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This is the team behind our Smithsonian National Education Summit, which starts on Tuesday, July 16. They're working to make the Summit a valuable experience for educators everywhere. Free registration: https://lnkd.in/guYWJppM

We're in weekend mode, LinkedIn. Hoping you have a cool one, like the subject of “Girl with Ice Cream Cone” (1963) by Wayne Thiebaud. The artist was well-known for inspiring nostalgia through his paintings of food, especially desserts. Thiebaud’s muse for this piece in our Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden's collection was his wife, filmmaker Betty Jean Thiebaud.

Naturalist. Photographer. Botanical illustrator. 🌿 From the time she was young, Mary Vaux Walcott spent her summers climbing mountains and recording the flowering species she saw along the way. On summer trips to the Canadian Rockies with her husband, geologist and Smithsonian Secretary Charles D. Walcott, Mary Vaux Walcott painted hundreds of watercolors of native flowers. In 1925, the Smithsonian published a selection of 400 of those watercolors in a five-volume edition titled “North American Wild Flowers.” 📚: Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery (AA/PG) Library, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (SLA)

When you think of endangered species, maybe you think freshwater mussels aren't that charismatic. As the livers of our rivers, they're little heroes of the natural world. Why we're digitizing so many of them: https://bit.ly/3WbpsWG #OurSustainablePlanet

You're about to miss out, but there's still time to sign up. Join us for the premier education event of the summer, featuring over 40 sessions led by Smithsonian educators, classroom teachers, and others across the education field. See you online and in-person next week! A full session line-up and FREE registration is available here: https://lnkd.in/guYWJppM #SmithsonianEducation

Let there be light! And peacocks! 🦚 The Peacock Room has captivated visitors at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art since it opened in 1923. Designed by artist James McNeill Whistler for a London dining room, museum founder Charles Lang Freer had the room disassembled and shipped to the U.S. in 1904. There, he filled its shelves with ceramics from Syria, Iran, Japan, China, and Korea. Save the dates! Though the museum typically keeps the shutters closed to avoid damage from sunlight, visitors can see the room in a whole new light at noon on the third Thursday of every month. Upcoming dates: ✨ July 18 ✨ August 15 ✨ September 19 Won’t be in town? You can take a virtual tour of the Peacock Room! https://s.si.edu/3y2STkl 🖼️ : Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room, 1876-1877, James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, F1904.61

In 2024, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) celebrates 75 years. The organization, a military alliance headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, was formed April 4, 1949, to provide a system of common defense. Twelve countries participated in the original treaty creating NATO, with membership predicated on the principle that an external attack on any member state is an attack on all. This 3-cent stamp was issued at the White House in 1952; it features a globe and two hands holding the torch of liberty. President Harry S. Truman autographed panes of the stamp for presentation to the heads of state of countries belonging to NATO. It's in the collection of our National Postal Museum.

From Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III: There are no simple answers to complex questions. At a time of great division in our nation, the Smithsonian is poised to serve the nation as a place of meaning and value, a reservoir that people can dip into to find ways to live their lives. https://lnkd.in/eJeQZfCw

THUNDER! 📣 🏈 When the director of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders says she wants her uniforms to look like they’re going to be in the Smithsonian, this is what she means. This 1973 uniform is in the collection of our Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have been cheering on the football team since 1961. Learn more about our Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders uniforms and history: https://s.si.edu/4cqqaVL