papers of writer and curator Lucy Lippard for online audience. 2/24/2023 Completed Women No

Collections

Public Programming

Virtual Programming

Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Archives of American Art 

Journal, v. 61, no. 2, Spring 

2023. 

Continuing initiative to promote scholarship on underrepresented artists at the Archives of American Art. This issue 

features a research article on the collaborative works of African American artist Senga Nengudi; a piece by Latino 

artist Ken Gonzales-Day related to his Erased Lynching series and the history of racial violence; as well as a new 

section called “out of the box,” a group of scholars respond to one item each from the papers of African American 

sculptor Beverly Buchanan, giving multiple perspectives on the Buchanan’s life and work. 

3/5/2023 In-progress

African Americans

Hispanics

Women

No Education Program

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

“There was a place called 

America...”: Looking Back 

at the Archives of 

American Art Invited 

lecture, Art and 

Architecture Lecture 

Series, Hobart and William 

Smith Colleges 

Using a quote from Native American artist Cannupa Hanska Luger, delivered a talk from the perspective of a future 

when the United States of America (and the Archives of American Art) exists in hindsight. 3/7/2023 Completed

Hispanics

Native Americans

Women

No

Collections

Education

Public Programming

Program College/University

Museums & Culture AAA

At the Intersection: Latinx 

Art Worlds, 2023 

Convening of the US Latinx 

Art Forum Latinx Artist 

Fellowship 

I served as moderator for the panel “Legacies and Estates” featuring Amalia Mesa-Bains, Miguel Luciano, Elia Alba, 

and Candida Alvarez 3/10/2023 Completed HispanicsWomen

No

Conferences w/Professional Organizations

Education

Fellowships

Publications

Virtual Programming

Program

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Tour of AAA: Armando 

Rascon

Provided behind-the-scenes tour of AAA to artist and curator Armando Rascon 3/13/2023 Completed Hispanics

LGBTQIA+

No

Collections

Education

Program Other Programming for Adults

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Audience

Museums & Culture AAA

Tour of AAA for Museum 

Studies class, Catholic 

University	

 Provided behind-the-scenes tour of AAA for class (ART275 Gallery and Museum Practices) and presented collections 

of Latinx artist’s papers. 3/24/2023 Completed HispanicsWomen

No

Collections

Education

Program

Workforce

Masters

Museums & Culture AAA

Essay, “Celia in the Cave 

(Becoming Ancestor)”, 

Celia Álvarez Muñoz: 

Breaking the Binding

Celia Álvarez Muñoz: Breaking the Binding is the first major publication devoted to the career of this seminal Latinx 

artist, who was born in El Paso, TX, in 1937. Accompanying her first museum career retrospective (Museum of 

Contemporary Art San Diego [MCASD] March 16 - August 13, 2023), this volume surveys the artist’s decades of 

colorful photo and text-based artworks, book projects, large-scale installations, public works, and unpublished, 

associated archival materials. Color images and scholarly texts illuminate the artist’s themes—childhood learning and 

perception, bicultural and bilingual experience, youthful slips of mind and tongue—and her often playful, first-person 

approach using conceptual tools. Resulting artworks are at once intimate and cerebral, analytical and 

joyful—reflecting the complexities of childhood, especially on a bicultural and bilingual border. Celia Álvarez Muñoz: 

Breaking the Binding provides the definitive volume on an influential yet under-studied artist and contributes to the 

growing field of scholarship on contemporary Latinx and Conceptual art. Alongside images, the book features a 

conversation between Álvarez Muñoz and longtime interlocuter and friend Roberto Tejada, as well as essays by the 

exhibition co-curators Kate Green and Isabel Casso, and Josh Franco, Head of Collecting at the Smithsonian Archives 

of American Art.

3/26/2023 - 8/13/2023 Completed Hispanics

Women

No Collections Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture AAA

Documenting the 

Americas: Archives, 

Libraries and Research in 

Modern Latin American 

and Latinx Art Institute of 

Fine Arts, New York 

University 

Josh Franco presented on the topic of Latinx art in the Archives of American Art as a panelist. 3/29/2023 Completed Hispanics

Women

No

Collections

Conferences w/Colleges or Universities

Education

Public Programming

Program Masters

Museums & Culture AAA

Arab American Heritage 

Month

April is Arab American Heritage Month. The social media working group drafted posts featuring Arab American 

artists, including biographical info and contents of their papers and oral histories. Featured Artists: Etel Adnan & 

Omar Mismar

4/1/2023 - 4/30/2023 Completed Asian Americans

Women

No

Collections

Heritage Month Programming

Social Media/Communications

Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Guest lecture on Felix 

Gonzalez-Torres

With co-curator Charlotte Ickes (NPG), presented to MFA course on contemporary art about the exhibition Always to 

Return: Felix Gonzalez-Torres. The course was taught by Danielle O’Steen at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine 

Arts. 

4/4/2023 Completed Hispanics

LGBTQIA+

No

Education

Exhibitions

Program Masters

Museums & Culture AAA

Guest lecture on Felix 

Gonzalez-Torres

With co-curator Charlotte Ickes (NPG), presented to art history course on contemporary art about the exhibition 

Always to Return: Felix Gonzalez-Torres. The course was taught by Andrew Wasserman at American University. 4/19/2023 Completed HispanicsLGBTQIA+

No

Education

Exhibitions

Program

College/University

Masters

Museums & Culture AAA

Talk and Tour of Archives 

of American Art for 

National Association of 

Latino Arts and Culture 

Advocacy Leadership 

Institute

Josh Franco presented highlights of Latinx-related content in the Archives and a tour of the office and facilities to the 

2023 cohort of NALAC’s ALI: 4/24/2023 Completed HispanicsWomen

No

Career Counseling

Collections

Education

Program

Workforce

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Reparative description 

work in AAA catalog 

records and finding aids

Made updates to collection descriptions in finding aids as part of an ongoing effort to replace harmful and out of 

date language and improve description. 5/2023 In-progress

African Americans

Individuals with Disabilities

No Collections Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

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(Program, 

Workforce, 

Supplier)

Audience

Museums & Culture AAA

Asian American, Native 

Hawaiian, and Pacific 

Islander Heritage Month 

(AANHPIHM) 

Communications Campaign

Social media and email communications featuring collections of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific 

Islander artists. Posts cover a range of artists from different regions and country, and give information on the artists 

in the posts and well as the contents of their papers. Artists featured: AAPI collecting guide, Kay Semikachi, Katherine 

Kalehuapuakeaula “Lehua” Domingo, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Val Laigo, Zarina Hashmi, Shiro Ikegawa

5/1/2023 - 5/31/2023 Completed

Asian Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Women

No

Collections

Heritage Month Programming

External Communications / Social Media 

Outreach

Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Teaching with Primary 

Sources

The Archives of American Art’s Teaching with Primary Sources program, currently funded by the Samuel H. Kress 

Foundation, offers workshops and professional development fellowships that foster new approaches to teaching the 

history of art with primary sources at the undergraduate and graduate level. The aim is to enhance student 

engagement, while providing key skills for the critical reading of archival evidence. Our ten Kress teaching fellows, 

2022–2023, are themselves a diverse cohort, developing courses that promote student engagement with the Archives 

resources for the study of African American, Asian American, Latino, LGBTQIA+, and Native Americans, and teaching a 

diverse student population about a more inclusive history of American art. 

5/2/2023 In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Women

No

Collections

Education

Fellowships

Teacher Workshops

Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Associations of Historians 

of American Art 'mission 

and values' working group

Participating in the AHAA update of their mission and values to better serve expansive community of individuals 

shaping the field of American Art. 6/2023 In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Advisory Boards

Program

Workforce

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA US Latinx Art Forum

Josh Franco is a co-founder and continues to serve as Associate Director of Special Projects. USLAF’s Executive 

Committee and staff members encompass a broad range of expertise in Latinx art and its related fields, such as art 

history, curatorial practice, collections acquisitions, archival collections, and graphic design. USLAF’s team actively 

shares their knowledge through scholarly and public lectures, peer-reviewed research, data collection initiatives and 

white papers, workshops, and presentations. 

6/2023 In-progress Hispanics No Advisory Boards Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

LGBTQ+ Pride Month 

social media and email 

campaigns

June is LGBTQ+ Pride month. We featured LGBTQ+-identifying artists in social media posts and email communications 

by providing biographical background and the contents of their papers. Featured artists included: Howard Kottler, 

Sunil Gupta, Romaine Brooks and Natalie Barney, Witnesses: Against our Vanishing, Chitra Ganesh, Samuel Wagstaff, 

Jerome Caja

6/1/2023 - 6/30/2023 Completed

Asian Americans

Hispanics

LGBTQIA+

Women

No

Collections

Heritage Month Programming

Social Media and email communication 

campaign

Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Presentation and tour of 

Archives of American Art 

for Latino Museum Studies 

Program (LMSP)

Provided a tour and presentation highlighting Latinx content at AAA for 2023 cohort of LMSP Graduate Summer 

Fellows 6/7/2023 Completed Hispanics No

Career Counseling

Collections

Fellowships

Program

Workforce

Masters

PhD

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Audience

Museums & Culture AAA

Member, Center for Craft 

Research & Ideas Working 

Group

Identify the current needs of craft scholars, researchers, writers, and curators. Articulate opportunities for the Center 

to be a national and international leader in the development of craft studies. Consider how the program can resource 

inclusive histories and diverse communities of practice, and invest in the next generation of craft scholars + curators, 

writers, artists. Generate ideas on how programming can be used to amplify craft as an approach to intersectional 

research and support broad definitions of making. Provide feedback on Center for Craft recommendations, workshop 

and develop ideas (optimization), and prioritize based on need, opportunity, and impact (survey).

6/8/2023 In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Advisory Boards Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Continuing initiative to 

increase diversity of AAA 

Interns

The Archives of American Art Journal’s 2023 summer intern Iliana Cosme-Brooks, a graduate student at James 

Madison University in the Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication MA program, self identifies as Hispanic 

and as a woman. In collaboration with the Archives of American Art’s managing editor, Emily D. Shapiro, the intern 

(Iliana Cosme-Brooks) learned about and participated in the process of fact-checking three articles slated to appear in 

the 2024 volume of the Archives of American Art Journal. The fact-checking process involves consulting a wide range 

of primary and secondary sources to vet all names, dates, quotations, and citations in a manuscript for completeness 

and accuracy, and correcting errors. Ms. Cosme-Brooks also learned about and participated in the proofreading stage 

of producing the Fall 2023 journal issue. Finally, she took part in the Archives’ biweekly Social Media Working Group 

meetings and generated social media content related to the Fall 2023 journal issue, select back content, and other 

AAA resources/initiatives. This internship provided Ms. Cosme-Brooks with the opportunity to strengthen her 

research and editing skills, learn about all phases of producing a peer-reviewed academic journal, and gain 

experience generating original content for use on social media.

6/12/2023 thru 

8/18/2023 Completed HispanicsWomen

No Virtual Internships Workforce

College/University

Masters

Museums & Culture AAA

Presentation and tour of 

Archives of American Art 

for National Museum of 

American Latino, 

committee of scholars

Josh Franco was requested to show highlights of the Latino Collection and spoke informally to scholars about the 

nature of the work at AAA June 15, 2023. The big idea was to inform the scholars about museum work processes, 

and to get them thinking about how their expertise could inform the development of AAA's forthcoming collection 

stewardship plan.

6/15/2023 Completed Hispanics No

Advisory Boards

Collections

Program

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Social media campaign 

featuring LMSP fellows at 

AAA

We highlighted Latino Museum Studies Program fellows working at AAA, Gaby Rodriguez-Gomez and Jeannette 

Martinez, and the work they are doing on Chicano mural art and Latina artists, respectively. 6/28/2023 In-progress

Hispanics

Women

No

Fellowships

Social Media Communication Campaign

Program

Workforce

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Initiative to support and 

promote the appointment 

of a diverse group of 

visiting fellows at the AAA

In the summer of 2023, the AAA hosted two predoctoral fellows who identify as Latinx and as women (in 

collaboration with SAAM and the Smithsonian Latino Museum Studies Program): Gabriela Rodríguez-Gomez, a UCLA 

PhD candidate in Chicana/o/x Studies (AAA/SAAM predoctoral fellow) and University of New Mexico art history PhD 

student Jeannette Martínez (Smithsonian Latino Museum Studies Program Graduate Fellow). We posted information 

promoting these appointments on the AAA’s primary social media platforms (FB, Instagram, Twitter). 

6/28/2023 thru 

8/4/2023 Completed HispanicsWomen

No

Digital Promotion of Academic Appointments

Fellowships

Program

Workforce

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Continued Initiative to 

diversify AAA Journal 

Advisory Board

Tatiana Reinoza, assistant professor of art history at the University of Notre Dame, joined the journal’s editorial 

board. Reinoza identifies as Latinx and as a woman. Tempestt Hazel, a curator, writer, and co-founder of Sixty Inches 

From Center, a collective of editors, writers, artists, curators, librarians, and archivists who have published and 

produced collaborative projects about artists, archival practice, and culture in the Midwest since 2010, also joined 

the journal’s editorial board on July 1, 2023. Hazel identifies as Black and as a woman.

7/1/2023 Completed

African Americans

Hispanics

Women

No Advisory Boards Workforce

College/University

Masters

PhD

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Supplier)

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Museums & Culture AAA

Communications campaign 

for disability pride month 

(July)

July is Disability Pride Month. We created a social media campaign for the month featuring the collections of artists 

who identified as having disability. Posts included background of artists and how they fit into the disability 

community.

Artists featured: Jesse Trevino, Frida Kahlo, Deana Haggag, Jerome Caja. We also sent out an email highlighting oral 

history interviews with artists with disabilities. This email featured: Paulus Berensohn, Daniel Joseph Martinez, John 

Dugdale

7/1/2023 - 7/31/2023 Completed

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

No

Collections

Social media/Communication

Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Advisor, Latino Museum 

Studies Program 

Co-advised PhD student Jeannette Martinez LMSP project: The Latina Papers: Primary Sources for Documents of Latin 

American and Latino Art (In partnership with the International Center for the Arts of the Americas (ICAA). As part of 

the first phase of this project, the ICAA is partnering with the AAA on the “Latina Papers.” This collaboration aims to 

locate in the AAA’s collections documents pertaining to pioneering Latina artists, critics and curators such as, Elsa 

Flores Almaraz, Yolanda M. López, Amalia Mesa-Bains, María Luisa Pacheco, Patssi Valdez and Kathy Vargas, among 

others. For the practicum, the fellow will work under the supervision of the Archives of American Art’s National 

Collector to research and finalize a selection of materials that will enter the ICAA’s digital archive. In addition to the 

National Collector, the fellow will work closely with the ICAA Director and Associate Director to select documents that 

fulfill the curatorial criteria set forth by the ICAA. The fellow will also focus on the history of Latina American art 

world figures, in accordance with Smithsonian’s Women’s History Initiative.

7/3/2023 - 8/11/2023 Completed Hispanics

Women

No

Collections

Fellowships

Program

Workforce

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA Latino Collections Archivist

The Archives of American Art was awarded funding from the Latino Initiatives Pool for a Latino Archivist/Curatorial 

Assistant. This archivist was hired in July 2022 for a four-year term to focus on the processing of U.S. Latino archival 

collections and to produce searchable finding aids for AAA’s website. During this reporting period, six new finding 

aids for Latino collections were published online. 

7/5/2023 In-progress Hispanics No Collections

Program

Workforce

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Processing of the Papers of 

Women Artists, Art 

Historians, and Arts 

Administrators

The Archives of American Art was awarded grant funds from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative 

Collections Care Fund to support the archival processing of the papers of women artists, art historians, and arts 

administrators. The funding is being used to preserve and arrange the papers of 200 women, totaling 79 linear feet of 

documentation, and produce detailed, fully searchable, online finding aids that will serve as a catalyst for new 

scholarship and discovery.

8/10/2023 In-progress Women No Collections Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Member, national advisory 

board, Mexican American 

Art Since 1848 (MAAS1848)

Josh Franco serves as an advisor on this project. Josh met with principal (Karen Mary Davalos, University of 

Minnesota) which took place August 14. The Association of Historians of American Art (AHAA) is a membership 

organization and an affiliated society of CAA—Advancing Art & Design. Founded in 1979, AHAA fulfills its mission of 

promoting scholarship on art of the United States from the European encounter with Native peoples to 

contemporary practice through several means. The organization provides a forum for presenting and advancing new 

approaches to the subject; for examining problems that confront the field; and for identifying scholarly needs and 

opportunities to its members. AHAA fulfills these goals through its annual meeting and periodic symposia, along with 

its online journal Panorama, e-newsletter, and website. 

8/14/2023 In-progress Hispanics No

Advisory Boards

Collections

Education

Program

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Preservation and 

Cataloging of Audio 

Cassettes in the Papers of 

Women Art Historians

The Archives of American Art was awarded grant funding from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative 

Director’s Fund to support the digital preservation and cataloging of audio cassettes found within the papers of 

women art historians. The Archives the requested grant funds to contract with vendors for digitization of 

approximately 815 audio cassettes, and to contract with an independent archivist to create item catalog records for 

each recording that will be fully searchable on AAA’s website.

9/1/2023 In-progress Women No Collections Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture AAA

Hispanic Heritage month 

social media campaign

Social media campaign featuring background information and contents of papers from Latinx artists in our collections 

for Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15/23 – 10/15/23). Featured artists in September will include: Emanuel Martinez, 

Tomas Ybarra-Frausto, Demi and Arturo Rodriguez, Jose Bedia, Jacinto Quirarte, Marisol

9/15/2023 - 10/15/2023 Completed Hispanics

Women

No

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Heritage Month Programming

Social media communication/campaign

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Museums & Culture AAA Unboxed Lunch series

Unboxed Lunch is a 30-minute online program that takes visitors on a behind-the-scenes journey of archival 

discovery. One of the Archives' staff guides viewers through the process of exploring a newly acquired collection. 

Artists from underrepresented groups included during reporting period: Elyse Grinstein, Cleopatra’s, Frances Jean 

Colpitt

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Public Programming

Virtual Programming

Email and Social media communications about 

event

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Museums & Culture AAA

Felix Gonzalez-Torres: 

Always to Return: 

Lunchbag Lecture Series 

(hosted by AAA, NPG, and 

SAAM) 

Co-presented on the upcoming exhibition of Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s work at NPG and AAA with co-curator Charlotte 

Ickes (NPG) 12/2/2022 Completed HispanicsLGBTQIA+

No Exhibitions Program

Masters

PhD

Museums & Culture NMAAHC NMAAHC Fall Internship Virtual and hybrid internships - multi discipline areas. 10/1/2022 - 12/23/2022 Completed

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Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

European Descent communities

No Virtual Internships Workforce

College/University

Masters

Museums & Culture NMAAHC

October In-Person and 

Virtual Programs

Virtual: Speakeasy Evening! 6pm Discussion with staff from Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders 

of Organizations for empowerment for LGBQT youth; In-Person: 7:30pm, a Moderated Panel Discussion "Ballroom 

and Beyond" followed by Speakeasy reminiscent of Harlem Renaissance (Comedian and DJ). Digital Virtual Program: 

2pm - 5pm, Treasures "Daufuskie Island and Beyond! Program exploring Gullah Geechee heritage of the South 

Carolina and Gullah communities. In Person Program: 7pm, Historically Speaking - Exploring Diversity in the Fields of 

Genomics and Biomedical Sciences

10/14/2022 - 

10/20/2022 Completed

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Asian Americans

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Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

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Women

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Public Programming

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In Person programming

Program 

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

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Museums & Culture NMAAHC

November In Person and 

Virtual Programs

In Person: 6:45pm -9:15pm - Seat at the Table Series, "A Conversation about Food Equity. How Black communities 

navigate and resist unequal food distribution systems through community gardening and resource sharing. In Person: 

7:00pm - 8:00pm -Next Generation of Black Geneticists, National Human Genome Research third installment on 

popular series African American and genetics.

11/14/2022 - 

11/15/2022 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

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In Person Programs

Program 

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Museums & Culture NMAAHC

December In Person and 

Virtual Education and 

Public Programs

In Person: 11am - 3pm Community Day Event (various activities) to Celebrate Coming New Year. Virtual (online): 

7:30pm Eve Watchnight Concert with jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker, music prodigy. 12/31/2022 Completed

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Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

European Descent communities

No

Education

Public Programming

Virtual Programming

In Person programming

Program 

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Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

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January 2023 In Person 

and Virtual Programs

Online Virtual: Discussion on Slave Wreck Project by Curators and Archaeologist from Center for the Study of Global 

Slavery in honor of Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln. In Person: NMAAHC hosts Special 

Screening Documentary "Descendants", in honor of 160th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation issued by 

President Lincoln. In Person: 11am - Community Day: The People's Holiday, programs and activities, tours, music (Rex 

Carnegie House Band), and food (special Sweet Home Cafe menu). In Person: 1pm - Historically Speaking series, 

presentation and photographs "Comrade Sisters: The Women of the Black Panther Party.

1/1/2023

1/7/2023

1/16/2023

1/31/2023

Completed

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Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

European Descent communities

No

Education

Public Programming

Virtual Programming

In Person Programs

Program 

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture NMAAHC

February Virtual and In 

Person Education and 

Public Programs

Virtual: Poetry workshops (Feb. 1,2, 8,9,15,16,22,23, 2023). 

In Person: 12pm-3pm - Black History Month Chef's Tables in Sweet Home Cafe, 12pm-3pm (Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24).

Virtual: 11 am - NMAAHC Kids Learning Together: Black Characters Celebration (Feb. 4,10, 13 and 21, 2023)

In Person - 12 pm -Black Homesteaders of the South (Feb. 4, 2023)

In Person: 7pm - Through the African Lens series: "Afrofuturism: The Origin Story (Feb. 8, 2023);

Virtual: 11:30 am - A Space for us All with Astronaut Victor Glover (Feb. 10, 2023)

In Person: 10:30am - Community Day: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Lion King on Broadway (February 20, 

2023).

In Person: 7:00pm - Historically Speaking series: Next Generation of Black Geneticists (February 23, 2023)

Virtual: 1pm - Art Workshop: Black Printing (February 25, 2023)

2/1/2023 - 2/28/2023 Completed

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LGBTQIA+

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Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

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Women

European Descent communities

No

Education

Heritage Month Programming

Public Programming

Virtual Programming

In Person programs

Program 

Masters

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March Virtual and In 

Person Programs / One 

Stem Initiative

In Person - 12pm -3pm - Featured Women Chefs in Sweet Home Cafe for Women's history Month.

In Person - 7pm- Historically Speaking series: "I Am Debra: Book discussion-Interview with BET CEO Debra Lee.

In Person - 11am and 2pm - "District Treasures: Our Quilted Heritage. Celebrating National Quilting Month with 

presentation by fiber artist Torreah "Cookie' Washington.

In Person - 7pm - The Simmons Talks (Portraiture at the Intersection of Art and History: A conversation between Bisa 

Butler, Amy Sherald, and Deborah Willis.

In Person - 9am - (STEM PROGRAM) Stem Teacher Workshop: Contributions in Agriculture. A half-day workshop to 

learn about the agricultural contributions of African Americans, including inventions and strategies they used to 

produce food for themselves and their communities.

In Person - Opening (March 24, 2023) Afrofuturism Exhibit

In Person - 11am, noon and 1 pm - History Alive! series "Tuskegee Airmen: African American Aviators during World 

War II.

Virtual - 12:30pm - "Survival School: Virtual Cooking Demo and Conversation with Chef Jonny Rhodes (Food Fight 

Farms and Brohma Fine Soul Food &Groceries, and Dr. Ashley Young, Historian. 

In Person - Opening (March 24, 2023) Afrofuturism Exhibit

3/3/2023

3/10/2023

3/15/2023

3/16/2023

3/17/2023

3/24/2023

3/25/2023

Completed

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Asian Americans

Hispanics

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LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

European Descent communities

Yes

Education

Exhibitions

Heritage Month Programming

Public Programming

Teacher Workshops

Virtual Programming

In Person programs

Program 

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Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

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3rd QTR NMAAHC - April 

2023

Following March 24, 2023 Afrofuturism Exhibit Opening: April Programs: 7th: Exploring Black Futures Tour and 

Spoke Word Poetry Workshop - relative to Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures exhibition and inspiring creativity 

in writing poetry in response to visual art in painting, object, sculpture or photography. 16th: "Living Wild: Designing 

a Living Home - Conversation with acclaimed plant stylist Hilton Carter - release of new book: Living Wild: How to 

Plant Style Your Home and Cultivate Happiness. Discussion also examines how Carter's practice operates within and 

Afrofuturist framework. 18th: Virtual Program - Conversations: Identity, Justice and Activism in Childhood - Educator 

and best selling Author Tiffany Jewell and children's book authors Ali Kamanda and Jorge Redmond - focusing on an 

antiracist child and their journey and what justice and injustice and activism looks like. 29th: Virtual Cooking Demo 

and conversation with Chef Jonny Rhodes of Food Fight Farms and Broham Fine Soul Food & Grocers with Dr. Ashley 

Young - Historian, discussing how food tells stories about communities.

4/7/2023 - 4/30/2023 Planned

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Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

European Descent Communities

No

Collections

Education

Exhibitions

Public Programming

Publications

Publications (Digital)

Supporting Supplier Diversity Goals

Teacher Workshops

Virtual Programming

Program

Supplier

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

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3rd QTR NMAAHC - May 

2023 thru June 2023

May Event: Friday May 12, 2023 - 11am - 3:00 p.m. Special Mother's Day Brunch featured at NMAAHC's Sweet 

Home Cafe = Spotlighting recipes of African American female General Manager of Restaurant Associates and a 

mother of two, Denise Jones and her entire team at Sweet Home Cafe. June Programs: 6th: 7pm -Virtual online 

Historically Speaking - Musical Crossroads: Stories Behind the Objects of African American Music Curator Krystal 

Klingenberg and Associate Director of Humanities, Dwandalyn Reece discuss how objects can expand understanding 

of the ways African American music-making continues to shape and influence society. 9th: 7:30pm - Live Free 

Concert NMAAHC Live concert program, a musical celebration on Afrofuturism exhibition, featuring New Orleans 

singer/songwriter, multimedia artist animator and entrepreneur Dawn Richard performing futuristic, genre-straddling 

take on pop, R&B and electronic music. 14th: 10am - 5:00 pm National History Day featuring NMAAHC Student 

Documentary Showcase, student documentaries featuring films through the lens of the next generation of historians 

and filmmakers - films are from 2023 National History Day Competition. 17th: Juneteenth Community Day 

Celebration at NMAAHC 6:45 pm: Seat at the Tablel: Heritage Rooted in the Earth, diner and discussion on 

gardening, subsistence and the struggles of black Farmers with panelists moderated by Dr. Julianne Malveaux, 

emerita Bennett College of Women President, and President and Founder of organization Economic Education, 18th: 

2pm Through American Lens: Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project, cinema, archival footage presentation with 

featured poetry, followed by a 3:30 pm live streamed panel discussion.

5/12/2023

6/6/2023 - 6/18/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Collections

Education

Exhibitions

Heritage Month Programming

Internships

Public Programming

Publications

Publications (Digital)

Supplier Diversity Outreach

Virtual Programming

Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture NMAAHC

4th Quarter: July 2023 thru 

September 2023

July Programs and Events: 8th: Application Deadline for Fall 2023 Internships with NMAAHC 13th: Historically 

Speaking: 7 pm - onsite New Book: "CHUCK" Chuck Berry: An American Life, discussion with biographer RJ Smith 

joined by Daryl Davis, musician, activist, friend of Berry and former accompanist of Berry, moderated by Steven Lew, 

curator of Music and Performing Arts at NMAAHC. 20th: Historically Speaking: 7pm - onsite Book: The 272: The 

Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church, what is now Georgetown University, 

author and professor Rachel Swarns discusses the book with NPR host of Morning Edition Michel Martin. August 

Programs and Events: 1st: Application deadline to become a NMAAHC Volunteer. 12th: 11am to 11pm (Second 

HHBP) FY 2023 Hip Hop Block Party at NMAAHC and on the Mall This year dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of Hip 

Hop. All day indoor and outdoor programs, panel discussions, cuisine, merchandise and performances with surprise 

appearance by legend/celebrity Queen Latifah, other greats in the industry (Rappers, DJs), within the community and 

across the united states. September Programs and Events: 14th and 19th: 11 am - Onsite Explore More! In Stem: 

How the Museum uses Light Children's program 15th: Onsite Sweet Home Cafe' Chef Table & Book Signing NYC 

based Chef JJ Johnson, connects the foodways of West Africa and Asia to the Americas, delicious food and 

discussion. 26th and 27th: 11 am - Onsite Explore More! In Stem: Flying High with the 555th Parachute Infantry 

Battalion 26th: 7 pm 2023 (NEH) Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities: Featuring Ruth Simmons, Professor, Author and 

President emerita of Prairie View A&M, Brown University and Smith College, 

7/8/2023 - 9/27/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

European Descent Communities

Yes

Collections

Education

Exhibitions

Public Programming

Publications

Supplier Diversity Outreach

Teacher Workshops

Training

Virtual Programming

Volunteer Opportunities

Program

Supplier

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

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Museums & Culture NMAH

Visual Descriptions of 

NMAH Collections

Grassroots efforts by staff to generate visual descriptions for all collection objects. The effort began with a pilot phase 

in 2018 during which highlight descriptions for 12 major exhibitions were completed and posted on the museum's 

website for public access. The effort resumed in April of 2021 when writing descriptions was presented as a museumwide opportunity for completing staff service hours. New additions from this phase have grown the description pool 

by about 50% so far.

2018 - Present In-progress Individuals with Disabilities No Public Programming Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture NMAH Mass Action Reading Group

The Mass Action Reading Group is reoccurring meeting for NMAH staff members to meet, discuss, and read the Mass 

Action Toolkit (https://www.museumaction.org/resources). The Toolkit is a "comprehensive guide outlines the 

theory and tools for practice towards creating greater equity within the museum field." The Reading Group is an 

activity of NMAH's IDEA Council. 

10/2019 - Present In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Women

No Training

Program

Workforce

Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture NMAH

Change Your Game / 

Cambia tu juego exhibition 

initiative

Change Your Game/ Cambia tu juego is a bilingual, interactive exhibition sharing stories of diverse inventors and their 

motivations for creating new technologies for sports to inspire visitors to become game changers in their everyday 

lives.

2020 -2030 In-progress

African Americans

Individuals with Disabilities

Women

No

Education

Exhibitions

Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

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Visual Description for the 

"Entertainment Nation" 

exhibition, opening 

December 2022

In a first for NMAH, we provided visual descriptions for all the exhibition’s media. Of special note—and with support 

from Smithsonian Accessibility Innovation Fund—we developed strategies for describing large-scale, immersive media 

experiences that have multiple images on multiple display surfaces in multiple locations simultaneously. Visitors 

access descriptions using their own mobile devices via QR codes and NFC tags on raised discs above cane stops on 

the floor. Descriptions include context-setting and interpretive content not available elsewhere in the exhibit. User 

experts played a key role in developing descriptions, user interfaces, and navigation strategies.

2021 - Present In-progress Individuals with Disabilities No

Exhibitions

Accessibility feature for exhibition

Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture NMAH

Equitable Stipend Request 

Process for Interns

Starting in Fall 2020, the NMAH Internship Program has provided stipends to our interns. The minimum amount is a 

total of $500 per intern to defray technology costs for a virtual internship or commuting costs for an in-person 

internship. In addition to that, after being selected, interns are invited to apply for equitable stipend funding based 

on self-disclosed financial need. This allows us to engage in the true nature of equity--providing what individuals 

need--by providing the opportunity for interns to have access to the funds they might need for housing, food, 

additional technology, travel to and from DC (if applicable), healthcare, and childcare as needed. Thus far, we have 

been able to provide 100% of our interns' requested stipends.

FY 2023 In-progress Residents of Under-resourced Communities No

Internships

Virtual Internships

Program

Workforce

College/University

Masters

Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture NMAH Innovative Lives

The Lemelson Center's longest running public program series, Innovative Lives, brings audiences of all ages and 

backgrounds face-to-face with diverse inventors and innovation leaders to engage in a public conversation about 

their pioneering work and careers. The goals of Innovative Lives are to spark interest in invention, encourage creative 

thinking, enhance learning about American history, and make STEAM-based education more dynamic. By featuring 

inventors featuring racial, age, and gender diversity, Innovative Lives aims to break down commonly held stereotypes 

about inventors and provides positive role models for youth and families. The 2023 Innovative Lives program series 

will focus on the theme of "Places of Invention" to celebrate the Lemelson Center's award-winning exhibition, which 

will close at the National Museum of American History in late summer 2023. What are the aspects of 

"place"—including geography, resources, talent, and community support—that stimulate creative minds and spark a 

surge of invention and innovation? 3/8/23: Meet Beverly Wood, an innovator in color technologies for major motion 

pictures. She began working as an analytical chemist in the early 1980s before moving from the east coast of the U.S. 

to the west coast—a move which greatly influenced the trajectory her work. Her specialized knowledge of chemistry, 

engineering, and filmmaking led to her award-winning contributions to the creation and development of Color 

Contrast Enhancement (CCE) and Adjustable Contrast Enhancement (ACE) motion picture processes. During this live 

online interview, you will be inspired by the story of Wood's career, guiding cinematographers through the transition 

from chemical to digital technology, which changed how we see films today. 4/12/23: Fort Collins, Colorado inventors 

and entrepreneurs Amy Prieto and Sunil Cherian will explore the role of “place,” including geography, resources, 

talent and community support, and how location can play a role in fostering invention and innovation. Both are 

featured in the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center’s “Places of Invention" exhibition which is on view at the National 

Museum of American History through late summer 2023. Prieto, founder and Chief Technology Officer of Prieto 

Battery and Cherian, founder and CEO of Spirae, have based their renewable energy companies in Fort Collins. A 

Prieto battery prototype is on view in the exhibition while audiences can learn more about Cherian’s work through an 

interactive video. 5/10: In an increasingly global, virtual world the importance of place to the invention ecosystem 

has evolved. Both Theresa Dankovich and Madison Maxey have traveled across the globe to find their places of 

invention. Dankovich invented germ-killing water filters as a graduate student and co-founded Folia Water in 2016. 

Maxey works in electronic textiles and her company LOOMIA creates fabrics that act like circuit boards for innovative 

products from medical wearables to monitor patients to heated ski gear.

FY 2023 In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Women

No Public Programming Program

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture NMAH

Reveal Digital portal’s HIV, 

AIDS & the Arts collection

The NMAH Digital Access and Archives staff began collaborating with SI OCIO and ITHAKA to provide data and images 

from several Archives Center collections for the JSTOR Reveal Digital collections online portal. The collections are 

expected to be shared in late 2023 on the Reveal Digital portal’s HIV, AIDS & the Arts collection.”

FY 2023 In-progress LGBTQIA+ No Public Programming Program

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

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Museums & Culture NMAH Latinas Talk Latinas

This series introduces you to the lives of 16 Latinas, as told by curators, scientists, and educators across the 

Smithsonian. Join them as they explore stories of labor organizing, fashion, music, science exploration, performance, 

and art that have shaped the United States. The Latinas Talk Latinas series is accompanied by digital educational 

resources that enhance learning about the featured women.

FY 2023 - FY 2024 In-progress

Latinos

Women

Yes

Education

Publications (Digital)

Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture NMAH Meet the Wheelwoman

An interactive theater program that features an "ordinary" woman from 1898 taking her first solo bicycle trip during 

the Bicycle Boom of the 1890's. Visitors see artifacts and historically accurate costuming, while interacting and asking 

questions about the character and her bicycle. Topics include innovation, advertising, fashion, transportation, social 

clubs, politics, culture, sports, and most importantly, the sense of freedom that women experienced as the bicycle 

changed how they dressed and moved about their world. 

Ongoing In-progress Women Yes Public Programming Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture NMAH Spark!Lab at NMAH

Draper Spark!Lab invites diverse families and youth - especially children ages 6-12 - to create, collaborate, explores, 

test, experiment, and invent. Facilitated hands-on problem-solving activities incorporate science, technology, 

engineering, and math (STEM) with art, history, and creativity.

Ongoing Daily In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Public Programming Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

Museums & Culture NMAH

See Me / See me en 

Espanol

Small group programs for people with Alzheimer's and dementia and their care partners. Work with Access SI on 

these programs. Since the summer of 2020, the programs have been virtual. Small group programs for people with 

Alzheimer's and dementia and their care partners, conducted completely in Spanish. Access SI manages this program. 

Since the summer of 2020, the programs have been virtual.

Ongoing In-progress

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

No Public Programming Program Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture NMAH Made By Us

Cross-institutional collaboration designed to reach an underserved audience in museums and historic sites -- 18-29 

year olds. We ignite and inform civic participation through programs, content and campaigns like the Civic Season, 

powered by history from pluralistic sources.

Ongoing In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Virtual Programming Program

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Museums & Culture NMAH Heritage Month Campaigns

Month long campaigns highlighting content of diverse communities in American history, often with signature 

strategic pushes to further promote. (Black History Month, Women's History Month, Asian Pacific American Heritage 

Month, Jewish American Heritage Month, Pride, Hispanic Heritage Month, American Indian Heritage Month)

Ongoing In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Women

No

Digital Promotion of Job Opportunities

Education

Virtual Programming

Program

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

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Museums & Culture NMAH Museum Blog Prioritize blog posts that tell stories of underrepresented communities. (Represents approximately 50% of the posts 

published in the last year). Ongoing In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Women

No

Education

Public Programming

Program

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture NMAH Website accessibility Apply updates to older websites to address accessibility deficiencies. Ongoing In-progress Individuals with Disabilities No

Education

Publications (Digital)

Program

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture NMAH

GPEP Alumni Internship 

Program

In collaboration with the Goucher Prison Education Partnership (GPEP), NMAH has developed a unique internship 

program for formerly incarcerated scholars who participated in GPEP during their incarceration. During FY23, the 

GPEP-AIP entered its third year, continuing its support of its 2 year-long internships that started in FY22 and 

beginning another year-long internship. Since its founding in 2020, the GPEP-AIP has supported 8 year-long 

internships, through which GPEP Alumni Interns have had professional learning experiences in fields that interest 

them across the museum. Interns are supported through livable stipends, mentor coaching and support, 

supplemental internship workshops, ongoing evaluation, supplemental inclusive background investigation 

procedures, and one-on-one support with seeking out professional opportunities for the future. We also continue to 

support our former interns from the program.

10/2022 - 09/2023 In-progress

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Asian Americans

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Women's Business: From 

Kitchen Table to C-Suite

"In honor of adding new groundbreaking business leaders, Byron Lewis and Lillian Vernon, to our landmark business 

history exhibition American Enterprise, the National Museum of American History will host public discussion of how 

women have changed the way Americans do business. Women have taken risks, cracked the glass ceiling, and 

invented new ways to do business. As of 2023, women small business owners run over 12 million businesses. 

Woman-owned businesses are economic generators that create income for families and uplift communities. To 

introduce these important issues, Dr. Anthea Hartig, the Elizabeth MacMillan Director of the Smithsonian’s National 

Museum of American History, will moderate a conversation with The Honorable Gina M. Raimondo, US Secretary of 

Commerce. The program will then feature women entrepreneurs –- from across the U.S. – telling their stories. 

MSNBC news anchor and former advisor to Vice President Harris, Symone D. Sanders-Townsend will moderate. The 

program will include time for audiences to network with presenters. Other presenters: Lilo Allen and Tiffany Miller, 

Bronzeville Collective, Milwaukee, WI; Della Bighair-Stump, Designs by Della – Apsaalooke, Harden, MT; Daniela 

Moreira, Timber & Call Your Mother, Washington, DC

10/17/2023 In-progress Women No Public Programming Program

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Last Call : ¡Salud! to 

American Latinos in Beer

Join us at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History for “Last Call: ¡Salud! to American Latinos in 

Beer.” Hosted by the American Brewing History Initiative in collaboration with the National Museum of the American 

Latino, Last Call will explore the past, present, and future of American Latinos in beer, in celebration of the recently 

opened Molina Family Latino Gallery at the National Museum of American History. Latinos represent a diverse and 

vibrant thread among the nation’s brewers and beer lovers. Many of these brewers reach for a variety of ingredients 

with Latin roots—prickly pear, piloncillo sugar, tamarind, guava—as they create new beer styles. Building taprooms 

and communities that look, sound, and taste innovative, inclusive, and delicious, they are writing the next chapter in 

American beer history. Join us as we raise a glass to say, ¡Salud! Participating breweries: Mujeres Brew House (San 

Diego, CA); Casa Humilde Cerveceria (Chicago, IL); Dyckman Beer Co. (New York, NY); and DeadBeach Brewery (El 

Paso, TX). Liz Garibay, founder of the Chicago Brewseum, will moderate the conversation.

10/13/2023 Completed Latinos

Women

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General Catalyst’s Racial 

Justice Learning Series 

Interview

October 18 – Theodore S. Gonzalves interviewed journalist and activist Helen Zia for General Catalyst’s Racial Justice 

Learning Series, “The Asian American / Pacific Islander Experience: Solidarity, Resistance, and Hope for the Fullness of 

Humanity.” https://www.linkedin.com/posts/general-catalyst_aapi-activity-6987842511226470400-udg3 [Online]

10/18/2022 Completed Asian Americans

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In the Pandemic’s Wake: 

Fight the Virus, NOT the 

People” 

Theodore S. Gonzalves moderated a panel featuring Nayan Shah, Catherine Ceniza Choy, and Melissa Borja titled “In 

the Pandemic’s Wake: Fight the Virus, NOT the People,” sponsored by NMNH and APAC. 

https://naturalhistory.si.edu/events/after-hours-programs-adults/pandemics-wake-fight-virus-not-people [Online].

10/18/2022 Completed Asian Americans No Public Programming Program

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Smithsonian Jazz 

Masterworks Concert 

Season FY23

Under the artistic direction of maestro Charlie Young, enjoy outstanding live performances of great jazz music by the 

Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. 10/22/22: "Themes from Stage, Radio, TV, and Film": In anticipation of the 

opening of the National Museum of American History’s newest exhibition, Entertainment Nation, the Smithsonian 

Jazz Masterworks Orchestra kicks off its 2022–2023 season with a salute to the museum’s collections and the diverse 

forms of entertainment in the United States over the last 100 years. Musical selections include themes from 

“M*A*S*H,” “I Love Lucy,” The Wizard of Oz, the musical Chicago, and many more.  12/11/22: "Cannonball": This inperson concert highlights the legacy and music of gifted alto saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley. 2/28/23: 

"Mamie Smith, Bessie Smith, and the Centennial Year of Race Records": This in-person concert delves into the vocal 

styling of legendary blues singers Mamie (“Queen of the Blues”) Smith and Bessie (“Empress of the Blues”) Smith. 

4/1/23: "Jazzed About Art: Jazz Appreciation Month" To kick off the annual worldwide celebration of jazz, the 

Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra offers a soundtrack filled with rhythm, texture, and color as it showcases 

the work of prominent 20th–century visual artists including William Sharp, John Fenton, and Romare Bearden. Works 

by Dizzy Gillespie, McKinney's Cotton Pickers, and Sun Ra are among the musical selections. 6/10/23: "The Duke 

Ellington Orchestra: A Centennial Celebration": They’ve been called everything from the Washingtonians to Duke 

Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra to Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (and more). But the Duke 

Ellington Orchestra under any name maintains an unparalleled place in the history of American music. This year 

marks the 100th anniversary of this legendary ensemble, and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra is ready to 

celebrate its vast musical legacy. Performance selections include "Rainy Nights,” “Harlem Airshaft,” “Charpoy,” and 

"The Biggest and Busiest Intersection.”

10/22/2022 - 6/10/2023 Completed African Americans

Women

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“Patsy Young—American 

Brewer, Fugitive from 

Slavery,” Research 

Presentation

Theresa McCulla gave a research talk, “Patsy Young—American Brewer, Fugitive from Slavery,” at the Chicago 

Brewseum Beer Culture Summit, Chicago, IL (Zoom), November 10, 2022 11/2022 Completed African Americans No Research Presentation Program

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Nourish Your Body, 

Nourish Your Spirit’ with 

Ancestral Foods.

The Cooking Up History team produced their third and final program in the Fall series, featuring two chefs form the 

Ho-Chunk Nation, Elena Terry and Zoe Fess: “‘Nourish Your Body, Nourish Your Spirit’ with Ancestral Foods.” Paula 

Johnson was the host of the program. The event was co-created with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the 

United Nations (North America Office) and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. This event 

was part of the museum’s Native American Heritage Month celebrations and also coincided with UN-FAO Day. 

November 4, 2022. 165 attendees.

11/4/2022 Completed Native Americans No Public Programming Program

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Democracy: Expanding the 

Stories We Tell: National 

Youth Summit and 2022-

23 civic education series

Join us at the 2022-2023 National Youth Summit on Democracy! The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American 

History will host a live virtual teach-in event, Democracy: Expanding the Stories We Tell, on April 25, 2023 from 1:30 – 

3:30 p.m. EDT. Museum educators will facilitate interactive sessions to engage teachers and students 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?” Heading up to the program there were a 

series of educational webinars focusing on case studies in democracy: 11/15/22: This first webinar will feature the 

case study on American Indian activism in the 1970s and address the question, "What happens when all or part of 

your identity is not included in the narrative of U.S. democracy?" 1/31/23: This webinar will feature the case study on 

the crisis of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and address the question, “How do understandings of democracy change 

when other perspectives are added?” 3/21/23: This webinar will feature the case study on the civil rights legacy of 

Japanese incarceration during WWII and examine the question, “What tools are available to shift, expand, or 

reimagine the story of democracy in the United States?”

11/15/2022 - 4/25/2023 In-progress

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Entertainment Nation 

Opening Festival

Visit the museum during our ten-day family festival celebrating the opening of our new Culture Wing. On December 

9, the museum will unveil the new permanent exhibition Entertainment Nation/Nación del espectáculo, the 

temporary exhibition (re) Framing Conversations: Photographs by Richard Avedon, 1946–1965, and a video 

installation on gaming history. Anchoring the Culture Wing through iconic objects from the museum’s renowned 

collection join graphics, video, and compelling stories in Entertainment Nation/Nación del espectáculo to showcase 

how Americans have long used entertainment to both elicit delight and understand different viewpoints. From 

December 9 to 18, visitors can enjoy dynamic conversations about the cultural impact of entertainment, intimate 

talks with curators, sneak peeks at objects from the national collection, film screenings of pop culture classics, free 

activities, and musical performances that bring entertainment history to life. Individual programs: Roots to Pop: Taj 

Mahal, Allison Russell, and the Makings of American Music: The Roots to Pop series focuses on the importance of 

Blues music in the legacy of American popular music and its history as a foundational and ever-vibrant musical scene. 

Featuring Blues legend Taj Mahal in conversation with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Allison Russell, this 

event will explore the history of American music and the careers of these two artists through discussion and song. In 

Conversation: The Impact of Sesame Street: Sesame Street is one of the best-loved children’s television series of all 

time, but also one of the most revolutionary. In using television to teach, Sesame’s creators and performers have 

particularly sought to reach children from minority backgrounds and lower-income families lacking access to 

educational materials. Join Sesame Workshop’s Akimi Gibson, Rosita puppeteer/performer Carmen Osbahr, and cast 

member Alan Muraoka for a discussion of Sesame Street’s history and mission to represent and reach all young 

learners, especially those who have traditionally been underrepresented in children’s television. The Legacy of Anna 

May Wong: Any history of the American silent film era would be incomplete without mention of Anna May Wong 

(1905–1961), a Chinese American actor who became a global superstar. With a career spanning motion pictures, 

television, and theater, Wong faced discrimination in Hollywood and continually championed the need for increased 

representation and more multidimensional roles for Asian American actors. Wong left a lasting legacy for Asian 

American women in the entertainment industry. In 2022 she became the first Asian American to appear on U.S. 

currency as part of the American Women Quarters Program. Join Wong’s niece, Anna Wong, and National Museum 

of American History curators Ryan Lintelman and Theo Gonzalves for a discussion on the actor’s legacy in film and 

activism. The program will include a screening of clips from Wong’s films. In Conversation: Latinx Storytelling on 

Television: Despite representing one of the fastest growing communities in the United States, Latinx stories and 

storytellers are extremely underrepresented on the big and small screen. Join the creators of the Netflix series 

Gentefied to discuss Latinx representation on television and the individuals that are working to bring about change, 

with stories that center Latinx characters and strive to bring greater authenticity and visibility to their communities. 

12/9/2022 - 12/12/2022 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Latinos

Women

No Public Programming Program

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Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

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12/9/22: "Roots to Pop: Taj Mahal, Allison Russell, and the Makings of American Music": Featuring Blues legend Taj 

Mahal in conversation with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Allison Russell, this event will explore the history 

of American music and the careers of these two artists through discussion and song. 2/15/23: "Flaco Jiménez, Max 

Baca, and the Music of the U.S./Mexico Borderlands / De las raíces al pop: Flaco Jiménez, Max Baca y la música de la 

frontera entre Estados Unidos y México": Created in collaboration with the Americana Music Foundation, this second 

installment of the Roots to Pop series focuses on the music of the borderlands shared by Texas and Mexico and the 

influential genres of Conjunto and Norteño. Featuring accordion great Flaco Jiménez in conversation with Max Baca 

of Los Texmaniacs, this event will explore the legacy and influences of the music of the borderland region through 

discussion and song. 3/11/23: "Roots to Pop: Rhiannon Giddens, Natalie Merchant, and Revisiting the American 

Musical Past / De las raíces al pop: Rhiannon Giddens, Natalie Merchant y una revisita al pasado musical 

estadounidense": Due to unforeseen circumstances, Natalie Merchant will no longer be able to participate in this 

event. Our evening will continue with Rhiannon Giddens and Dr. Krystal Klingenberg, curator of music, in 

conversation about the history of American music. Created in collaboration with the Americana Music Foundation, 

this third installment of the Roots to Pop series brings together musicians Rhiannon Giddens and Natalie Merchant in 

conversation about the American musical past and how it might affect the American musical present. This event will 

explore the work and influences of its panelists through discussion and song. 

12/9/2022 - Ongoing In-progress

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Hispanics

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Four Incredible Black 

Women Who Changed 

America’s Food History” 

Article 

Ashley Rose Young interviewed with Better Homes & Gardens, speaking about the significance of Black women chefs 

like Lena Richard in American food history. The article, “Four Incredible Black Women Who Changed America’s Food 

History” came out on January 24 as a lead up to Black History Month.

1/24/2023 Completed African Americans No Publications (Digital) Program

College/University

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Lecture, "The Daring Life 

and Dangerous Times of 

Eve Adams"

In collaboration with the Smithsonian Pride Alliance, David Haberstich, coordinator of the NMAH Tuesday 

Colloquium, sponsored a Zoom presentation by Jonathan Ned Katz, “International Holocaust Day of Remembrance 

Program: The Daring Life and Dangerous Times of Eve Adams.” The speaker stressed Adams’s Jewish and lesbian 

identity.

1/24/2023 Completed

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Jewish Americans

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Atlantic States Gay Rodeo 

Association (ASGRA) 

collecting

•National Museum of American History’s Archives Center collected material from the Atlantic States Gay Rodeo 

Association (ASGRA) 2/2023 Completed LGBTQIA+ No Collections Program

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Wikimedia Foundation 

interview

Ashley Rose Young interviewed with the Wikimedia Foundation about the Food History Team’s efforts to increase the 

representation of Black Women’s histories (as they pertain to food and drink) on Wikipedia. She spoke about Chef 

Lena Richard whose Wikipedia page sparked the annual “Wiki Focus” event. Article: 

https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/02/14/the-smithsonians-quest-to-expand-the-history-of-black-womenin-food-and-drink-on-wikipedia/

2/2023 Completed African Americans No Interview Program Other Programming for Adults

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Wiki Focus: Black Women 

in Food and Drink History

The Food History Team hosted its third annual Wikipedia edit-a-thon on February 1: “Wiki Focus: Black Women in 

Food and Drink History.” Theresa McCulla kicked off the event by interviewing Tiffanie Barriere about her career as 

an award-winning bartender and drink educator. This event was hosted in collaboration with the American Women’s 

History Museum and Wikimedia D.C. on February 1, 2023.

2/1/2023 Completed African Americans No Public Programming Program

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Day of Remembrance: 

120,000 Stories: Nobuko 

Miyamoto on the Social 

Power of Music (featuring 

tributes to the Hon. 

Norman Mineta and Dr. 

Franklin Odo)

Each year, Day of Remembrance reflects on the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. In 

numerous U.S. states, especially on the West Coast, events are held on or near February 19, the day in 1942 that 

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which resulted in the imprisonment of Americans of 

Japanese ancestry. For Day of Remembrance 2023, the museum will host composer, singer and activist Nobuko 

Miyamoto and her ensemble for a concert and post performance dialogue and signing of her Smithsonian Folkways 

album 120,000 Stories and memoir, Not Yo’ Butterfly. The event will pay tribute to two Japanese American leaders 

who played key roles in advancing Asian American history at the Smithsonian: the Honorable Norman Mineta 

(November 12, 1931–May 3, 2022), chair of the 1998 Smithsonian Asian Pacific American National Advisory Group 

and Dr. Franklin Odo (May 6, 1939–September 28, 2022), founding director of the Asian Pacific American Center. 

Generous support was provided by the National Japanese American Memorial Foundation, Japanese American 

Citizens League (National and DC Chapter) and The Asian American Foundation. Support of the Museum’s efforts to 

document and share the history of the Japanese American experience is also made possible by the Japanese 

American History Endowment. Leadership support for the endowment was provided by SF Gassho Trust; Terasaki 

Family Foundation; Advanced Fresh Concepts; Hawai‘i Air Cargo, Inc.; Ronald Yoshino; Patti Hirahara and Terry K. 

Takeda; Mary Hirahara; Tom Hoshiyama; and Dr. Himeo Tsumori.

2/19/2023 Completed Asian Americans Yes Public Programming Program

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Pass the Mic: Exploring the 

Power of Women in Music 

Internship funded by the 

American Women’s 

History Initiative (AWHI)

Project to connect collections in both the Archives Center and the Division of Cultural and Community Life relating to 

women musicians.

Spring 2023 Completed Women No Internships Program College/University

Museums & Culture NMAH

Smithsonian Jazz - Jazz 

Appreciation Month

Distribution of 51,000 posters through the National Association for Music Education, US Department of Educations, 

US Department of State, Conference of Mayors, musicians, fans and educators. Daytime music programming, objects 

out of storage. Hosted performances from Shenandoah Conservatory Studio Big Band.

4/1/2023 - 4/30/2023 In-progress African Americans No

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“Moving towards 

restorative justice: what a 

policy on discrimination 

and harassment might 

look like for NCPH.” Panel

Modupe Labode. Co-Facilitator, “Moving towards restorative justice: what a policy on discrimination and harassment 

might look like for NCPH.” April 14, National Council on Public History annual meeting, April 14. 4/14/2023 Completed African Americans No Conferences w/Professional Organizations Workforce

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Presentation: “Finding a 

Place for Black History at 

the National Museum of 

American History” 

Modupe Labode. Presenter, “Finding a Place for Black History at the National Museum of American History,” 

Organization of American Historians, Virtual Conference, April 27. 4/27/2023 Completed African Americans No Conferences w/Professional Organizations Program

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"Into the Wikiverse" 

AANHPIs in Science Fiction 

& Pop Culture Edit-a-thon

It's May the 4th! We’re celebrating National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage 

Month with an edit-a-thon to address the underrepresentation of AANHPI women in Science Fiction and Pop Culture 

on Wikipedia. Did you know that less than 19% of Wikipedia biographies in English represent women, less than 10% 

of Wikipedia editors are women, and there are considerable gaps relating to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and 

Pacific Islander women's history? Drop-in to this virtual event and learn the basics of how to edit Wikipedia and help 

update Science Fiction and Pop Culture related AANHPI articles. All experience levels are welcome! Dr. Theodore 

Gonzalves, Curator of Asian Pacific American History at Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, will 

share more about Asian American Science Fiction and Pop Culture highlights from the recently opened Entertainment 

Nation exhibition. This event is planned in conjunction with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, the 

Smithsonian National Museum of American History, and the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum.

5/4/2023 Completed

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“Our Story, Our Power” 

Workshop

May 6. Modupe Labode. “Our Story, Our Power” Workshop in Mound Bayou, Mississippi. Co-facilitated with Dani 

Merriman and Patty Arteaga. 5/6/2023 Completed African AmericansHispanics

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Great Americans Medal 

Award Program Honoring 

Yo-Yo Ma

On May 9, 2023, NMAH presented its ninth Great Americans Medal to Yo-Yo Ma for his extraordinary impact as a 

musician, cultural ambassador, and philanthropist; for contributions that stimulate imaginations, foster connections, 

and reinforce our humanity; for masterful musicianship that transforms and transcends genre and tradition; for 

inaugurating Silkroad as a collaborative journey to global understanding through a kaleidoscope of experiences; and 

for using the platforms and privileges allowed him as instruments for creativity, collaboration, and comfort." After a 

medal presentation and citation reading, Ma made remarks and then led a 30-minute multisensory telling of 

American history commemorating the intersection of the music enjoyed and played by President Thomas Jefferson 

and the family of Fredrick Douglass, including his violinist grandson, Joseph Henry Douglass; composers ranging from 

J.S. Bach and J. Raff to Henry Thacker Burleigh and Scott Joplin; and the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar. Ma was 

joined by the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society’s Artistic Director Kenneth Slowik and cellists Kamila Dotta, 

Francesca McNeeley, and Nathaniel Taylor on the museum’s 1701 Servais Stradivarius, 1688 Marylebone 

Stradivarius, and 1677 Herbert Amati violoncellos, a Schubert-era fortepiano, and 1899 Steinway. Ma also played his 

1712 Davidoff Stradivarius and Secretary Bunch read the Dunbar poem. Afterwards, Smithsonian Institution Regent 

Emeritus David M. Rubenstein conducted a 20-minute interview with Ma making connections between the 

performance and Ma’s life and work.

5/9/2023 Completed

African Americans

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Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

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"American Sirens: The 

Incredible Story of the 

Black Men Who Became 

America’s First Paramedics”

In collaboration with Katherine Ott, David Haberstich sponsored an NMAH Tuesday Colloquium by Kevin Hazzard, 

“American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America’s First Paramedics” (in person). 5/23/2023 Completed

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Publication: “Problem and 

Potential of Anti-Black 

Monuments in Museums.”

Modupe Labode and Tsione Wolde-Michael: “Problem and Potential of Anti-Black Monuments in Museums.” In 

Palgrave Handbook on Rethinking Colonial Commemoration, edited by Bronwyn Carlson and Terri Farrelly. London: 

Palgrave Macmillan, 2023: 485-503. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28609-4 

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Publication: The Legacy of 

LaDeva Davis: Making 

Food TV History as the 

First Black Woman with a 

Nationally Syndicated 

Cooking Program Cherry 

Bombe. 

Ashley Rose Young published “The Legacy of LaDeva Davis: Making Food TV History as the First Black Woman with a 

Nationally Syndicated Cooking Program Cherry Bombe. Issue No. 22 (Summer 2023) 6/2023 Completed African Americans No Publications Program

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Lecture, "Shaping 

Foundations: Trans 

Feminine Self-Fashioning, 

DIY, and Community 

Building in the Postwar 

US.”

In collaboration with the Smithsonian Pride Alliance, David Haberstich sponsored an NMAH Tuesday Colloquium via 

Zoom by Isabel Held, “Shaping Foundations: Trans Feminine Self-Fashioning, DIY, and Community Building in the 

Postwar US.”

6/13/2023 Completed LGBTQIA+

Women

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Museums & Culture NMAH Scurlock Collection Tour

David Haberstich, Archives Center Curator of Photography, presented a Juneteenth program in the Archives Center 

about the Scurlock Studio Records (1904-1994) for members of the extended Scurlock family from Washington and 

New York. He displayed historic photographs from the collection and discussed the importance of the studio in Shaw 

during segregation, and its role in Washington through the early 1990s.

6/19/2023 Completed African Americans No Collections Program

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Staff training with Be 

Equitable

Be Equitable provided training titled "Exploring Everyday Bias," which provides learners with a grounding in selfreflection and developing awareness of how first impressions can lead to biased decision-making in the workplace. 

The virtual training was offered to NMAH supervisors, and members of NMAH's IDEA Council over 2 dates in July 

2023. In October 2023, Be Equitable will be delivering a keynote, "Now is the Time to Disrupt Racism" to the entire 

NMAH staff. In order to become the most accessible, inclusive, relevant, and sustainable museum in the nation, we 

must address the ways in which harmful practices affect our institution and our work. To support our efforts, we are 

working with Be Equitable, formerly Cook Ross, to bring a keynote address titled "Now is the Time to Disrupt Racism" 

by Christina “Chris” Thompson.

7/2023 In-progress

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Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Women

No Training Workforce Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture NMAH

Filipino American Archives 

Internship, funded by 

Asian Pacific American 

Initiatives Pool (APAIP) 

Project to process archival materials relating to Filipino agricultural workers in Stockton, California containing 

documents written in the languages of the Philippines. Fall 2023 In-progress Asian Americans No Internships Program College/University

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Smithsonian 

Institution/Smith College 

Internship

Project to process the papers of Byron E. Lewis, Sr. who started UniWorld Group, Incorporated in 1969 as the first 

African American owned multicultural agency to market to demographics that mainstream advertising agencies 

ignored or misunderstood.

Fall 2023 In-progress African Americans No Internships Program College/University

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Smithsonian 

Institution/Smith College 

Internship

Project researching African American Labor in the Robinson and Via Family Papers Fall 2023 In-progress African Americans No

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Lecture, “Warriors in 

Peace: Union Veterans and 

the Fight For Equality in 

Post-Civil War America"

David Haberstich sponsored a hybrid NMAH Tuesday Colloquium by Dr. Stephen A. Golden, “Warriors in Peace: 

Union Veterans and the Fight For Equality in Post-Civil War America." 9/12/2023 Completed African AmericansIndividuals with Disabilities

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Virtual Programming

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¡De última hora!: Latinas 

Report Breaking News 

Opening Panel

Celebrate the opening of ¡De última hora!: Latinas Report Breaking News, a new bilingual exhibition showcasing how 

Latina journalists covered groundbreaking stories in American history. This preview panel discussion takes place 

Wednesday, September 13, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. The featured journalists featured in the exhibition are all expected 

to participate. Plus, visit the exhibit starting at 4:00 p.m. for a special early sneak preview before it officially opens on 

Friday, September 15.

9/13/2023 Completed

Hispanics

Latinos

Women

No Public Programming Program

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

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Sixth Power of Giving 

Symposium: Social Justice 

& Philanthropy

The Power of Giving is the keystone event of NMAH's Philanthropy Initiative dedicated to exploring the depth and 

breadth of Americans’ visions and experiences in philanthropy. This public program focused on social justice and 

philanthropy. A distinguished panel of philanthropists, historians, community organizers, foundation leaders, and 

activists examined how philanthropy has advanced or impeded social justice, and how this history informs today’s 

work to create a more just and equitable future. The program was held at NMAH with ASL interpretation and also 

webcast across the nation. The program opened with a Museum Welcome from NMAH Elizabeth MacMillan Director 

Dr. Anthea M. Hartig. Next, philanthropist and Smithsonian Institution Regent Emeritus David M. Rubenstein, 

provided the Symposium Series Welcome. In the following segment, Dr. Amanda B. Moniz, the museum's David M. 

Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy spoke with Dr. Tonya M. Roberts, president and CEO of the International African 

American Museum about philanthropy's impact on liberty and equality before and after the Civil War. During a 20-

minute break, attendees had an opportunity to view the museum's Giving in America exhibit and its new case, 

"Journeys Toward Giving," as well as an objects out-of-storage from the Center for Restorative History and 

Philanthropy Initiative collections. The program resumed with a panel on equity and family philanthropy hosted by 

the National Center for Family Philanthropy's president and CEO Nicholas Tedesco with Decolonizing Wealth and 

Liberated Capital's founder and CEO Edgar Villanueva, and philanthropists Kelly D. Nowlin and Elizabeth Snowdon 

Bonner. The final panel featured a conversation led by Center for Restorative History curator Dr. Modupe Labode 

with leaders from three of the Center's community partners: Dillon Delvo, executive director of Little Manila Rising 

(Stockton, CA), Jessie Jaynes-Diming, board member, Emmett Till Interpretive Center (Sumner, MS), and Maggie 

Loredo, Otros Dreams en Acción (Mexico City, MX.) Together, they shared their perspectives on philanthropy and 

spoke about their social justice work.

9/21/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

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Public Programming

Virtual Programming

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Lemelson Center New 

Perspectives on Invention 

and Innovation Symposium

Every year the Lemelson Center hosts a scholarly program series focusing on key issues related to invention and 

innovation. In November 2022, the webinar series explored our relationship with robots and artificial intelligence Fall 2023 In-progress Diverse adult audiences No

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We the People: American 

Artists and the Currents of 

Our Time temporary 

exhibition and programs

SPECIAL EXHIBITION OPENING: “A More Perfect Union: American Artists and the Currents of Our Time”: In celebration 

of its 60th anniversary, Art in Embassies’ traveling exhibition, “A More Perfect Union: American Artists and the 

Currents of Our Time,” will be on view at the museum until October 1. This is the final leg of the tour for the traveling 

exhibition, part of the office’s Democracy Collection initiative, which puts artists central to the defense of democracy. 

The exhibition includes works by some of the most respected contemporary artists in America. The works have been 

carefully selected to reflect the pride and innovation of America’s cultural sector, and to make cross cultural 

connections in the regions and states in which they are displayed. At 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 17, on the 

National Mall side of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, the “President’s Own” United States 

Marine Band will perform in a ceremony launching THE PEOPLE, a new light projection by renowned artist Jenny 

Holzer. The artwork, which commemorates Art in Embassies’ 60th anniversary and its Democracy Collection initiative, 

will light the National Mall with quotations spanning history that extoll the beauty of democracy for five nights. 

Commemorating six decades of art diplomacy, the Art in Embassies has put its resources this year to the U.S. 

Department of State’s top diplomatic imperative: strengthening democracy around the world.

9/2023 Completed

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Asian Americans

Hispanics

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LGBTQIA+

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Women

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Undocumented 

Communities Subject 

Terms Creation 

From Spring to Fall 2023 NMAH Digital Access and Archives staff worked closely with curators to research and create 

nearly 100 new subject terms for objects related to the experiences of undocumented people and their communities 

in the United States. The research and addition of these terms improves the discoverability of our collections on the 

web and refines how we describe them, in ways that reflect the museum’s mission and values.

Spring-Fall 2023 Completed Hispanics No Collections Program

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

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Museums & Culture NPM Shared Element Contributes to an environment that fosters a culture of respect for people of all identities, whether they are 

colleagues or members of the public.

10/21/2023 -

10/23/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Public Programming

Training

Museum Environment for Staff

Program

Workforce

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

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Distance Learning: Artful 

Connections, African 

American Artists

Live distance lesson taught by volunteer presenters via Zoom or other online connection platform. The lives of African 

American artists lend insight into the context of their works. Learn about the diverse body of artwork created by 

African American artists and the historical, social, and cultural events, as well as the life experiences, that inspired 

their work.

2012 - Ongoing In-progress African Americans Yes Education Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

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Distance Learning: Artful 

Connections, American 

Indians

Live distance lesson taught by volunteer presenters via Zoom or other online connection platform. American Indians 

are part of the past, present, and future of the United States. Explore histories and cultures of some American Indians 

as captured by both Native and non-Native artists. Discuss the influence of geography, tradition, and tribal affiliation 

on contemporary Indian artists.

2012 - Ongoing In-progress Native Americans No Education Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

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Distance Learning: Artful 

Connections: Latino Art 

and Culture

Live distance lesson taught by volunteer presenters via Zoom or other online connection platform. The concept of a 

collective Latino identity began to emerge in the mid-20th century. Explore how Latino artists shaped the artistic 

movements of their day, often using their work to communicate with a larger public about social justice and themes 

of diversity, identity, and community.

2012 - Ongoing In-progress Hispanics No Education Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

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College/University

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Love, Lilyan backpacks for 

students

Funded by an endowment from a former docent, this initiative provides backpacks full of art supplies for underserved 

students in Title 1 and FERS programs in DC, Maryland, and Virginia schools. 2013 - Ongoing In-progress

African Americans

Hispanics

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

No Education Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

Museums & Culture SAAM Art Signs Lively ongoing series of gallery conversations in American Sign Language (ASL) led by deaf gallery guides. 2013 - Ongoing In-progress Individuals with Disabilities No Public Programming Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

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Museums & Culture SAAM Student Bus Grants Donor funded program that provides buses to bring students from under-resourced areas to the museum for field 

trips (not to be confused with the museum's Hearst Program). 2014 - Ongoing In-progress

African Americans

Hispanics

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

No Education Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

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America InSight: Verbal 

Description Tours

Docent-led tours for visitors who are blind or have low vision enabling them to discover highlights from SAAM's 

collection through rich verbal description and sensory experience. Touch tour components for sculpture may be 

included.

2015 -Ongoing In-progress Individuals with Disabilities No Public Programming Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

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Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture SAAM Creating American Stories

Funded by the William Randolph Hearst Endowment for America’s Artistic Heritage, this museum program brings 

eighth graders from local DC schools in under-resourced areas to visit the museum. The students spend their spring 

semester studying and writing about eight artworks from the American Art Museum collection.

2015 -Ongoing In-progress

African Americans

Hispanics

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Yes Education Program Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

Museums & Culture SAAM

Harlem Heroes Teaching 

Resource

To accompany the exhibition: 16-page guide for teachers has chapters on Debating Black Identity and Recording 

Black History. An in-depth look at the cultural history behind the creation of Van Vechten’s photographs and sitters. 

Available as a printed resource and as an online resource. 

2016 - Ongoing In-progress African Americans No Education Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Museums & Culture SAAM

Poster Set: The American 

Experience

Set of 18" x 24" teaching posters. Three of the ten posters feature works that highlight African American and Latino 

artists: Jacob Lawrence (2 posters) and Antonio Martorell. Available as a printed resource and as an online resource. 2017 - Ongoing In-progress

African Americans

Hispanics

No Education Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

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Traveling Exhibition: Kara 

Walker: Harper’s Pictorial 

History of the Civil War 

(Annotated)

"Kara Walker: Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War," a traveling exhibition organized by SAAM, presents 

Walker's works alongside a selection of the original Harper's prints on which they are bases. Tour schedule: 

Smithsonian American Art Museum -- opens October 13, 2017 and closes March 11, 2018; Rockwell Museum -- opens 

July 1, 2020 and closes September 27, 2020; Trout Gallery, Dickinson College -- opens October 28, 2021 and closes 

January 22, 2022; New-York Historical Society -- opens February 24, 2023 and closes June 11, 2023.

10/28/2017 - 6/11/2023 In-progress

African Americans

Women

No

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Between Worlds: The Art 

of Bill Traylor Teaching 

Resource 

To accompany the exhibition: guide for teachers has biographical information on the artist as well as historical 

context. The activities in this resource help students consider possible multiple readings of Traylor’s work and 

challenge students to question the perspectives and stories hidden within or missing from the telling of American 

history. Available as a printed resource and as an online resource. 

2018 - Ongoing In-progress African Americans No Education Program

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Museums & Culture SAAM Curatorial Position

SAAM and the NMAI are the recipients of a new five-year term shared curatorial position, funded through the 

Smithsonian's Women's History Initiative. The curator will explore the historic relationship between gender and craft 

and how it informed two converging episodes of late 19th and early 20th century American art history. In particular 

the curator will explore the emergence of American Arts and Crafts as an aesthetic and social movement and a period 

of increasingly professionalized artistic practice and the recognition and promotion of female Native artists as 

exemplars of distinctively "American" craft production.

6/2018 - 2023 In-progress

Native Americans

Women

No

Recruitment

Curatorial Position

Workforce Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture SAAM

Conservation Research on 

Alma Thomas

Conservation has been awarded $35,000 to conduct innovative research on the process behind the abstracted 

paintings by renowned artist Alma Thomas (1891-1978). Chief of Conservation Amber Kerr and Paintings Conservator 

Gwen Manthey have met with both researchers and Friends of Alma Thomas donor group to share the research as it 

develops.

10/1/2018 - Ongoing In-progress African Americans No

Collections

Education

Program Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture SAAM See Me at SAAM Ongoing series of tours for visitors with memory loss and their care partners; Wednesday afternoons at 2:00 pm. 10/3/2018 - Ongoing In-progress Individuals with Disabilities No Public Programming Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

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Museums & Culture SAAM Mornings at the Museum

A sensory-friendly program for children, teenagers, and young adults with disabilities. The program includes early 

entry into the museum, facilitated and thematic activities, a take-a-break space, and pre-visit materials like social 

narratives and sensory maps.

2019 - Ongoing In-progress Individuals with Disabilities No Education Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Museums & Culture SAAM See Me at SAAM (Spanish) Ongoing series of tours for visitors with memory loss and their care partners; Wednesday afternoons at 2:00 pm. 

Launched new online training to conduct "See Me" programs in Spanish. 10/1/2020 - Ongoing In-progress

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

No Public Programming Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

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¡Printing the Revolution! 

The Rise and Impact of 

Chicano Graphics, 1965 to 

Now 

This exhibition is the first to unite historic civil rights era prints alongside works by contemporary printmakers, 

including several that embrace expanded graphics that exist beyond the paper substrate. While the dominant mode 

of printmaking among Chicanx artists remains screen printing, this exhibition features works in a wide range of 

techniques and presentation strategies, from installation art, to public interventions, augmented reality and 

shareable graphics that circulate in the digital realm. The exhibition also is the first to consider how Chicanx mentors, 

print centers and networks nurtured other artists, including several who drew inspiration from the example of 

Chicanx printmaking. Tour schedule: Smithsonian American Art Museum -- opens November 20, 2020 and closes 

August 8, 2021; Amon Carter Museum of American Art -- opens February 20, 2022 and closes May 8, 2022; Hood 

Museum of Art, Dartmouth -- opens February 4, 2023 and closes June 11, 2023; Frist Art Museum -- opens June 

28,2024 and closes September 29, 2024.

11/20/2020 - 9/29/2024 In-progress

Hispanics

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No

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Traveling Exhibitions

Program Other Programming for Adults

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Toward Equity in 

Publishing Professional 

Development Program

Professional development program for art historians that provides free editorial service, mentorship, and workshops 

to support scholars who are having difficulty getting an article published in a peer-reviewed venue. 2021-2025 In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Education Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

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America InSight Verbal 

Description Virtual Program

A virtual adaptation of SAAM's collection tours for visitors who are blind or have low vision enabling them to discover 

highlights from SAAM's collection through rich verbal description and sensory experience. 2021 - Ongoing In-progress Individuals with Disabilities No

Public Programming

Virtual Programming

Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

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Traveling Exhibition: 

"Many Wests: Artists 

Shape an American Idea" 

Ideas about the American West, both in popular culture and in commonly accepted historical narratives, are often 

based on a past that never was, and fail to take into account important events that actually occurred. The exhibition 

Many Wests: Artists Shape an American Idea examines the perspectives of 48 modern and contemporary artists who 

offer a broader and more inclusive view of this region. The exhibition presents an opportunity to examine previous 

misconceptions, question racist clichés and highlight the multiple communities and histories that continue to form 

this iconic region of the United States. Working in various media, from painting and sculpture to photography and 

mixed media, the artist features in the exhibition bring a nuanced and multifaceted history into view. Among the 

many voices and communities highlighted in this exhibition, "Many Wests" showcases artworks by artists who are 

Black, white, women, men, LGBTQ+, Native American, Asian American and Latinx. Tour schedule: The Boise Art 

Museum -- opens July 31, 2021 and closes February 13, 2022; Whatcom Museum of Art -- opens March 19, 2022 and 

closes August 21, 2022; Jordan Schnitzer Museum -- opens September 26, 2022 and closes December 31, 2022; Utah 

Museum of Fine Art -- opens February 4, 2023 and closes June 11, 2023; Smithsonian American Art Museum -- opens 

July 28, 2023 and closes January 14, 2024.

7/31/2021 - 1/14/2024 In-progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Native Americans

Women

No

Exhibitions

Traveling Exhibitions

Program Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture SAAM Museum Loan

Three Josephine Joy paintings were lent to the High Museum of Art for their exhibition "Gatecrashers: The Rise of the 

Self-Taught Artist in America" which traveled to the Brandywine River Museum, August 21, 2021 through February 5, 

2023.

8/21/2021 - 2/5/2023 In-progress Women No

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Joan Mitchell's "My Landscape II" was lent to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for their exhibition "Joan 

Mitchell" which traveled to the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Foundation Louis Vuitton, September 4, 2021 

through February 27, 2023.

9/4/2021 - 2/27/2023 In-progress Women No

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Traveling Exhibition "Ginny 

Ruffner: Reforestation of 

the Imagination"

"Ginny Ruffner: Reforestation of the Imagination," a traveling exhibition organized by SAAM, is the latest project at 

the Renwick Gallery to explore an expanded definition of contemporary craft and new technologies. Tour schedule: 

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts -- opens September 18, 2021 and closes December 6, 2021; Leigh Yawkey Woodson 

Museum of Art -- opens June 11, 2022 and closes August 28, 2022; Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts -- opens 

March 17, 2023 and closes June 11, 2023.

9/18/2021 - 6/11/2023 In-progress

Individuals with Disabilities

Women

No

Exhibitions

Traveling Exhibitions

Program Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture SAAM Museum Loan

Doris Lee's "Harvest Time" was lent to the Westmorland Museum of Art for their exhibition "Simple Pleasures: The 

Art of Doris Lee" which traveled to the Vero Beach Museum of Art, the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, and the Figge Art 

Museum, September 26, 2021 through January 15, 2023.

9/26/2021 - 1/15/2023 In-progress Women No

Exhibitions

Traveling Exhibitions

Program Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture SAAM

American Art Moments: 

James Hampton's "Throne 

of the Third Heaven of the 

Nations' Millennium 

General Assembly"

James Hampton's The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly is one of the most 

important and beloved artworks at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), and it is full of mysteries. 

Discover more as Leslie Umberger, SAAM's curator of folk and self-taught art, shares insights into Hampton's life as a 

self-taught artist of color creating in Washington, DC, during the Civil Rights movement, and the lasting importance of 

his efforts. The Throne, a monumental artwork with more than 180 components wrapped in gold and silver foil, came 

fully to light only after the artist's death. While Hampton’s views on his life’s work went undocumented, the splendor 

and magnitude of his project is evident to all who experience this powerful yet enigmatic artwork.

12/16/2021 - Ongoing In-progress African Americans No Education Program Other Programming for Adults

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SAAM Summer Teacher 

Institute: Judith Baca 

Mural Conservation Talk

SAAM conservators presented a talk on the Judith Baca mural conservation project for the teachers participating in 

SAAM's Summer Teacher Institute 7/26/2022 Completed Hispanics No Teacher Workshops Program Other Programming for Adults

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"Fighters for Freedom: 

William H. Johnson 

Picturing Justice" 

Conservation Talk

SAAM conservators presented a virtual talk at the Gibbes Museum of Art on the conservation of William H. Johnson's 

"Fighters for Freedom" paintings featured in the traveling exhibition "Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson 

Picturing Justice"

7/26/2022 Completed African Americans No Public Programming Program Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture SAAM

Lunder Conservation 

Center Tour for 

participants in the 

Smithsonian's CIBA 

(Conservation Internships 

for Broadening Access) 

program

SAAM conservators gave a tour of the Lunder Conservation Center and a presentation on the museum's Teodoro 

Vidal collection of Puerto Rican art for conservators at the National Museum of the American Indian and their interns 

from the CIBA (Conservation Internships Broadening Access) program

8/1/2022 Completed Residents of Under-resourced Communities No Education Program Other Programming for Adults

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Lunder Conservation 

Center Tour for 

participants in the 

Smithsonian's CIBA 

(Conservation Internships 

for Broadening Access) 

program

SAAM conservators gave a tour of the Lunder Conservation Center for conservators at the National Museum of 

African American History and Culture and their interns from the CIBA (Conservation Internships Broadening Access) 

program

8/2/2022 Completed Residents of Under-resourced Communities No Education Program Other Programming for Adults

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Lunder Conservation 

Center Tour for the 

Smithsonian's Latino 

Initiatives Pool Committee 

SAAM conservators gave a tour of the Lunder Conservation Center and a talk on the Judith Baca mural conservation 

project for the Latino Initiatives Pool Committee 8/3/2022 Completed Hispanics No Collections Program Other Programming for Adults

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Lunder Conservation 

Center Tour for the 

Smithsonian's Latino 

Museum Studies Program 

Interns

SAAM conservators gave a tour of the Lunder Conservation Center, presented gallery conservation talks, and held a 

panel discussion for interns participating in the Latino Museum Studies Program 9/7/2022 Completed Hispanics No Education Program Other Programming for Adults

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Smithsonian Cultural 

Rescue Initiative Online 

Workshop

SAAM conservators participated in a virtual workshop sponsored by the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative and 

UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) on winterization of museums and 

collections in Ukraine

9/16/2022 Completed Residents of Under-resourced Communities No Education Program Other Programming for Adults

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Exhibition: This Present 

Moment: Crafting a Better 

World

This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World showcases American craft like never before. The exhibition highlights 

the role that artists play in our world to spark essential conversations, stories of resilience, and methods of 

activism—showing us a more relational and empathetic world. It centers more expansive definitions 

and acknowledgments of often-overlooked histories and contributions of women, people of color, 

and other marginalized communities. On view at SAAM’s Renwick Gallery, This Present Moment activates two floors 

of gallery space, highlighting over 150 artworks from the museum’s permanent collection in a range of craft mediums 

from fiber and ceramics to glass and mixed media. Approximately 135 of the featured artworks are new acquisitions, 

never before seen at the Renwick Gallery. This Present Moment marks the fiftieth anniversary of SAAM’s Renwick 

Gallery as the nation’s premier museum dedicated to American craft. It honors the history of studio craft while also 

introducing progressive contemporary narratives and supporting makers of all 

genders, sexualities, ethnicities, abilities, and creeds by examining all forms of creative practice.

5/13/2022 - 4/2/2023 In-progress

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Traveling Exhibition 

"Fighters for Freedom: 

William H. Johnson 

Picturing Justice"

"Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice" a traveling show drawn entirely from SAAM's collection 

of more than 1,000 works by William H. Johnson. Tour schedule: Gibbes Museum of Art in -- opens January 21, 2022 

and closes August 7, 2022; Albany Museum of Art -- opens September 1, 2022 and closes December 10, 2022; 

Oklahoma City Museum of Art -- opens February 9, 2023 and closes May 14, 2023; The Rockwell Museum -- opens 

June 2, 2023 and closes September 5, 2023l Wichita Art Museum -- opens October 7, 2023 and closes January 14, 

2024; Smithsonian American Art Museum -- opens March 8, 2024 and closes September 8, 2024; Patricia and Phillip 

Frost Art Museum -- opens September 28, 2024 and closes January 25, 2025.

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Three SAAM works were lent to the National Museum of American History for their exhibition "¡Presente! A Latino 

History of the United States," April 23, 2022 through December 1, 2024. 4/23/2022 - 12/1/2024 In-progress Hispanics No Exhibitions Program Other Programming for Adults

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Exhibition: We Art Made 

of Stories: Self-Taught 

Artists in the Robson 

Family Collection

"We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection" traces the rise of self-taught artists in 

the twentieth century and examines how, despite wide-ranging societal, racial, and gender-based obstacles, their 

creativity and bold self-definition became major forces in American art. The exhibition features recent gifts to the 

museum from two generations of collectors, Margaret Z. Robson and Douglas O. Robson.

7/1/2022-3/26/2023 In-progress

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The loan of two Alma Thomas paintings, "Celestial Fantasy" and "Antares," to the Kennedy Center for their 50th 

Anniversary exhibition was extended from September 1, 2022 through June 20, 2023. 9/1/2022 - 6/20/2023 In-progress

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We Are Made of Stories: 

Selfhood and Experience in 

Art The Margaret Z. 

Robson Symposium Series

This half-day symposium addresses recent scholarship centering on the critical role of content and culture in the field 

of self-taught American art. Artists Joseph Yoakum, Henry Darger, Nellie Mae Rowe, Sam Doyle, Judith Scott, and Dan 

Miller are highlighted for their creative abilities while challenging the notions of invisibility and historical hierarchies. 

Moderated by SAAM Curator Leslie Umberger, a five-speaker panel addresses these six artists’ contributions to 

American art. This program is presented both in person and online. We Are Made of Stories: Selfhood and Experience 

in Art is the second program in the Margaret Z. Robson Symposium Series. Support for the series is provided by 

Douglas O. Robson.

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Clarice Smith Distinguished 

Lectures in American Art: 

John Yau: Frederic Church 

and Thomas Nozkowski 

and Their Views of the 

Catskills

John Yau is an art critic, poet, fiction writer, and freelance curator. His talk will feature two artists, Frederic Church 

and Thomas Nozkowski, who both spent significant time in the Catskills, drawing inspiration from locales for their 

respective artworks. Yau's discussion focuses on each artist’s vision of nature and how their respective conceptions of 

seeing, as embodied in their paintings, could provide lessons for us today. He was the 2018 recipient of the Jackson 

Prize in Poetry in 2018, followed by a Rabkin Award for his art criticism in 2021. Yau currently serves as the editor of 

Hyperallergic Weekend and is a professor of Critical Studies at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts.

10/12/2022 Completed Asian Americans No Public Programming Program Other Programming for Adults

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Webinar: Alma Thomas: 

Teacher, Artist, Trailblazer 

This learning experience celebrates the creative brilliance of renowned painter Alma Thomas. Born in Columbus, 

Georgia, in the heart of the Jim Crow south, Thomas came of age in Washington D.C. She witnessed social change in 

the 1960s and was inspired by the Space Age. Art meets science in the paintings of Alma Thomas, a trailblazing artist 

who took creative inspiration from plants, nature, and the cosmos. Join a rich conversation with aerospace engineer 

Janelle Wellons and horticulturist Abra Lee, as they help participants reflect on Thomas' legacy as a STEAM 

trailblazer. Wellons will share insights on how she uses images and inquiry to unlock the mysteries of the cosmos 

while Lee will unearth the histories of Black gardeners. Together, they’ll help us see why Thomas continues to inspire 

adults and students alike.

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In-Person Día de los 

Muertos Family Day

Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum in celebrating Día de los Muertos! Bring the whole family to see exciting 

live performances from Ballet Folklorico Mi Herencia Mexicana, Mariachi Aguila DC, and Sol y Rumba. Enjoy face 

painting and our featured Día de los Muertos–themed crafts for all ages. If you are unable to make it in person, or 

want to continue the celebration online, visit our Family Zone for more crafts, coloring pages, and performance 

videos.

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Día de los Muertos Family 

Zone 

Celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) online with crafting activities, traditional Mexican folk dancing, and 

coloring pages. Join in the celebration! Craft your own decorations including paper calaveras (decorative skulls), 

lanterns, and marigolds with step-by-step instructions. Enjoy videos of traditional Mexican folk dancing 

performances, music performances, and more. Download a coloring page featuring artwork from SAAM’s pioneering 

Latinx art collection and calavera pages. Show us your creativity! Please share a picture of your completed creations 

by using #SAAMFamilyZone on social media.

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Judy Baca On Her Mural Uprising of the Mujeres; Drawn to Judy Baca; Using 3D Imaging To Preserve Chicana Artist 

Judy Baca’s Mural Uprising of the Mujeres; Discovering William H. Johnson’s Hidden Stories; Traditions and Change: 

The Transformation of Día de los Muertos in the United States; Native American Arts in Focus: Edson’s Flag; Possum 

Trot Dolls Get a Wardrobe Refresh; Drawn to Jaune Quick-To-See Smith; Contemporary Craft in Focus: scoopbowl 

service; Threads of History: Bisa Butler’s monumental quilt The Harlem Hellfighters; Drawn to Augusta Savage

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Three William H. Johnson paintings, "Kairouan-The Grand Rue and the Mosques," "Minaret, Tunis, North Africa," and 

"Lamentation" were loaned to the New Orleans Museum of Art for their exhibition "Transcontinental Modernism: 

Jacob Lawrence & the Artists of Black Orpheus." 

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Nell Znamierowski's textile work titled "Icarus" was loaded to the Milwaukee Art Museum for their exhibition 

"Scandinavian Design and the United States." 10/9/2022 - 7/23/2023 In-progress Women No Exhibitions Program Other Programming for Adults

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William H. Johnson's painting "Blind Musician" was lent to the Frist Art Museum in Nashville for their exhibition "The 

Art of the American Guitar." 10/9/2022 - 8/31/2023 In-progress African Americans No Exhibitions Program Other Programming for Adults

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Beyond the Studio Virtual 

Workshop: Screen Printing 

with Beth Hansen

Multimedia artist Beth Hansen of The Arcade leads a collaborative screen-printing workshop. Beth’s work focuses on 

experimenting and manipulating the surface of the print to create varied editions, rather than executing a replicable 

design. In this workshop, participants screen multiple prints from an original print by Beth, then use different 

materials and colors to make the print their own on paper and textiles.

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Virtual Teacher Workshop: 

Build SEL (Social and 

Emotional Learning) Skills

People are all different. Our bodies, families, beliefs, abilities, and experiences vary, sometimes making 

communication difficult. Artwork can often communicate what we do not have the words for across cultures and 

differences. In this virtual workshop, practice multiple approaches and gain new resources for building mutual 

understanding and connecting with others.

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Clarice Smith Distinguished 

Lectures in American Art: 

Julia Bryan-Wilson: 

Embellished Legacies

Scholar Julia Bryan-Wilson considers how women of color artists like Pacita Abad and Rosie Lee Tompkins have used 

embellishment as a strategy to blur the lines between function and décor. Her talk examines how these artists’ 

practice of intricately adorning domestic objects can expand our understanding of women’s work. Bryan-Wilson's 

2017 book Fray: Art and Textile Politics won prestigious awards such as the ASAP Book Prize, the Frank Jewett 

Mather Award, and the Robert Motherwell Book Award. Her show “Louise Nevelson: Persistence” is an official 

collateral event of the 2022 Venice Biennale, and her monograph on Nevelson is forthcoming in 2023.

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Museums & Culture SAAM Art Bites Gallery Talk

Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks 

on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about America’s ever-changing culture. 

Fellow Amy E. Crum discusses Margarita Cabrera's White Coffee Maker (2011).

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American Art Moments: 

Bisa Butler's "The Harlem 

Hellfighters"

Get to know the historic figures behind Bisa Butler’s monumental quilt “Don’t Tread on Me, God Damn, Let’s 

Go! — The Harlem Hellfighters” with Nora Atkinson, the Fleur and Charles Bresler Curator-in-Charge for SAAM’s 

Renwick Gallery. Learn about the Harlem Hellfighters, who served in the 369th Infantry Regiment during World War I, 

view archival footage of the troop in action, and discover the artistry Butler uses to pay homage to the soldiers. This 

video is part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's ongoing series American Art Moments. Join a SAAM expert 

and go beyond the artwork label to discover the untold stories and rich connections represented in some of the 

museum's most iconic artworks.

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In-Person Teacher 

Workshop: Assess 

Understanding Through 

Artwork

How can artwork provide opportunities for engaging and measurable assessment? Supporting deep 

understanding—not just building knowledge—provides students with transferable, meaningful learning. Collaborate 

with education colleagues to explore how artwork and micro-assignments can provide teachers with formative 

assessments along students’ learning pathways.

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Virtual Studio Tour with 

Artist Katie Hudnall

Join artist Katie Hudnall as she provides a behind-the-scenes look at her woodworking studio in Madison, Wisconsin, 

while bringing new purpose to salvaged materials, crafting works of differing sizes and shapes and creating harmony 

from imperfections. Participants will see the tools Hudnall regularly uses in her work, learn about her creative 

process, and ask her questions in a live chat. Hudnall’s artwork Nut Case is featured in the exhibition This Present 

Moment: Crafting A Better World at SAAM’s Renwick Gallery. 

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Museums & Culture SAAM Art Bites Gallery Talk

Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks 

on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about America’s ever-changing culture. 

Fellow Katie Loney discusses Edwin Lord Weeks’s Hindu Merchants (ca. 1885).

12/16/2022 Completed Women No Public Programming Program Other Programming for Adults

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"The Monumental 

Imagination of Augusta 

Savage" Sidedoor Podcast

Public monuments to honor Black Americans in the 1930s: that was the vision of Augusta Savage, a Harlem 

Renaissance sculptor who has been called one of the most influential artists of the 21st century. But the monuments 

she left behind might not be what you'd expect.

12/28/2022 - Ongoing In-progress

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Distance Learning: Artful 

Connections, Asian 

American Artists

Live distance lesson taught by volunteer presenters via Zoom or other online connection platform. The lives of Asian 

American artists are integral to the multifaceted story of American art. Explore the work of Asian American artists and 

discuss the life experiences, historic events, and cultural connections that inspire their artistic practice.

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Beyond the Studio Virtual 

Workshop: Polymer Clay 

with Khadeejah Honesty

In this captivating workshop, join jewelry maker Khadeejah Honesty of Soultry for an introduction to making 

marbleized polymer clay earrings. Participants will create their own design in clay, to be baked in their own ovens 

following class. Detailed instructions will be provided for finishing your earrings. 

1/22/2023 Completed Women No Public Programming;#Virtual Programming Program Other Programming for Adults

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Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks 

on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about America’s ever-changing culture. 

Fellow Ellen Yoshi Tani discusses Ray Yoshida’s Partial Evidences II (1973).

1/27/2023 Completed Asian Americans No Public Programming Program Other Programming for Adults

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In-Person Lunar New Year 

Family Celebration

Ring in the Lunar New Year at SAAM! Join us for our annual celebration featuring Chinese and Korean traditions, 

including performances, crafts, food, and more. Learn about the importance of the Lunar New Year across cultures 

and explore SAAM’s collections with an art scavenger hunt. A special menu in honor of Lunar New Year will be 

offered by the Courtyard Café. Check out our Family Zone for more crafts and activities to celebrate the Year of the 

Rabbit. A special menu in honor of Lunar New Year will be offered by the Courtyard Café. This program is presented 

in partnership with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America and with the 

Korean Cultural Center, Washington, D.C. and is part of Lunar New Year DC, organized by the Smithsonian American 

Art Museum. 

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The Wonder and Precision of Sand Art; Contemporary Craft in Focus: The Birth of Eve; David “Dave” Drake: Potter 

and Poet; Artist to Artist: Loïs Mailou Jones and Elizabeth Catlett; Drawn to Sonya Clark; Contemporary Craft in 

Focus: From Traditional to Contemporary; Remembering Artist and Veteran Jesse Treviño; Exploring Border Stories 

with Artist Tanya Aguiñiga; Drawn to Nellie Mae Rowe; Contemporary Craft in Focus: Run, Jane, Run!; Beyond 

Afrofuturism with Artist Cauleen Smith; Comic Series Presents Ten More Stories about Women Artists Represented in 

SAAM’s Collection

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Virtual Teacher Workshop: 

Build Problem-Solving 

Skills with Craft

How might students explore place and time to imagine a new future? "This Present Moment" marks the fiftieth 

anniversary of the Renwick Gallery. The works on display capture the challenges of today, from environmental crises 

to poor labor conditions and more, and inspire dreams about a path forward. What open-ended problems do these 

works prompt us to consider? What data is needed to understand and solve these issues? What procedure or 

algorithm might help us create positive change? Let’s apply computational thinking to craft.

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Virtual Studio Tour with 

Artist David Harper 

Clemons

Join metalsmith David Harper Clemons for the final visit of SAAM’s Virtual Studio Tour series. Clemons takes the 

audience on a tour of his North Carolina-based studio, where he creates art that explores identity and gives meaning 

to objects that extend beyond their expected uses. Prior to his relocation to North Carolina, Clemons taught in the art 

department of University of Arkansas in Little Rock, where he created and headed the metalsmithing and jewelry 

department. Participants have the opportunity to see the tools Clemons regularly uses in his work and ask him 

questions in a live chat. Clemons’s artwork The Weight of Deferred Gratification, is featured in the exhibition This 

Present Moment: Crafting A Better World at SAAM’s Renwick Gallery. 

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Museums & Culture SAAM Art Bites Gallery Talk

Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks 

on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about America’s ever-changing culture. 

Fellow Madeleine Harrison discusses Loïs Mailou Jones’s Les Fétiches (1938)

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Beyond the Studio Virtual 

Workshop: Paper Quilling 

with Ashley Chiang

Ashley Chiang of Paper Liberated provides an overview of modern quilling techniques based on her personal practice, 

using different widths and weights of paper. Participants will learn how Ashley’s approach varies from traditional 

methods before moving onto some elemental techniques to create a small heart design using a mix of traditionaland modern-styled strips. 

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Virtual Women Filmmakers 

Festival at SAAM: Film 

Screening with Artist 

Alison O’Daniel

Join artist and filmmaker Alison O’Daniel and Saisha Grayson, time-based media curator at the Smithsonian American 

Art Museum, for a virtual screening and conversation about O’Daniel’s film practice, which is also an experimental 

deep dive into sound, music and communication systems from a Deaf/hard of hearing perspective. The live program 

discussion will be sparked by excerpts from O’Daniel’s features, The Tuba Thieves (2023), which premiered in January 

at the Sundance Film Festival, and Night Sky (2011), a fantastical road trip movie that revolves around a hula-hooped 

shaped portal in the desert. A spin-off of a true news story about tubas stolen from multiple Los Angeles high school 

bands, The Tuba Thieves is a meditation on sound loss, re-creation and transmutation across a series of historical and 

fictional narratives. Two musical milestones are recreated: the premier of John Cage’s “silent” piece, 4’33” (1952), 

and a 1979 punk-show organized by artist Bruce Conner at the San Francisco Deaf Club. Fictional storylines feature 

Deaf drummer and actor Nyke Prince; parts of the score are provided by Deaf sound artist Christine Sun Kim, whose 

work will be on view in SAAM’s Musical Thinking, which opens in June 2023.

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Community Outreach 

Consultant Hired

SAAM hires Valerie Cooper as Community Outreach Consultant to build on IDEA responsibilities and to create shared 

institutional commitments. 3/1/2023 In-progress

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Crafting a Better Future: 

The Renwick 50th 

Anniversary Symposium

Symposium exploring the role that artists play in our world to spark essential conversations, stories of resilience, and 

methods of activism—showing us a more relational and empathetic world. It centers more expansive definitions 

and acknowledgments of often-overlooked histories and contributions of women, people of color, 

and other marginalized communities.

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Virtual Women Filmmakers 

Festival at SAAM: Film 

Screening with Filmmaker 

Vivienne Dick

Filmmaker Vivienne Dick and Saisha Grayson, time-based media curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 

for a virtual screening and conversation about Dick’s wide-ranging career, starting with her earliest films from the 

1970s through 2020’s New York Our Time. Dick captured the birth of the No Wave scene of the 1970s and 80s by 

focusing on magnetic women rockers from New York’s gritty downtown scene. Her films made since continue the 

powerful assertion that another way of seeing and living in the world is possible and necessary. In her most recent 

film, she returns to the remaining icons—performer Lydia Lunch, singer-songwriter and bass player Felice Rosser, 

bandmembers of the Bush Tetras and photographer Nan Goldin—in New York Our Time. Dick’s interviews and 

archives meditate on time, memory, and feminist generations, contrasting a recalled wild, rough city with steely 

images of its gentrified present. 

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Charles C. Eldredge Prize 

Lecture

Join art historian Vivien Green Fryd for the Eldredge Prize lecture, “The Art of the Un-Speakable and the ‘Me Too’ 

Movement.” Fryd is a professor emerita in the history of art and architecture department at Vanderbilt University. 

She was the 2022 recipient of SAAM’s Charles C. Eldredge Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in American Art for her 

book, "Against Our Will: Sexual Trauma in American Art Since 1970." This publication focuses on the role of 

contemporary art in challenging society to acknowledge and legally address rape, incest, and other forms of sexual 

violence. In her lecture, Fryd will reflect how she has conscientiously brought this difficult material into university and 

museum settings.

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In-Person Teacher 

Workshop: “Read” and 

Write Personal Narratives 

with Art

If we are made of stories, how might artwork support students as they write about their own lives? We are the 

embodiment of our experiences. Drawing from SAAM’s collection of self-taught artists, peel back the layers to 

discover unique perspectives and experiences. First, consider how your own storytelling might be a powerful tool in 

your classroom. Then, plan for how your students might use narrative writing to explore the influences that have 

shaped them.

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In-Person Film Screening 

and Conversation: This 

World is Not My Own

Join filmmakers Ruchi Mital and Petter Ringbom with executive producer Marquise Stillwell for a screening of their 

biographical film about the artist Nellie Mae Rowe. Exploring the world created by Rowe, including intricate sets that 

recreate Rowe’s Playhouse, Mital and Ringbom bring her unique vision to life on film. Narrated by Emmy-award 

winner, Uzo Aduba, with voice support by Broadway actress Amy Warren, this film considers the cultural and political 

forces that shaped Rowe’s life and art. This event will be the DC premiere of the film, after it debuts at SXSW in 

Austin, Texas.

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Museums & Culture SAAM Art Bites Gallery Talk

Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks 

on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about America’s ever-changing culture. Jill 

Vaum Rothschild, the Luce Foundation Curatorial Fellow, discusses David "Dave" Drake’s Untitled (Verse Jar) (1860).

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In-Person Cherry Blossom 

Family Celebration

Join us for our annual celebration of spring and the blooming trees of DC. Enjoy a taiko drumming performance by 

Nen Daiko, traditional Japanese dance with Onoe Dance, and break out your best Japanese pop dance moves with 

Les the DJ. Craft your own cherry blossom tree to take home, make a koinobori kite to fly at the kite festival, or try 

your hand at an origami Sakura. Explore SAAM’s galleries with a scavenger hunt and enjoy festive treats from a 

special menu celebrating the cherry blossoms offered by the Courtyard Café.

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Virtual Beyond the Studio 

Workshop: Paper Flower 

Making with Emily Paluska

Emily Paluska of Revery Paper Flora returns for this engaging virtual workshop. Learn the fundamentals of creating 

one-of-a-kind floral design masterpieces. Register now—tickets will sell out fast! 3/26/2023 Completed Women No

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Virtual Renwick 50th 

Anniversary Wikipedia Edita-thon

During this edit-a-thon, any participant with computer and Internet access can create or improve Wikipedia articles 

for forty-four women of color featured in the Renwick Gallery exhibition This Present Moment: Crafting a Better 

World. Learn more about the artists and the exhibition with Mary Savig, the Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft. 

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In-Person Teacher 

Workshop: Unlock 

Curiosity and Creativity 

through Embodied 

Learning

How can movement help us identify gaps in understanding and express new learning creatively? By embodying a 

process, students can think more deeply and expansively, uncover gaps in their knowledge, and teach others through 

their performances. Explore artworks to exercise analytical skills and spark ideas, then work in small groups to 

creatively express new understandings. Bring your cell phone to make a mini movie with your colleagues. 

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Frank O'Hara: Poet Among Painters; Contemporary Craft in Focus: Drag; Six Artists from Indigenous Nations on 

Sharing Honors and Burdens; Alternative Futures: What Does AI Mean for Artists; Historic New Acquisitions by Two 

Trailblazing Japanese American Painters; Drawn to Tiffany Chung; Discovering the Intersection Between Moving 

Image and Sound in Video Art; Unpacking the Stories Behind Artist Bisa Butler's Portrayal of the Harlem Hellfighters; 

Going Rogue in the Archives with Artist Stephanie Syjuco; Celebrating Pride: LGBTQ+ Artists to Know; Contemporary 

Craft in Focus: Ohio Goza y Más; Expanding our REACH: Rural Engagement in Art, Culture and History; Drawn to 

Sarah Goodridge

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Virtual Converse with a 

Conservator: Preserving 

Works on Paper

Join SAAM Paper Conservator Kate Maynor as she offers insight into the principles and practices of preserving 

artworks and artifacts on paper, and answer questions from the audience. 4/19/2023 Completed Women No

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Juane Quick-To-See Smith's "State Names" painting was lent to the Whitney Museum of American Art for their 

exhibition "Juane Quick-To-See Smith" which traveled to the Modern Art Museum Fort Worth, April 19, 2023 through 

January 7, 2024.

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Daniel Lind-Ramos' "Maria Guabancex" mixed media piece was lent to MOMA PS1 for their exhibition "Daniel LindRamos." 4/20/2023 - 9/4/2023 In-progress Latinos No Exhibitions Program Other Programming for Adults

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Paul Wonner's "Model Drinking Coffee" painting was lent to the Crocker Art Museum for their exhibition "Breaking 

the Rules: Paul Wonner and Theophilus Brown," April 23, 2023 - August 27, 2023 and travels to the Laguna Art 

Museum, October 14, 2023 - January 7, 2024 and the Dixon Gallery & Gardens, January 28, 2024 - March 30, 2024.

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Museums & Culture SAAM Art Bites Gallery Talk

Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks 

on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about America’s ever-changing culture. 

Manon Gaudet, Terra Foundation Predoctoral Fellow in American Art, discusses George Catlin’s "Wi-jún-jon, Pigeon's 

Egg Head (The Light) Going To and Returning From Washington" (1837–1839).

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In-Person Caring for Our 

Treasures: Family Time 

with the Hampton Throne

Join us for a family friendly look at James Hampton’s Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General 

Assembly with Lunder Conservation Fellow Objects Conservator Katya Zinsli. Explore what this piece is made of, its 

history, and how we care for it. Recommended ages five to twelve.

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Hearst Program Student 

Reception 

This culmination of a year-long collaboration took place with students from three area middle schools reading their 

original creative writings inspired by works from SAAM and Renwick collections. Twenty-four students read about 

artworks as wide-ranging as Ohio Goza y Mas, Manifest Destiny, Adoration of St. Joan of Arc, Run Jane Run, Orilla 

Verde at the Rio Grande, and Juicy.

5/10/2023 Completed

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Museums & Culture SAAM SAAM Fellows Lectures

Manon Gaudet, “Picturing (Dis)Possession: Land, Likeness, and the General Allotment Act;” Amy Kahng, “Unsettled 

and Unrooted Ground: Chiura Obata’s Internment Landscapes;” Zoe Weldon-Yochim, “Fighter Jets and Fallout: 

Attending to Militarized Western Shoshone Lands and Diverse Multi-Being Assemblages in Jack Malotte’s The End;” 

Elizabeth Driscoll Smith, “Building Feminist Bloodlines: Tressa ‘Grandma’ Prisbrey’s Bottle Village and the Los Angeles 

Woman’s Building;” Jessica Larson, “‘No Substitute for Justice Withheld’: Visualizing Black Charitable Landscapes in 

Nineteenth-Century Manhattan;” Katie Loney, University of Pittsburgh, “American Orientalism’s Transimperial 

Economies;” Grace Kuipers, “‘The Surface Has Hardly Been Scratched’: Spratling Silver, Mineral Imperialism, and U.S. 

Developmentalism in Mexico;” Rachel Burke, “Fugitive Grounds: Writing in the Archival Absence of Henry Box 

Brown’s Mirror of Slavery;” Madeleine Harrison, “Palmer Hayden on Paper;” Claire Ittner, “Materiality, Objecthood, 

and (Self) Possession in Eldzier Cortor’s Sea Islands Works;” Ellen Yoshi Tani, “Black Conceptual Practice;” Amy E. 

Crum, “Projecting the Barrio: Los Four at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (1974) and Murals of Aztlán at the 

Craft and Folk Art Museum (1981);” Ariel Evans," 'Talk that talk’: Reinventing Documentary with Carrie Mae Weems’ 

Family Pictures and Stories;” Maki Kaneko, “Unnamable Friendship: The Art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani;” Marisa 

Lerer, “Memorializing Tragedies Across Borders in the Work of Antonio Martorell and Freddy Rodríguez”

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Virtual Teacher Workshop: 

Apply History’s Habits of 

Mind; The American West

How might we extend our thinking about the past by exploring sources from the present? “The American West” has 

always been a place of multiple stories, experiences, and cultures. Examine works from this traveling exhibition to 

consider how the telling of history can be expanded through modern and contemporary art.

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In-Person Sharing Honors 

and Burdens: Renwick 

Invitational 2023 Open 

House

Join artists Joe Feddersen (Arrow Lakes/Okanagan), Lily Hope (Tlingit), Ursala Hudson (Tlingit), Erica Lord 

(Athabascan/Iñupiat), Geo Neptune (Passamaquoddy), and Maggie Thompson (Fond du Lac Ojibwe) for an open 

house celebrating the 2023 Renwick Invitational, Sharing Honors and Burdens. Join guest curator Lara Evans 

(Cherokee Nation) for a gallery talk about the jurying process and the inspiration brought by each of these artists.

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Museums & Culture SAAM Art Bites Gallery Talk

Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks 

on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about America’s ever-changing culture. 

Amy Kahng, Patricia and Philip Frost Predoctoral Fellow, discusses Yasuo Kuniyoshi’s Strong Woman and Child (1925).

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Sharing Honors and 

Burdens: Renwick 

Invitational 2023 Exhibition

Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023 focuses on fresh and nuanced visions by six Native American 

or Alaska Native artists who express the honors and burdens that connect people to one another. The more than 50 

artworks in the exhibition arise from traditions of making that honor family, community or clan, and require broad 

community participation. Six artists — Joe Feddersen (Arrow Lakes/Okanagan), Lily Hope (Tlingit), Ursala Hudson 

(Tlingit), Erica Lord (Athabaskan/Iñupiat), Geo Neptune (Passamaquoddy) and Maggie Thompson (Fond du Lac 

Ojibwe) — analyze the present moment by evoking historical practices and potential futures. Their works are often 

culturally specific, yet they communicate across cultural boundaries. 

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"Fighters for Freedom: 

William H. Johnson 

Picturing Justice" 

exhibition loan

SAAM was able to successfully borrow two important William H. Johnson Paintings from HBCU Hampton University's 

Museum of Art. These paintings, "Three Great Freedom Fighters" and "Against The Odds," have been rarely exhibited 

and will greatly enhance SAAM's Fighters for Freedom traveling exhibition when it stops at SAAM from March 8, 2024 

- September 8, 2024. SAAM Curator Virginia Mecklenburg and SAAM Community Outreach Consultant Valerie 

Cooper worked successfully together to make this transaction possible.

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Museums & Culture SAAM In-Person Pride Family Day

Celebrate with your chosen family at SAAM’s Pride Family Day in the Kogod Courtyard and march to the beat of DC’s 

Different Drummers. Then dance to the sounds of Afro-Brazilian group Batala and enjoy the acapella music of 

Snowday. Embrace your creativity with hands-on crafts, strike a pose in our photobooth station, and show your inner 

spirit with face painting (for visitors ages 12 and younger). Explore the galleries to learn more about LGBTQ+ artists in 

SAAM’s collection with an art scavenger hunt. 

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Museums & Culture SAAM Art Bites Gallery Talk

Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks 

on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about America’s ever-changing culture. 

Ariel Evans, the William H. Truettner Postdoctoral Fellow, provides new insights into Christine Sun Kim's The StarSpangled Banner (Third Verse). 

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Musical Thinking: New 

Video Art and Sonic 

Strategies Exhibition

Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic Strategies explores the powerful resonances between recent video art 

and popular music. The exhibition focuses on video art that employs the strategies of musical creation — scores, 

improvisation, and interpretation — as well as its styles, structures, and lyrics to speak to personal as well as shared 

aspects of American life. Rich with cultural references and emotionally evocative, the works in the exhibition use 

music to call up memories, capture attention, provoke insight, and invite visceral engagement. Rather than treating 

soundtracks as secondary, the musical choices in the featured videos are key to their meaning and impact.

6/23/2023 - 1/29/2024 In-progress

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American Women's History 

Initiative (AWHI) Intern 

Session: Sharing Honors 

and Burdens

Session hosted by American Women's History Initiative (AWHI) intern cohort at the Renwick Gallery to explore the 

interconnected practices of art making and curation in the Renwick's current exhibition "Sharing Honors and 

Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023."

6/16/2023 Completed Native Americans

Women

Yes Education Program College/University

Museums & Culture SAAM Museum Loan

Martine Gutierrez's "Clubbing" HD video with color and sound was lent to the Hermitage Amsterdam for their 

"Launch of H'Art Museum" (Re-Naming Ceremony). 6/26/2023 - 7/31/2023 In-progress

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Celebrate Juneteenth - 

Artistic Expressions of 

Freedom through Visual 

Arts 

Monumental Women for the Arts chapter of The Society, Inc. presented its 7th bi-annual master class series with 

support from the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Youth in grades 7-12 were invited to participate in a three-part 

master class series and showcase led by DC-based artist instructor Chinedu "Felix" Osuchukwu. Students created and 

showcased their freedom-inspired artwork accompanied by a musical performance from the Bullis School Quartet. 

The workshop included a brief history lesson on the meaning of Juneteenth and a tour of SAAM's Experience America 

exhibition led by SAAM docents. Thirty-six students participated in the master class and each received a certificate of 

completion. 

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Museums & Culture SAAM SAAM Stories blog

Director’s Letter: Voices, Visions, and Visitors; Chilkat and Ravenstail Weavings: Honoring Traditions; Drawn to Kay 

WalkingStick; The American West Comes East; Drawn to Loïs Mailou Jones; Where Creativity Happens: On Art for 

People with Differing Abilities; Where Creative Growth Happens: The Word on Dan Miller; In Focus: The Protagonist 

of an Endless Story; Drawn to Art Returns with Ten New Digital Comics About Inspiring Women; Experience the 

Museum Your Way With New Audio Tours; Director’s Letter: Reopened and Reimagined; New Perspectives: Welcome 

to American Voices and Vision; 

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National 4-H Council's True 

Leaders in Equity Institute 

Museum Tour 

Tour of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's exhibition "Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic Strategies" 

for students participating in the National 4-H Council's True Leaders in Equity Institute. The museum tour featured 

works on the theme of resilience.

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In-Person Screening: Nam 

June Paik: Moon Is the 

Oldest TV

Join SAAM’s celebration of artist Nam June Paik’s birthday with a screening of the 2023 documentary, Nam June Paik: 

Moon Is the Oldest TV (107 min) that debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. Paik, known as the “father of video art,” 

transformed twentieth-century art with his innovative media-based artwork. SAAM is recognized internationally as 

the center for the study of Paik’s work with several major artworks in the collection and important archival holdings. 

The film explores Paik’s career and influence through his writings, archival footage, and clips of his work. The 

screening will be followed by a conversation with Executive Producer David Koh, Director Amanda Kim, and SAAM’s 

Curator of Time-Based Media, Saisha Grayson. 

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In-Person Take 5: Jazz at 

SAAM with Keith Butler, Jr.

Celebrate a uniquely American art form with Take 5: Jazz at SAAM, a series of free, live performances in SAAM’s airy 

Kogod Courtyard. This month features musician Keith Butler, Jr., who has deep roots in many musical traditions 

having come of age in the cultural melting pot of Wilmington, North Carolina. Butler is a founding member of 

adventure music ensemble The New World and is a member of the avant-jazz quartet ¡FIASCO!. Butler released his 

debut album, Greener Grasses in April 2019, and is currently finishing his second album. He is a 2022 graduate of the 

music composition program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.

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In-Person and Virtual tour 

of the Howard University 

Art Collection during HBCU 

Legacy Week on Martha's 

Vineyard

Virginia Mecklenburg, Senior Curator, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and Kenlontae Turner, Curator of 

Collections, Hampton University Museum, presented a tour of highlights from Hampton University's art collection, 

with a special focus on the loan of two paintings by William H. Johnson for inclusion in SAAM's upcoming exhibition 

"Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice."

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In-Person and Virtual Art 

Talk during HBCU Legacy 

Week on Martha's 

Vineyard

Valerie Cooper, Community Outreach Consultant, Smithsonian American Art Museum, gave an art talk at the Galaxy 

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Many Wests: Artists Shape 

an American Idea

Ideas about the American West, both in popular culture and in commonly accepted historical narratives, are often 

based on a past that never was, and fail to take into account important events that actually occurred. The exhibition 

Many Wests: Artists Shape an American Idea examines the perspectives of 48 modern and contemporary artists who 

offer a broader and more inclusive view of this region, which too often has been dominated by romanticized myths 

and Euro-American historical accounts. This exhibition presents an opportunity to examine previous misconceptions, 

question racist clichés, and highlight the multiple communities and histories that continue to form this iconic region 

of the United States. Working in various media, from painting and sculpture to photography and mixed media, the 

artists featured bring a nuanced and multifaceted history to light. Many Wests highlights many voices—including 

artists who identify as Black, Indigenous, Asian American, Latinx, and LGBTQ+ — who stake a claim in the American 

West.

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Museums & Culture SAAM Art Bites Gallery Talk

Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks 

on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about America’s ever-changing culture. Zoe 

Weldon-Yochim, the Douglass Foundation Predoctoral Fellow, provides new insights into Patrick Nagatani’s Trinity 

Site, Jornada Del Muerto, New Mexico from the series Nuclear Enchantments.

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"Composing Color: 

Paintings by Alma Thomas" 

exhibition talk during 

HBCU Legacy Week on 

Martha's Vineyard

Jane Carpenter-Rock, Deputy Director of Museum Content and Outreach, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 

previewed SAAM 's upcoming exhibition "Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas" at the Mariposa Museum. 7/29/2023 Completed African AmericansWomen

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Virtual Tour of the Fisk 

University Art Collection 

during HBCU Legacy Week 

on Martha's Vineyard

Valerie Cooper, Community Outreach Consultant, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and Jamaal Sheats, Director, 

Fisk University Museum, presented a virtual tour on the Fisk University art collection. 7/30/2023 Completed African Americans No

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In-Person Converse with a 

Conservator: James 

Hampton’s Throne

Join SAAM's Lunder Conservation Fellow Katya Zinsli for an exploration of the ongoing conservation efforts 

surrounding one of SAAM's most iconic artworks: James Hampton's The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ 

Millennium General Assembly. Discover the meticulous processes involved in caring for such a large and complex 

artwork, as well as the challenges of preserving its intricate details and documenting these efforts. Be among the first 

to learn about a portion of the artwork that has never before been on display and learn about SAAM’s exciting plans 

for its public conservation this fall. 

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In-Person Take 5: Jazz at 

SAAM with Ebban and 

Ephraim Dorsey

Celebrate a uniquely American art form with Take 5: Jazz at SAAM, a series of free, live performances in SAAM’s airy 

Kogod Courtyard. This month features siblings Ebban and Ephraim Dorsey from Baltimore, who have been playing 

music since they were 10 and 11, respectively. Both Ebban and Ephraim are composers and bandleaders; Ebban is an 

alto saxophonist while Ephraim is a tenor saxophonist. They studied under the guidance of Blake Meister, Carl 

Grubbs, Tim Green, and Gary Thomas. While members of NYO Jazz 2021, Ebban and Ephraim recorded an album. 

They have performed at Bohemian Caverns, Dizzy’s Coca Cola Club, Caton Castle, Keystone Korner, and the Montclair 

Jazz Festival. 

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Museums & Culture SAAM Art Bites Gallery Talk

Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks 

on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about America’s ever-changing culture. 

Claire Ittner, the Will Barnet Foundation Predoctoral Fellow, provides new insights into William E. Artis’s Untitled 

(Idealized Head of a Woman). 

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Virtual Artist Conversation 

with Erica Lord and Maggie 

Thompson, moderated by 

Lara Evans

Join Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023 artists Erica Lord (Athabaskan/ Iñupiat) and Maggie 

Thompson (Fond du Lac Ojibwe) in conversation with guest curator, Lara Evans (Cherokee Nation). Thompson, a fiber 

artist and designer who derives inspiration from her Ojibwe heritage, explores family history and broader themes 

relating to her Native American experience in her work. Lord is a multimedia artist who crafts beaded burden straps 

and sled-dog blankets with abstracted representations of the diseases that disproportionately impact Native and 

other marginalized communities. They will discuss the importance of cultural identity and how it informs their 

creative practice.

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Clarice Smith Distinguished 

Lecture Series: Virtual and 

In-Person Artist Cauleen 

Smith

Interdisciplinary artist Cauleen Smith kicks off the annual Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture Series. Smith explores 

African American identity through her work, particularly in films such as Sojourner, featured in SAAM’s current 

exhibition Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic Strategies. She describes her work as a reflection on “the 

everyday possibilities of the imagination,” drawing on poetry, Afrofuturism, science fiction, and tactics of 

experimental film to conjure alternative narratives and what the artist has called “a cornucopia of future histories.” 

Smith lives and works in Los Angeles.

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Composing Color: 

Paintings by Alma Thomas 

Exhibition

Alma Thomas is a singular figure in the story of twentieth-century American art. She developed her exuberant form of 

abstract painting late in life, after retiring from a long career as a schoolteacher. Blossoming in the mid-1960s, her 

vibrant, rhythmic art transcended established genres, incorporating elements of gestural abstraction and color field 

painting. She created a style distinctly her own, characterized by the dazzling interplay of pattern and hue. At a 

deeply politicized moment in American life, Thomas’s abiding sources of inspiration were nature, the cosmos, and 

music. “Through color,” she stated, “I have sought to concentrate on beauty and happiness, rather than on man’s 

inhumanity to man.”

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J.P. Ball and Robert S. 

Duncanson: An African 

American Artistic 

Collaboration

This installation highlights the collaboration between two free, Black artists working in Cincinnati, Ohio, during the 

antebellum period—photographer James Presley (J. P.) Ball and landscape painter Robert Seldon Duncanson. It 

features three paintings from SAAM’s collection by Duncanson alongside nine works by Ball. Eight of the 

photographic works were recently acquired by the museum from the L. J. West Collection and the Dr. Robert L. 

Drapkin Collection and are on view in SAAM’s galleries for the first time.

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Virtual Artist Conversation 

with Carrie Mae Weems

Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to hear from legendary artist Carrie Mae Weems, joined in conversation by 

Saisha Grayson, SAAM’s curator of time-based media, to discuss her new exhibition Carrie Mae Weems: Looking 

Forward, Looking Back. Described as an icon, national treasure, and genius, Weems is a moral compass in the field, 

entwining art and activism to address racism, sexism, classism, colonialism, and xenophobia. For four decades, 

Weems has been an inspiring force in American art, using photography, text, textile, video, film, installation, public 

art, and performance. Weems will discuss her career, key artworks, and what inspires her to create. Her work Lincoln, 

Lonnie, and Me - A Story in 5 Parts was recently acquired by the museum and newly installed in our modern and 

contemporary art galleries. This major video installation brings to life phantoms of America’s past to address 

contemporary social issues.

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Carrie Mae Weems: 

Looking Forward, Looking 

Back

This focused exhibition, featuring all new acquisitions to SAAM, pairs two projects in which Weems invites others to 

step back in time. Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me–A Story in 5 Parts(2012) is a multimedia installation that transforms the 

gallery into a nineteenth-century illusionistic theater. This complex work brings to life episodes from the American 

Civil War to the present, accompanied by a soundtrack that evokes the constitutional promise of equality, along with 

projections of recurring racial and gender difference that make achieving it so elusive. It is accompanied by eight 

photographs from her series Constructing History(2008). Weems worked with college students to restage iconic 

photographs from World War II to the civil rights era and beyond. Taking on these poses, a new generation 

simultaneously enacts and witnesses past moments of strength, pain, and progress in the present.

9/22/2023 - 7/7/2024 In-progress

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Women

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Museums & Culture SAAM

Museum Careers 

Networking Open House

The Smithsonian American Art Museum is hosting an in-person morning of networking with museum professionals 

and is looking for YOU. Students are invited to connect with SAAM staff and research fellows to explore the wide 

range of career possibilities that exist in museums in this informal open house. Learn from the pros! SAAM staff with 

various backgrounds and expertise will share their career stories and advise how SAAM develops exhibitions, digital 

content, publications, education resources, and more. Information about SAAM’s paid advanced level intern program 

will be available.

9/22/2023 Completed

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Asian Americans

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Career Fairs

Public Programming

Program

College/University

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PhD

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In-Person American Voices 

and Visions: Modern and 

Contemporary Art Open 

House

Join SAAM’s curatorial and conservation staff for a series of gallery talks exploring the newly reimagined and 

reinstalled modern and contemporary art galleries, as well as a look at our special exhibitions, Many Wests: Artists 

Shape an American Idea and Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic Strategies. These projects highlight many 

voices—including artists who identify as Asian American, Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and LGBTQ+—presenting a 

multifaceted view of art in the United States.

9/22/2023 Completed

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Asian Americans

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Women

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Museums & Culture SAAM

Congressional Black 

Caucus Reception and Tour 

As part of Congressional Black Caucus weekend events SAAM hosted a special reception and guided tours of newly 

opened exhibitions "Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas" and "Carrie Mae Weems: Looking Forward, 

Looking Back."

9/22/2023 Completed African Americans

Women

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Teacher Workshop: 

Interdisciplinary Learning 

with the Smithsonian

Teacher workshop on interdisciplinary learning featuring materials from SAAM, NPG and NMAH for teachers from 

rural Kansas. The workshop was funded by Together We Thrive. 9/23/2023 Completed

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Asian Americans

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Teacher Workshops Program Other Programming for Adults

Museums & Culture SAAM

Virtual Teacher Workshop: 

Cultivating Learning: 

Inspiring Creative, 

Narrative, and 

Argumentative Writing 

with Art

How can art prompt our students to write? Join educators from the Smithsonian American Art Museum and explore 

different styles of writing in response to artwork included in the upcoming American Voices, American Visions 

installation of the museum's permanent collection.

9/26/2023 Completed Asian Americans

Women

No

Teacher Workshops

Virtual Programming

Program Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NMNH Upward Mobility Revisited

Offer positions to current OFMR/Facilities staff moving into department support roles at the entry level as a means of 

professional development while simultaneously enhancing/increasing diversity within the biological sciences 

departments. By providing an opportunity for real advancement within the museum staffing structure, we also 

change the future for these employees. Detailed rotations into departments is not the answer as, in the recent past, 

they do not always provide permanent positions.

Ongoing Planned

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Women

Yes Digital Promotion of Job Opportunities Workforce Other Programming for Adults

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NMNH IDEA Council 

Communications Task 

Force IDEA Videos 

The NMNH's IDEA Council's Communications Task Force created a series of videos highlighting the work of the IDEA 

Council which can be found on the IDEA Council's Darwin Page. Ongoing In-progress

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Women

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NMNH IDEA Council 

Facilities Task Force 

Wayfinding Project

The IDEA Council's Facilities Task Force is in the early stages of a project aimed to increase wayfinding and accessibility 

of the behind the scenes area of the museum. The Task Force recently hosted a focus group with the Natural History 

Research Experiences (NHRE) interns to learn about their experiences navigating the behind the scenes area of the 

museum.

Ongoing In-progress

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NMNH IDEA Council Grant 

Task Force IDEA Grant

The IDEA Council's Grant Task Force created and launched an IDEA Grant Program allowing people to apply for grants 

to fund their IDEA related proposals. A total of 5 grants were received this year and are under review. Ongoing In-progress

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LGBTQIA+

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Native Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes Grant

Program

Supplier

Workforce

Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NMNH

NMNH IDEA Council Focus 

Group Task Force

Following up on the five focus group discussions facilitated by SOAR last year (which included Women in Science, 

Women Outside of Science, African American Staff, Staff of Color, and Staff with Disabilities) the IDEA Council's Focus 

Group Task Force received and reviewed the results of the report generated from these focus groups. The Task Force 

also created a cross comparison of results from multiple feedback sources including the 2021 IDEA Survey, the Focus 

Group Report, URGE (Unlearning Racism in Geoscience), SEPS, and the Visiting Science Culture Report. Through this 

cross comparison the group identified common themes, issues, and concerns and presented recommendations based 

on these findings to the museum's Executive Team. 

Ongoing In-progress

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LGBTQIA+

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Women

Yes Task Force Workforce Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NMNH Culture Integration Team

Working group made up of ET members that whose focus is on museum cultural development. Their goal is to review 

and integrate recommended actions into the museum's daily functions for the purpose of leading culture 

improvements in the museum. They also monitor and lead the culture improvements in the museum. Ongoing In-progress

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Native Americans

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Women

Yes Working Group Workforce Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NMNH

Do-it-Yourself (DiY) 

Exhibits - Multilingual 

Effort

Our four DiY exhibits are free toolkits that consist of print-on-demand panels, multimedia, user guides, and more. The 

toolkits allow users from around the world to create an SI exhibit in their community. To reach more diverse 

audiences, the toolkit panels are provided in bilingual Spanish at a minimum; some exhibits are offered in from five 

to ten languages.

2018 - Present In-progress

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LGBTQIA+

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Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Non-English Speakers/Readers

Yes Traveling Exhibitions Program

College/University

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Science & Research NMNH

Senate of Scientists 

Committee on Diversity, 

Antiracism, and Belonging 

(CDAB)

CDAB began in September 2020 to create a series of programs to address systemic inequality and to increase diversity, 

antiracism, and the feeling of belonging in the NMNH science, research, and collections community. During FY 23, 

with financial support from the NMNH Office of the Associate Director for Science, CDAB held four bystander 

intervention training workshops open to all members of the NMNH science community, attended by approximately 

67 people. The workshops were facilitated by Moses Milazzo, a scientist and consultant in pro social, employee 

empowerment, and ethics for professional, scientific, and similar spaces. The workshops received very positive 

ratings and comments in a post-workshop feedback form.

11/1/2020 - Ongoing In-progress

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Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Yes Virtual Programming

Program

Supplier

Workforce

College/University

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Unlearning Racism in 

Geoscience (URGE)

Staff and fellows from the Mineral Sciences and Paleobiology departments continued to participate in the URGE 

(https://urgeoscience.org/) as members of the NMNH Geoscience Pod. Pod members met monthly throughout the 

year, with each member agreeing to contribute an hour per pay period to diversity efforts. In FY2023, we wrote a 

pledge of conduct for the Department of Mineral Sciences that summarizes Smithsonian anti-harassment policies and 

procedures to help staff, fellows, interns, and visitors better understand both expectations for their conduct and 

channels for reporting inappropriate behavior. We developed a poster summarizing key points from the pledge to 

help orient new personnel. We are also participating in the URGE Refinement Curriculum, which is an extension of 

the original URGE program designed to improve antiracist policies through a series of journal readings, webinars, and 

discussions.

2021-2023 In-progress

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Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

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LGBTQIA+

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Native Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes Discussion/Policy Workforce Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NMNH

Joint SI Pride Alliance and 

NMNH IDEA Council 

Gender and Name Change 

Task Force 

 To create policy and guidance surrounding supporting transgender and gender expansive employees at SI and the 

entire federal workplace, and documenting the SI name change process for all. Co-leads of this task force are now coleads of the Gender Expansive and Transgender Federal Working Group, a subset of the Federal Employee ERG, Pride 

in Federal Service. The draft guidelines produced by this task force are by far the most comprehensive of any federal 

agency, helped inform the new OPM Gender Identity Guidance and Microsoft pronouns roll out, and will service as 

an optional template for all federal agencies once finalized. 

12/2021 - Ongoing In-progress

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Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

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LGBTQIA+

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Native Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes Task Force

Program

Supplier

Workforce

Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NMNH

Our Places: Connecting 

People & Nature

People + Nature = Inspiration: Nature is all around us, and we are connected to it in countless ways. Our experiences 

with nature can inspire us to connect, care, and act. Learn the personal stories of connection and inspiration from 

scientists and community leaders. Participate in activities exploring your own personal connections. And, in a first for 

the museum, we have left parts of this exhibit unfinished waiting for audience contribution. By sharing YOUR STORY, 

you can co-create an unforgettable exhibition experience for everyone! 

6/2022 - 3/2024 In-progress

African Americans

Individuals with Disabilities

Native Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Yes Temporary Exhibition and Digital StoryMaps Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NMNH

Underwater Robotics 

Program

Program aims to build student skill sets, foster positive mindsets, and inspire innovation for use in the marine 

environment. 11/2022 - 4/2023 In-progress

African Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Yes Career Counseling

Program

Workforce

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NMNH

NMNH IDEA Council’s 

Hiring Task Force Hiring 

Resources Page

The IDEA Council's Hiring Task Force created and published a page on their Darwin Site (insert link) that provides 

resources on advancing diverse hiring as well as advice on the hiring process such as how to create a diverse 

interview panel, recognizing and managing unconscious bias, and interviewing tips. 1/2023 - 6/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Native Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes Digital Promotion of Job Opportunities Workforce Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NMNH

Biodiversity Careers 

Workshop 

This event was a two-day workshop aimed at undergraduates from marginalized groups to showcase a possible 

career in biodiversity. This workshop was a partnership between NMNH and Central Michigan University, 

Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education (BLUE), the Society for the Preservation of Natural History 

Collections (SPNHC), the American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT), the Society of Herbarium Curators (SHC), the 

Botanical Society of America (BSA) and the National Science Foundation. 

4/21/2023 - 4/22/2023 Completed

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Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Yes Conferences w/Colleges or Universities

Program

Workforce

College/University

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Black Birders Week STEM 

Day

A celebration of black birders and nature, including musical performances, a guided bird walk and educational 

activities for families. 5/27/2023 Completed African Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Yes Family Program Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NMNH

Cellphone: Unseen 

Connections exhibition 

and related programming

On June 22, 2023, NMNH opened Cellphone: Unseen Connections, a first-of-its-kind exhibition exploring the 

technological, environmental and cultural impacts of cellphones. Through an impressive array of authentic objects, 

personal profiles and interactive games and displays. Cellphone will offer visitors a chance to explore the many ways 

that cellular phones bring them closer to one another and to the earth, often in ways they never realized. Developed 

through extensive audience evaluation with both the target audience (visitors ages 13-25) and blind/low vision user 

experts, the exhibit and associated programming aim to engage segments of NMNH visitorship which have not 

historically been as directly engaged. Each of the major AV media experiences(inclusive of two games) were 

developed with touchpads that enable visual description and tactile/audio navigation for blind and low vision 

visitors. ADiY (Do-it-Yourself) exhibit will also be deployed for Cellphone, enabling further engagement of multilingual 

and underserved communities nationally and internationally. 

6/2023 - 6/2026 Completed

African Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Blind and Low-vision Visitors

Yes Temporary Exhibition and Programming Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NMNH

Black Birders Week Bird 

Walk at Kenilworth 

Aquatic Gardens

Black Birders Week Bird Walk at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens 6/2/2023 Completed African Americans Yes Community Engagement Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NMNH

Environment Justice 

Academy Event

The Our Places Exhibit Team in conjunction with the Department of Education and Outreach hosted and co-organized 

the Environmental Justice Academy final experience day, family and friend celebration, and project presentations. 

Our Places and museum experts provided engagement and education experiences for the Academy youth including 

exhibition tours with curators, a career panel with experts and q&a, and hands-on activities. 

7/21/2023 Completed African Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Yes EJ Academy Program

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NMNH

New Anti-Harassment 

Training – Creating a 

Culture of Respect

This course is a new training course that is mandatory for museum supervisors. The goal is to have 100% of 

supervisors complete this course as well as adding additional sessions specifically for NMNH leaders. 10/1/2023 – 9/30/2024 Planned

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LGBTQIA+

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Native Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes Training Workforce Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NZCBI

The Inter-Tribal Long-Term 

Socio-Ecological Research 

Network

Four Montana Tribal communities (Blackfeet, Fort Belknap, Fort Peck, and Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation) and the 

Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute are collaborating to establish North America's first 

Inter-Tribal Long-term Socio-Ecological Research Network. This network focuses on advancing socio-ecological 

research related to grassland conservation and education for future natural scientists, land managers, and 

Indigenous community members. It strengthens bonds between students, community members, and bison 

restoration programs, serving as a knowledge-sharing platform. The network monitors local and regional socioecological impacts, offering recommendations for addressing environmental challenges and adaptive management 

practices rooted in indigenous values to support bison reintroduction efforts on tribal and public lands.

Ongoing In-progress Native Americans Yes

STEM, Education, Internships, Fellowships, 

Recruitment, Research Associates, Training

Program

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Science & Research NZCBI NZCBI DEAI Committee 

NZCBI's Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion (DEAI) Committee meets regularly to continue to move identified 

strategic objectives forward. Ongoing In-progress

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Individuals with Disabilities

Native Americans

Yes Employee Groups Workforce Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NZCBI

NZCBI Virtual Conservation 

Classroom Programs

The Learning and Visitor Education Center’s virtual programs team offers monthly Conservation Programs webinars 

for K-5 students nationwide and internationally. All programs are free and offer live captioning and ASL interpretation 

as standard access services. Programs are recorded and published with closed captioning. Conservation Classroom 

hosted 10 programs and reached a total of 21,068 students. 67% of Students were from Title 1 schools. Students 

have participated from 48 states, Puerto Rico, the USVI and 8 foreign countries. PI: Erika Novak, Manager, Innovative 

Learning, Learning and Visitor Education Center 

Monthly In-progress

Women

South Koreans

Yes

Virtual Programming

Education

Public Programming

Program Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Science & Research NZCBI

Capacity Building for 

Aaniiih Nakoda College, 

Fort Belknap Reservation, 

Montana

Center for Conservation Ecology staff and academic appointment fellows teach 50 undergraduate students at the 

Aaniiih Nakoda College. Through lectures and laboratory work, students learn skillsets focused on conservation and 

ecology of native wildlife. Six students were selected for summer internships at Fort Belknap Reservation, Montana, 

and mentored by NZCBI staff. PI: Dr. Bill McShea

Quarterly In-progress Native Americans Yes Internships

Program

Workforce

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Science & Research NZCBI

Entry Level Animal 

Husbandry Program

The Entry Level Animal Husbandry Program is designed to introduce ethnically diverse students and aspiring animal 

husbandry professionals to the zoological field while simultaneously allowing them to work and/or attend school. 

Throughout the program, participants will learn the fundamentals of caring for animals in a zoo setting which can 

include animal husbandry, safety protocols, visitor interactions, animal observations and record keeping, etc. 

Participants will network with current zoo professionals, learn about various zoo careers, and explore whether the 

zoo field is a good professional fit for them. By the end of the program, participants should know if they’d like to 

pursue a career in the zoo field and should have enough experience to compete for other opportunities, including 

entry-level paid positions.

Quarterly In-Progress

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Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Internships

Virtual Internships

Workforce

College/University

Science & Research NZCBI

Get a Head Start with the 

Smithsonian

The National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is proud to partner with the National Head Start Association to 

bring together resources from seven Smithsonian museums to support initiative and curiosity, language and 

communication, and exploration and discovery in Head Start classrooms nationwide! "Get a Head Start with the 

Smithsonian" encourages early STEAM learning for children ages 0-5 through play with live virtual field trips to the 

Zoo and wrap-around activities and resources designed by educators from the National Zoo, the Hirshhorn Museum 

and Sculpture Garden, the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of American History, the National 

Portrait Gallery, the National Postal Museum, and the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center. Get a Head Start with 

the Smithsonian hosted 4 virtual programs for Head Start classrooms nationwide reaching 53,595 students ranging 

from 0-5 years old. PI: Emily Porter, Manager, Early Childhood and Family Learning, Learning and Visitor Education 

Center

Quarterly In-progress

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Hispanics

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LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Women

Yes Virtual Programming Program Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Science & Research NZCBI Little Critters Nature Play

Little zoogoers and their families can drop-in to explore animals and nature through creative, free-choice activity 

stations, water play, and story times at the Zoo's Bird House Classroom. Little zoogoers and their families can drop-in 

to explore animals and nature through creative, free-choice activity stations, water play, and story times. Little 

Critters Nature Play has served over 5,000 students and their caregivers. This program is geared towards children 

ages 0-5. PI: Emily Porter, Manager, Early Childhood and Family Learning, Learning and Visitor Education Center

FY 2023 In-progress Residents of Under-resourced Communities Yes STEM, Education, Program Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

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UCSB-Smithsonian 

Scholars Program: Success 

in Guiding Undergraduate 

Experiences (SIGUE)

The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)-Smithsonian Scholars program aims to train students using a model 

for diverse learning environments and a multi-tiered mentorship model in conservation research methods. Activities 

are designed around science goals that align with Smithsonian initiatives that aim to train future generations of 

scientists. Specifically, the program provides multidisciplinary research and field-training opportunities, tiered 

mentorship, and professional and academic development to Underrepresented Minority (URM) students through 

Smithsonian (SI) scientists and UC affiliated collaborators. The program also seeks to create spaces for URM students 

at their respective campuses where they can thrive, develop life-long learning skills, earn a degree, and be prepared 

to enter the workforce in a STEM related discipline. The program is focused on in-person internships and research 

opportunities for undergraduates, post-baccalaureate, and graduate students. Lastly, this multi-institutional program 

is continuing to strengthen professional collaborations across the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation 

Biology Institute (NZCBI), Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), Smithsonian Environmental Research Center 

(SERC), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), and UC Santa Barbara by aligning shared research interests 

with Life on a Sustainable Planet and with undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and graduate training.

FY 2023 In-progress

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"Blog Club to Reach 

Diverse Audiences"

Carly Muletz-Wolz, Molecular Ecologist, Center for Conservation Genomics, led a ‘blog club’ with a group of seven 

interns and fellows. Participants wrote science related blogs for the National Zoo’s website with the purpose of 

engaging the general public in science. Blogs were written with the target audience being diverse audiences age range 

16-40. The experience also allowed participants to grow career skillsets and engage with broader audiences. 

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/center-for-conservation-genomics/news/how-find-wild-salamanders. 

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/conservation/news/why-im-studying-frog-slime. https://nationalzoo.si.edu/center-forconservation-genomics/news/why-do-animals-eat-poop-and-why-it-might-be-good-thing.

FY 2023 Completed

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Individuals with Disabilities

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LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Underserved Communities

Yes STEM Education, Public Programming Program

College/University

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Science & Research NZCBI

Association of Minority 

Zoo & Aquarium 

Professionals (AMZAP)

AMZAP is a Smithsonian-employee led organization with a mission of professional development of members, 

networking among diverse peers, and mentoring those interested in zoo and aquarium careers. They coordinate 

meet-ups at conferences and host online discussion forums on various topics relating to diversity, equity, and 

inclusion in the field. Under the umbrella of both AMZAP and the Smithsonian – AMZAP members created a 

husbandry based career training experience (modeled after internship programs) and hosted four interns during the 

2022 / 2023 fiscal year.

FY 2023 In-progress

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Hispanics

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Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Career Counseling

Digital Promotion of Job Opportunities

Education

Internships

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Workforce

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Science & Research NZCBI

eBook on Women in 

STEM: Symbiosis

Carly Muletz-Wolz’s, Molecular Ecologist, Center for Conservation Genomics, research and career path was featured 

in the eBook Women in STEM: Symbiosis, co-created with the Smithsonian Education Center. The eBook promotes 

trailblazing women from under-represented groups who have made history through their scientific discoveries and 

innovation in the study of symbiosis. It highlights how women have defied gender and racial stereotypes and 

overcome structural barriers to advance the science, technology, engineering, and math industry. The publication has 

reached to middle and high school girls with over 300 downloads since publication. Muletz-Wolz’s NSF-BBSRC grant 

provided funding for her participation and that of SSEC in the project

FY 2023 Completed

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Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

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Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Science & Research NZCBI

NZCBI Community 

Collaborators Advisory 

Group

NZCBI has been hosting a series of listening sessions with D.C. community leaders in Wards 7 and 8. These leaders 

represent organizations working with environmental education, environmental justice, river cleanups, and supporting 

youth development in predominantly African American neighborhoods. Past listening sessions were dedicated to the 

development of a diversity-focused internship program and the development of a master's degree focusing on 

environmental justice and climate change. The group wishes to have a sustained engagement with NZCBI which will 

be beneficial for all parties involved. PI: Ricardo Stanoss

FY 2023 In-Progress

African Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Yes

Advisory Boards

Education

Internships

Program

Workforce

College/University

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UCSB- Smithsonian 

Scholars Program - 

Engaging Latinx Students 

Meaningful Research

The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)-Smithsonian Scholars program is positioned to train students via a 

multi-tiered mentorship model in conservation research methods, as we transitioned from the pandemic era of 

virtual/hybrid interactions to more meaningful in-person experiences. The program provides multidisciplinary 

research and field-training opportunities, tiered mentorship, and professional and academic development to 

Underrepresented Minority (URM) students through Smithsonian scientists and UC-affiliated collaborators. By 

deploying resources strategically and using a nested mentoring model, we can support student academic 

achievements and mitigate learning loss brought on by the COVID pandemic. The program prioritizes both virtual and 

in-person internships and research opportunities for undergraduates and post-baccalaureate students.

FY 2023 In-Progress

African Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Career Fairs

Conferences w/Colleges or Universities

Conferences w/Professional Organizations

Education

Internships

Training

Virtual Internships

Virtual Programming

Program

Workforce

College/University

Science & Research NZCBI Daily animal demos

NZCBI hosts 140 weekly advertised daily demos at the National Zoo, where visitors can learn about our collection, 

biodiversity, and Smithsonian conservation efforts from our Animal Care Sciences staff. Annually this reaches 

approximately 212,000 visitors to the National Zoo.

10/1/2021 - 9/30/2022 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Public Programming

Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NZCBI

GMU Women in STEM 

panel

Hilary Colton, Amazonia Animal Keeper, Animal Care Sciences, participated in a panel presentation at George Mason 

University with their STEM Education department outlining how early exposure to Science, Technology, Engineering 

and Math encourages girls to pursue secondary degrees. Other panelists included a Professor of Computer 

Engineering, NIH researcher, Oceanographer and Biochemist. Responses from the presentation may be used in a 

future publication.

11/21/2021 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Career Counseling

Education

Program

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Science & Research NZCBI

University of Virgin Islands 

Presentation

Nikki Maticic, Great Cats & Kids Farm Animal Keeper, Animal Care Sciences, was an invited as a virtual guest speaker 

to talk to undergraduates from the University of Virgin Island about career opportunities in science. Focus was placed 

on how having a background in Biology can be useful in pursing certain careers. The audience was about 25 students 

and faculty (26 total). 

1/11/2022 Completed

African Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Women

Yes

Career Counseling

Education

Workforce

College/University

Science & Research NZCBI Girl Guide presentation

Hilary Colton, Amazonia Animal Keeper, Animal Care Sciences, was a virtual guest speaker to a Winnipeg Girl Guide 

troop as they earned their biodiversity badge. The 25 students and 3 chaperones (28 total participants) learned about 

stingrays and fish diversity. Only 2 of the participants had ever been to an aquarium. Age group were elementary, 

from 3 different Winnipeg schools.

3/23/2022 Completed Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Collections

Education

Program Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Science & Research NZCBI

Diversity in STEM 

Internship Program

The Diversity in STEM Internship Program provided 5 paid summer internship opportunities for diverse college-aged 

students in the DMV area. The outcomes were to increase knowledge and skills in the field of practice they were 

placed in, sense of identity as conservation practitioner, confidence in pursuing a career in conservation, 

professionally network and hope that students pursue further training and apply for jobs in the field. Two students 

were placed in Animal Care Sciences, one at Small Mammals House and another with the Bird House, where they 

shadowed animal keepers and developed an animal husbandry project which was later presented to team 

members. PI: Ricardo Stanoss

5/2022 - 8/2022 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes Internships

Program

Workforce

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Diversity in Conservation 

Biology Internship

Center for Species Survival (CSS) hosted a Diversity Internship in Conservation Program for 10 students. Funding was 

provided from the Smithsonian Women’s Committee (SWC) to support six interns and two additional interns were 

supported by the Associate Director for Conservation and Science and two others by CSS. Program goals were to 

establish a pipeline for recruitment and support of minority interns at NZCBI and to train groups underrepresented in 

the sciences in modern conservation practices in the conservation field. Interns self-identified as women of color or 

Latinx, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, and/or from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Intern projects 

ranged from non-invasive hormone monitoring to sperm/oocyte biology in various species, including rare carnivores, 

ungulates, birds, and coral. Students gained first-hand experience in tackling conservation issues and fundamental 

biological questions and were closely mentored by NZCBI researchers in the scientific process including project 

design, record keeping, data analyses, and a final scientific presentation. PI: Dr. Nucharin Songsasen

6/2022 - 11/2022 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Internships

Training

Workforce

College/University

Science & Research NZCBI

Emerson Collective Youth 

Collaborative

Ishmael Ganame, Carnivore Animal Keeper, Department of Animal Programs, mentored an intern from the University 

of El Paso as part of the Emerson Collective Youth Collaborative mentorship program, aimed at helping underserved 

college students gain workforce knowledge and experience. Weekly meetings focused on developing professional 

knowledge and skill sets required to succeed in different types museum careers, as well as connecting the intern with 

other museum professionals to further expose them to diverse career choices.

6/2022 - 8/2022 Completed

African Americans

Hispanics

Native Americans

Women

Yes

Career Counseling

Education

Virtual Internships

Workforce

College/University

Science & Research NZCBI

DEAI Conservations 

Leadership Academy

Ishmael Ganame, Carnivore Animal Keeper, Department of Animal Programs, discussed animal care careers, career 

pathways, and personal connections on being a minority in this field to a group of nine high school aged students. 

This was part of a program at Brandywine Zoo in Delaware to highlight underrepresented backgrounds in animal care 

careers as well as "diverse" experience in herpetology and invertebrate careers.

6/25/2022 Completed African Americans Yes Education Workforce High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Science & Research NZCBI

AZA/AAZK Panel on DEAI in 

Animal Care

Hilary Colton, Amazonia Animal Keeper, Animal Care Sciences, participated in a joint Association of Zoos & 

Aquariums (AZA) and American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) panel presentation entitled “Keeper's Role in 

Culture Change: Ideas and Lessons in DEAI.” It consisted of 5 professionals from various zoological facilities and 

discussed the challenges of recognizing and promoting diversity in the field. Prepped questions as well as anonymous 

live submission occurred on topics ranging from maternity/paternity coverage, students with learning disabilities, and 

how to promote effective community-driven outreach.

10/15/2022 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Conferences w/Professional Organizations

Education

Public Programming

Training

Workforce

College/University

Masters

Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NZCBI Washington Youth Summit

NZCBI hosted the George Mason University Youth Engagement Summit on the Environment on June 27, where youth 

delegates from around the country come to Washington for a week-long experiential learning opportunity. Students 

are high performers with a dedicated interest in environmental science and sustainability practices. The National Zoo 

hosted a panel Q&A for about 250 students to discuss the various aspects of animal care and how we use science to 

save species.

6/27/2022 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Career Counseling

Education

Internships

Public Programming

Program High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Science & Research NZCBI

Diversity in STEM 

Internship, Genomics Lab 

Internship

The Center for Conservation Genomics (CCG) continues to prioritize exposing underrepresented students to STEM 

related careers and creating opportunities for research-based experience. CCG hosted a recent graduate from the 

University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore (UMBC), who during their three-month internship gained handson genomics experience of DNA extractions and library preparation of Grasshopper Sparrows, as well as sex 

determination of zoo animals. Their assistance in active research projects contributed to the long-term conservation 

of the endangered Grasshopper sparrows in the Caribbean.

6/1/2022 - 8/31/2022 Completed Women Yes Internships Workforce

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Stories of Women of Color 

in STEM

Carly Hornberger, Primate Keeper, Animal Care Sciences, was featured in the Smithsonian Science Education Center's 

eBook titled “Stories of Women of Color in STEM.” This project features women who have made significant impacts 

through their scientific works and discoveries. In her interview, Carly spoke of her passion and efforts working with 

captive primates.

7/1/2022 Completed Native Americans

Women

Yes

Public Programming

Virtual Programming

Program Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

Science & Research NZCBI

Earth Optimism Youth 

Action and Leadership 

Program

Brian Coyle, Program Manager, Center for Species Survival, co-directs a project based environmental leadership 

development afterschool program for teens at 4 high schools in Maryland and 9 high schools nationally in 

collaboration with Smithsonian affiliated museum partners and the World Wildlife Fund. Participants include nearly 

400 students and teachers from primarily underserved BIPOC communities. Highlights include: field trips focused on 

sustainability and environmental justice; meeting BIPOC professionals working in green sector; skill building exercises 

on communications, community engagement, project research and management; design and execution of a 

community sustainability action plan; and professional development for school teachers and museum educators.

8/2022 - 6/2023 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

Native Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Yes

Education

Teacher Workshops

Program High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Science & Research NZCBI

Community Nature Center 

tour

Campers, staff, and the Director from the Clearwater Nature Center in Clinton, MD visited the National Zoo's 

Amazonia exhibit. The visit focused on discussing horticulture, aquatic husbandry and life support systems. This was 

the first of hopefully continued collaborative efforts with Nature Canter and NZCBI staff to facilitate STEM exposure 

through local partnerships.

8/18/2022 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Career Counseling

Education

Public Programming

Program Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Science & Research NZCBI

Inclusive Animal Care 

Internship

Donna Stockton, Amazonia Animal Keeper, Animal Care Sciences, has been mentoring an intern, with the focus being 

to learn about animal husbandry and water quality, as well as actively participate in data entry for the native 

pollinator diversity project, led by the Terrestrial Invertebrate Taxonomic Advisory Group. The intern has mobility 

limitations, so with the help of Office of Facilities, Management, and Reliability (OFMR), we ensured access ramps 

were installed as needed throughout the building. 

11/1/2022 In-Progress

African Americans

Individuals with Disabilities

Women

Yes

Career Counseling

Education

Internships

Workforce

College/University

Science & Research NZCBI

Arlington Career Center 

tour

Students and faculty from the Animal Science Program of the Arlington Career Center, a vocational school in Virginia, 

visited the National Zoo to learn about captive animal husbandry and related career opportunities from our Animal 

Care Sciences staff. Discussions included potential courses, alternative methods of gaining animal care experience, 

and highlighting NZCBI conservation. This is an ongoing more than a decade long relationship with the school system.

11/9/2022 Completed

African Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Career Counseling

Education

Public Programming

Program High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Science & Research NZCBI

Re:Wild "Student 

Pathways"

The Office of Advancement hosted a summer intern made possible through the Re:wild foundation’s “Student 

Pathways” DEAI grant. A student studying Urban Sustainability at the University of the District of Columbia, was 

selected via a competitive process for this paid internship. While helping on several our Office’s fundraising projects, 

she learned about the goals and operations of our complex conservation organization while developing professional 

skillsets. She also connected with NZCBI researchers to learn more about other career opportunities related to her 

field.

5/2/2022 - 8/12/2022 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes Internships Program

College/University

Science & Research NZCBI

Field Trips to National 

Zoo's Bird House for Title 1 

School Groups

With funding from the Together We Thrive grants program administered by the Smithsonian's Office of the Under 

Secretary for Education, NZCBI's Migratory Bird Center facilitated field trips to the National Zoo's newly renovated 

Bird House for fifteen elementary school classes from four Title 1 schools in Virginia (285 students). Students were led 

on guided "Discovery Walks" through the aviaries to learn about migratory birds and some of the places migratory 

birds connect us with through their seasonal journeys.

4/1/2023 - 6/2/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Yes Field Trips, STEM initiative, Education Program Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

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Woods Hole Marine Lab 

presentation

Hilary Colton, Amazonia Keeper, Animal Care Sciences, hosted the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Attendees 

were part of their annual Student Fellowship, a paid experience for undergraduate students where participants are 

exposed to a wide variety of STEM initiatives in marine science. During their visit to the National Zoo they learned 

about ex situ and in situ freshwater fish conservation. 

4/1/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

LGBTQIA+

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Women

Yes Field Trips Program

College/University

Science & Research NZCBI

Supporting Anacostia 

Community Museum's 

Honor Earth Celebration

NZCBI partnered with the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum for their Honor Earth celebration on April 

22nd. The Zoo supported the participation of the Birds in Flight show by renowned bird behaviorist Phung Luu during 

the event. Event participants enjoyed an up-close look at exotic birds, a dazzling display of their natural behaviors, 

and had photo opportunities with the birds. 

4/22/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Yes Education Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NZCBI

CommuniKids Zoo Keeper 

Presentation

Diana Vogel and Shannon Donndelinger, American Trail Animal Keepers, Animal Care Sciences, visited the 

Communikid Language Immersion Preschool, a bilingual preschool in Ward 3 in D.C. They presented on "What does a 

Zoo Keeper Do?" to 50 students, ages 2-5 years old, across 3 classrooms.

5/1/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Gender Nonconforming Individuals

Yes Career Fairs Program Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Science & Research NZCBI

Career Day Participation, 

McAuliffe Elementary 

School

David Olsen, Veterinary Technician, Wildlife Health Sciences, participated in a career day at S. Crista McAuliffe 

Elementary School in Germantown, MD. Students learned about the career of a veterinary technician and the 

laboratory science they conduct at NZCBI to aid in conservation efforts, as well as other careers in STEM related to 

veterinary practices. Approximately 400 students attended the fair.

5/1/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Yes Career Fairs Program Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Science & Research NZCBI

International Family 

Equality Day Event

On May 5, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute welcomed thousands of visitors to 

celebrate community and diversity in recognition of International Family Equality Day. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., visiting 

families enjoyed special animal encounters and keeper talks, family-friendly activities and more. The Zoo’s animal 

care and nutrition sciences departments worked together to create rainbow-themed enrichment items and edible 

treats for the animals to enjoy, including ice cakes decorated with colorful fruits and vegetables. The Zoo has been 

hosting the yearly event since 2018 and is widely publicized in community networks.

5/5/2023 Completed LGBTQIA+ Yes Public Event Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NZCBI Aquatic Gardeners Tour

Michael Kirby, Amazonia Animal Keeper, Animal Care Sciences, gave a presentation and tour to the Greater 

Washington Aquatic Plant Association. Topics included propagation and maintenance of South American plants and 

trees in the Amazonia rainforest. 12 total individuals.

5/10/2023 Completed Seniors Yes Collections, Education Program Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NZCBI

Eldon Farm Field Day: 

Turning a farm into an 

outdoor classroom for 

urban-based youth

Virginia Working Landscapes, along with partners from the Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative, Smithsonian’s Turtle 

Ecology Lab, and local farmers teamed up to create a day of experiential learning for high school students 

participating in Smithsonian’s Earth Optimism Youth Action Leadership Program, co-led by Smithsonian Affiliations. 

More than 30 students spent a day rotating through six unique outdoor stations spread across a section of 

Rappahannock County’s Eldon Farm. Stations involved hands-on activities that showcased some of the diverse types 

of work that exist in the field of conservation biology, and how farms can play a critical role in sustaining habitats and 

wildlife.

5/26/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

Native Americans

Women

Yes

Partnership with Professional Organizations, 

Education

Program High School (9th - 12th Grade)

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DEAI Internship: 

Communications Internship

The Communications Internship offers students and recent graduates who have a passion for storytelling, nature and 

conservation an opportunity to their writing skills in the field of science communications. Interns will gain valuable 

experience by: interviewing staff; writing press releases, social media posts and web updates; drafting media reports; 

communicating with members of the media; and assisting with the planning and production of press events.

5/29/2023 - 8/18/2023 Completed Hispanics

Women

Yes Internships Workforce

College/University

Masters

PhDs

Science & Research NZCBI

2023 Diversity in STEM 

Internship Program

In the summer of 2023, the Diversity in STEM Internship Program provided 9 paid summer internship opportunities 

for diverse college-aged students in the DMV area. The outcomes were to increase knowledge and skills in the field of 

practice they were placed in, sense of identity as conservation practitioner, confidence in pursuing a career in 

conservation, professionally network and hope that students pursue further training and apply for jobs in the field. A 

total of nine students were placed in Advancement, Communications, Genomics (2), Amazonia, Animal Health 

Science (2), Global Health Program, and Small Mammal House.

5/30/2023 - 8/18/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes STEM, Internships Workforce

College/University

Science & Research NZCBI

Howard University College 

of Pharmacy Presentation

Wildlife Health Sciences' Dr. James Steeil, Veterinarian, and Jayne Hutcheson, Veterinary Technician, gave a 

presentation to 20 Howard University Center of Excellence High School Summer Enrichment Science Academy 

(HSSESA) students focused on veterinary pharmaceutical applications and discussing veterinary treatment plans for 

Zoo animals. HSSESA is residential summer enrichment science academy for 20 rising 11th and 12th grade high school 

students who demonstrate an interest in the sciences, a career in pharmacy or other health professions and aims to 

represent the diversity of the U.S. population. 

6/1/2023 Completed

African Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Women

Yes Career Counseling Workforce

College/University

Science & Research NZCBI

Emerson Collective Youth 

Collaborative Mentorship 

Program

Ishmael Ganame, Carnivore Animal Keeper, Animal Care Sciences, mentored an intern from Spelman College as part 

of the Emerson Collective Youth Collaborative mentorship program, aimed at helping underserved college students 

gain workforce knowledge and experience. Weekly meetings focused on developing professional knowledge and skill 

sets required to succeed in different types museum careers, as well as connecting the intern with other museum 

professionals to further expose them to diverse career choices.

6/5/2023 - 8/4/2023 Completed African Americans

Women

Yes Career Counseling Workforce

College/University

Science & Research NZCBI

Center for Conservation 

Genomics’ Diversity 

Internship

The Center for Conservation Genomics (CCG) continues to prioritize exposing underrepresented students to STEM 

related careers and creating opportunities for research-based experience. This summer they hosted two interns 

supported by center research funds and two interns supported by the UCSB-Smithsonian Scholars program and 

funded by the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the National Museum of the American Latino. M. Hawkins, 

undergrad at Towson University, used population genomics methods to better understand the co-evolutionary 

dynamics of avian hosts and blood parasites in three wild bird systems: 1) house finches 2)Hawaiʻi and Oʻahu 

ʻamakihi and 3)Bachman’s warblers. M. Francisque, undergrad at Penn State University, used laboratory skills to 

extract DNA from black-footed ferret samples and prepare them for 16S DNA sequencing to understand how 

probiotic treatments to these animals impact their gut microbiome and began conducting a literature review on 

probiotic therapies in wildlife. M. Garcia Ruiz, UC Santa Barbara graduate, conducted a postbaccalaureate internship 

project on the conservation genetics of the rare Catalina Island shrew. C. Carrasco, undergrad at Cal State University 

Los Angeles, applied Next Generation sequencing technologies to obtain genome-wide data from different 

populations of Peromyscus mice to gain insight into the evolutionary history of the of the California Channel Island 

mice.

6/5/2023 - 8/11/2023 Completed

African Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

Yes Internships Workforce

College/University

Science & Research NZCBI Diversity in STEM interns

Two interns from under-represented groups were mentored in summer 2023. One intern was selected by the 

'Diversity in STEM' program and received a stipend from that program. A second intern was selected from the 

applicant pool for 'Diversity in STEM' program and received a stipend from a grant.

6/5/2023 - 8/11/2023 Completed African Americans Yes Internships Program

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Community Nature Center 

Tour

Campers, staff, and the Director from the Clearwater Nature Center in Clinton, MD visited the National Zoo this 

summer. The 25 campers visited the Amazonia exhibit and Great Cats. The visit focused on discussing horticulture, 

aquatic husbandry and life support systems. This was the first of hopefully continued collaborative efforts with 

Nature Center and NZCBI staff to facilitate STEM exposure through local partnerships. 25 students participated in the 

program, all from underserved areas in Prince Georges County, MD. 

7/14/2023

8/4/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

LGBTQIA+

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Yes Field Trip, Public Programming Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Science & Research NZCBI

ForestGEO Data Analysis 

Workshop

ForestGEO has convened 15 analytical workshops since 2000. Each workshop consists of meetings, seminars, and 

discussions for approximately 60 individuals over two to three weeks in a location near a ForestGEO plot. The 

workshop participants include students and early career scientists who are grouped with a designated mentor (senior 

scientist) to foster research collaborations and receive direct training and mentoring. These workshops have provided 

hundreds of ForestGEO partners with opportunities to gain international research experience, writing and editing 

support, and training in data analysis methods. The connections cultivated at annual analytical workshops continue 

through the year and develop into enduring collaborations, further supporting the advancement of long-term and 

large-scale forest science.

7/19/2023 - 8/2/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

Native Americans

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Non US Residents

Yes

Career Counseling

Training

Program

College/University

Masters

PhDs

Science & Research NZCBI Seoul National University

Wildlife Health Science’s Neel Aziz, Veterinary Pathologist and Pattie Walsh, Anatomic Pathology Technician, in 

conjunction with Seoul National University (SNU)Wildlife Disease Specialization Program and Laboratory of Wildlife 

and Exotic Animal Medicine along with the Seoul Wildlife Center co-hosted and were the primary lecturers in the 1st 

Annual SNU Wildlife Disease Specialization Program Summer Academy. Which is a 4-day (25-28 July) seminar series 

emphasizing the one health approach to wildlife diseases, wildlife postmortem examination, diagnostic sample 

collection. and introduction to transboundary diseases. The seminar’s daily attendance averaged 30 attendees, which 

included veterinary students, graduate students, veterinary professors and wildlife veterinarians in Seoul, Republic of 

Korea

7/25/2023 - 7/28/2023 Completed Women

South Koreans

Yes Conferences w/Colleges or Universities Program

College/University

Masters

PhDs

Science & Research NZCBI

Potomac Overlook Nature 

Center Zoo Visit

Summer nature campers from the Potomac Overlook Nature Center in Arlington, VA, visited the National Zoo’s 

Amazonia Exhibit to learn about biodiversity, rain forests, and careers. Amazonia Animal Keepers provided personal 

stories about their career paths, how students can do the same, and provided information on how to get involved in 

Zoo careers through internships and volunteering. A total of 22 campers and their chaperones were present for the 

visit. 

8/2/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes Education, Public Programming Program

Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Science & Research NZCBI

Volunteer DEAI training 

review with California 

Academy of Sciences

Hilary Colton, Amazonia Animal Keeper, Animal Care Sciences, was invited to participate in a review of the California 

Academy of Sciences' updated online training course with goals of ensuring a welcoming environment, providing 

opportunities for growth within the volunteer force, and building an inclusive volunteer community.

9/1/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Partnership with other Professional 

Organizations

Program Other Programming for Adults

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Science & Research NZCBI

Expanding Access to 

Snapshot USA though our 

Camera Kit Loan Program

The Center for Conservation Ecology’s Brigit Rooney, Survey Coordinator, and Bill McShea, Wildlife Research Biologist, 

coordinated a Camera Kit Loan Program for underrepresented groups to facilitate their participation in Snapshot 

USA. Snapshot USA is an annual collaborative project with participation of over 100 educational institutions in all 50 

states stratified across habitats and development zones (suburban/rural/wild/urban) with an objective of using 

camera traps to study mammal populations. After an application process, classrooms at 3 Hispanic-serving 

universities and 2 high schools in majority-minority and under-resourced communities were selected to receive kits 

containing all necessary equipment to participate in Snapshot USA. This enabled 80+ students to participate in the 

program and become actively involved in contributing thousands of camera trap images instrumental to scientific 

research on North American mammal species. 

9/1/2023 - 10/31/2023 In-progress

African Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Women

Yes

STEM, Partnership with Professional 

Organization

Program

High School (9th - 12th Grade)

College/University

Science & Research NZCBI

Poster Presentation at the 

American Association of 

Zoo Keepers Conference

Hilary Colton, Amazonia Animal Keeper, Animal Care Sciences, presented a poster on "Incorporating Inclusive 

Language in the Workplace" at the 2023 American Association of Zoo Keepers Conference. The presentation 

highlighted action items professionals in the animal keeper field can take to ensure nongendered messaging in both 

public presentations, teams, and exhibit signage therefore creating a more inclusive environment.

9/19/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Gender Nonconforming

Yes Conferences w/Professional Organizations Workforce Other Programming for Adults

Science & Research NZCBI

Kilo Kai Marine Science 

Class

Mike Henley, Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Species Survival, in collaboration with Pacific American Foundation 

and Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, ran a weekly Sunday after-school marine science class for 15 students from 

various high schools on Oʻahu. Students are taught to collect and analyze data using western science techniques, 

while also incorporating traditional knowledge and practices with an emphasis on ‘Bio-cultural Restoration’ designed 

to foster students’ connection to Place. Students presented their project results at the annual Imi Wai Ola Student 

Science Conference in May. Students received three college credits per semester through the University of Hawaiʻi 

system. There is no cost to the students; tuition and fees are covered through grants. This course is an ongoing 

partnership with PAF and HIMB since 2015.

9/28/2022 - 5/19/2023 In-progress

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Yes Conferences w/Professional Organizations Program High School (9th - 12th Grade)

Science & Research NZCBI

Bridging the 

Americas/Unidos por las 

Aves

This cross-cultural conservation education program connects elementary school classes in the United States with 

classes in Latin America using long-distance migratory birds as a theme for interdisciplinary learning. Partnered 

classes learn about the migratory birds that connect their communities, about each other's country and culture, and 

about actions people can take to protect the birds and the health of the environments that we and the birds depend 

on. In 2023, a total of 1,213 students in Virginia, Panama, Nicaragua, and Venezuela participated. A majority of these 

students in the US and abroad live in under-resourced communities. 

9/28/2022 - 6/16/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

Yes Virtual Programming Program Elementary School (K - 5th Grade)

Science & Research SAO

SAO-University of 

Massachusetts Latino 

Initiative Program

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory– University of Massachusetts/ Latino Initiative Program (SAO–UMass/LIP) 

offers research opportunities to undergraduate students belonging to the Urban Massachusetts Louis Stokes Alliance 

for Minority Participation (UMLSAMP).

6/1/2023 - 8/11/2023 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Internships

Training

Virtual Programming

Volunteer Opportunities

Educational Seminars

Program 

College/University

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Science & Research SAO

Job Shadow Event for 

Individuals with Disabilities

Since 2016, Christine Crowley, SAO Fellowship Program Coordinator, and Allyson Bieryla, Harvard University 

Astronomer, have partnered to host a Job Shadow Day for Persons with Disabilities at the Center for Astrophysics in 

honor of October’s national disabilities awareness month.

10/25/2023 - 

10/25/2023 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Yes

Education

Training

Program

Workforce

College/University

Masters

PhD

Other Programming for Adults

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Smithsonian Enterprises SE SE Supplier Diversity For Q2 SE Supplier Diversity for Small Disadvantaged for Q2 - 3 Vendors for this period 01/01/2023 - 

03/31/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Small Disadvantaged Businesses 

No Supporting Supplier Diversity Goals Supplier Other Programming for Adults

Smithsonian Enterprises SE SE Supplier Diversity for Q2 SE Supplier Diversity for Small Businesses in Q2 - 183 vendors for this period. 01/01/2023 - 

03/31/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

Small Businesses

No Supporting Supplier Diversity Goals Supplier Other Programming for Adults

Smithsonian Enterprises SE SE Supplier Diversity For Q2 SE Supplier Diversity Stats for Service Disabled Veteran Owned for Q2 - 1 Vendor 01/01/2023 - 

03/31/2023 Completed Individuals with DisabilitiesService Disabled Veteran Owned 

No Supporting Supplier Diversity Goals Supplier Other Programming for Adults

Smithsonian Enterprises SE

SE Supplier Diversity Stats 

for 8(a) Small 

Disadvantaged for Q2 

SE Supplier Diversity Stats for 8(a) Small Disadvantaged for Q2 - 2 Vendors 01/01/2023 - 

03/31/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

8(a) Small Disadvantaged 

No Supporting Supplier Diversity Goals Supplier Other Programming for Adults

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Advancement OA Recruitment Activities Q2

In Q2 of FY23 the Office of Advancement used national and advancement-focused job boards to reach a diverse 

audience to recruit for the following advancement positions:

1) Advancement Assistant, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

2) Advancement Assistant, National Air and Space Museum 

3) Advancement Assistant, National Postal Museum 

4) Advancement Assistant (Membership), National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute 

5) Advancement Associate, Office of Advancement

6) Advancement Specialist, Archives of American Art

7) Advancement Specialist, Office of Advancement

8) Advancement Specialist, National Museum of Natural History

9) Advancement Specialist, National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute 

10) Assistant Director, Advancement Information Systems, Office of Advancement

11) Assistant Director for Advancement, National Museum of African American History and Culture

12) Director of Advancement Operations and Engagement, National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute 

13) Human Resources Specialist, Office of Advancement

14) Individual Giving Manager, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

15) Major Gifts Officer, National Museum of American History

16) Major Gifts Officer, National Museum of Natural History

17) Major Gifts Officer, National Museum of the American Indian

18) Major Gifts Officer, Office of Advancement

19) Major Gifts Officer, Smithsonian American Art Museum

20) Special Events Planner, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

21) Staff Assistant, National Museum of African American History and Culture

1/1/2023 - 3/31/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Digital Promotion of Job Opportunities

Recruitment

Workforce Other Programming for Adults

Advancement OA

Smithsonian Advancement 

D&I Initiative Meeting

All Smithsonian advancement staff are invited to attend.

The Smithsonian Advancement Diversity & Inclusion Initiative is dedicated to helping recruit, retain and develop a 

diverse and inclusive team across the advancement community. We are focused on ensuring that diversity and 

inclusion is a part of our culture and everyday work. This meeting will include an update on initiatives across the 

advancement community at large.

1/24/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Advisory Boards

Career Fairs

Digital Promotion of Job Opportunities

Education

Internships

Recruitment

Training

Virtual Internships

Volunteer Opportunities

Program

Workforce

Other Programming for Adults

Advancement OA

Major Gift Officer 

Discussion

MGO Discussion - Fundraising With Cultural Awareness

Please join us for an informal learning and development opportunity where we will watch a brief webinar hosted by 

Melody Song, director of partnerships at The Resource Alliance. Melody will focus on developing cultural awareness 

and inclusivity in philanthropy, specifically with donors from Asia. Following the recording, Holly Glover, SSEC, and 

Mary Kate Chaath, OA, will lead us in a discussion.

25 attendees

2/7/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Training Program Other Programming for Adults

Advancement OA

Smithsonian Advancement 

D&I Initiative: Book Study

Book Study: Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas

20 participants

The purpose of a book study is to bring staff together to collaborate and benefit from one another's insight and 

improve one's practice. We seek to promote conversations among staff that lead to the application of new ideas.

2/16/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Education Program Other Programming for Adults

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Advancement OA Recruitment Activities

In Q3 of FY23 the Office of Advancement used national and advancement-focused job boards to reach a diverse 

audience to recruit for the following advancement positions:

1) Advancement Assistant (Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden) 

2) Advancement Associate, Office of Advancement (Inst. Adv.)

3) Advancement Associate, Office of Advancement (PPG)

4) Advancement Communication Specialist (National Portrait Gallery)

5) Advancement Specialist, Office of Advancement (Events)

6) Advancement Specialist, Office of Advancement (PPG)

7) Advancement Specialist, Office of Advancement (Regional Council)

8) Assistant Director, Institutional Giving, National Museum of the American Indian

9) Corporate Gift Officer, Office of Advancement 

10) Data Engineer, Office of Advancement 

11) Event Planner, National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

12) Executive Assistant, Office of Advancement 

13) IT Specialist, Desktop Support, Office of Advancement 

14) Major Gifts Officer, Asian Pacific American Center

15) Major Gifts Officer, National Museum of Asian Art

16) Membership Assistant, National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

3/1/2023 - 6/30/2023 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Recruitment Workforce Other Programming for Adults

Advancement OA

Howard University Career 

and Internship Fair

The Virtual All Majors Job and Internship Career Fair will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2023 via Handshake’s 

virtual platform. Howard University is committed to scholarly, educational, and skills-based preparation for all 

students. The CCPS team and Howard University hope to continue to serve as a strong resource and pipeline for your 

talent needs.

3/16/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Career Fairs

Internships

Recruitment

Workforce

College/University

Masters

PhD

Advancement OA

Prince George's 

Community College Career 

Fair

The Office of Career Development and Internships at Prince George' s Community College will host its Spring 2023 

Virtual Career and Internships Networking Event on Thursday, March 30, 2023 from 11 AM – 3 PM. 3/30/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Career Fairs

Internships

Recruitment

Workforce College/University

Advancement OA Webinar and Discussion Advancement Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Webinar and Discussion: Build a Diverse Pool of Donors 4/11/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Women

No

Education

Virtual Programming

Program Other Programming for Adults

Advancement OA Webinar and Discussion Diversity and Inclusion Webinar + Discussion: Islamic Philanthropy - Fundraising to the Moon and Back 4/27/2023 Completed Muslims No

Education

Virtual Programming

Program Other Programming for Adults

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Diversity and Inclusion 

Event

Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Event: My Name, My Story 5/5/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Latinos

Native Americans

Women

No

Education

Virtual Programming

Program Other Programming for Adults

Advancement OA Webinar and Discussion Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Webinar + Discussion: 9 Insights Fundraisers Need to Know to Prepare for Millennial 

Major Donors

5/25/2023 Completed

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Women

No

Education

Virtual Programming

Program Other Programming for Adults

Advancement OA Recruitment Activities

In Q4 of FY23 the Office of Advancement used national and advancement-focused job boards to reach a diverse 

audience to recruit for the following advancement positions:

1) Advancement Assistant, National Museum of African American History and Culture

2) Advancement Associate, Office of Advancement

3) Advancement Associate, National Air and Space Museum

4) Advancement Associate, National Museum of African American History and Culture

5) Advancement Communication Specialist, Office of the Undersecretary for Education 

6) Advancement Operations Manager, Smithsonian American Women's History Museum 

7) Advancement Specialist, Friends of the Smithsonian

8) Advancement Specialist, National Postal Museum

9) Advancement Specialist, Office of Advancement 

10) Advancement Specialist, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives 

11) Advancement Specialist, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

12) Advancement Writer, Science-Unit Shared Position

13) Director of Major Gifts, National Museum of Natural History

14) Director of Prospect Management, Office of Advancement 

15) Discovery Officer, Office of Advancement 

16) Foundation Officer, Science-Unit Shared Position

17) Major Gifts Officer, Anacostia Community Museum

18) Major Gifts Officer, National Museum of African American History and Culture

19) Major Gifts Officer, National Postal Museum

20) Major Gifts Officer, Office of Advancement

21) Online Engagement and Fundraising Analyst, Office of Advancement 

22) Online Marketing Specialist, Office of Advancement 

6/1/2023 - 9/30/2023 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No Recruitment Workforce Other Programming for Adults

Advancement OA

 Smithsonian 

Advancement Diversity & 

Inclusion Initiative Meeting

All Smithsonian advancement staff are invited to attend. The Smithsonian Advancement Diversity & Inclusion 

Initiative is dedicated to helping recruit, retain and develop a diverse and inclusive team across the advancement 

community. We are focused on ensuring that diversity and inclusion is a part of our culture and everyday work. This 

meeting will include an update on initiatives across the advancement community at large.

7/7/2023 In-Progress

African Americans

Asian Americans

Hispanics

Individuals with Disabilities

Latinos

LGBTQIA+

Native Americans

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Residents of Under-resourced Communities

Women

No

Education

Virtual Programming

Program Other Programming for Adults

Advancement OA Webinar and Discussion D&I Initiative Webinar + Discussion: What It Means To Be Asian in America The lived experiences and perspectives of 

Asian Americans in their own words 7/25/2023 Completed Asian Americans No

Education

Virtual Programming

Program Other Programming for Adults

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