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Smithsonian

Smithsonian meaning

Of or pertaining to James Smithson (c.1765–1829), British mineralogist and chemist whose bequest was used to set up the Smithsonian Institution in the United States.

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The show, titled "The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artis," was announced by the Smithsonian Insitute in a news release and is expected to debut on MTV at 9 p.m. ET on March 3. It will re-air the following Tuesday on the Smithsonian Channel.

For 55 years, Smithsonian Associates has produced vibrant educational and cultural programming that brings the Smithsonian to life.

According to the Smithsonian Magazine, Elvis had penned a letter to President Nixon on a flight headed to Washington D.C. 'Sir, I can and will be of any service that I can to help the country out,' he had written.

Additional networks impacted by the layoffs include Nick, MTV, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, CMT, Smithsonian, TV Land, Logo, and Pop TV.

Beginning in February, all-new activations — including a series of Apple Maps Guides created by the Smithsonian, TV and film collections curated by Dr. Jelani Cobb, and more will be available to explore.

Cub mortality is high in both the wild and captivity, according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.

Currently, Laura is being recognized for her innovation by a traveling Smithsonian exhibit, Spark!

Dr. Hollis Gentry, a genealogy specialist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Library, shared personal experiences of tracing her ancestry to slavery.

Elizabeth Cottrell, research geologist and curator of rocks at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, uploads an experiment in her museum lab.

Her work can be seen in many private collections, Piedmont Craftsmen exhibits, and even the Smithsonian.

Her work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Smithsonian.

In an interview with Smithsonian magazine, said he explored the deep for the future of humanity.

Nearly all of North America was covered in glaciers during the last Ice Age, except in the Yukon because the territory was too dry, Smithsonian Magazine.

Nylander’s collection is so varied and unique that the Smithsonian and National Museum of Canada have unsuccessfully attempted to acquire it from the city, which has owned and overseen the Nylander Museum since 1939, when the building opened.

OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Genoa Barrow visited the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture last summer.

Sponsored: The Utah Humanities’ tour of the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street’s Crossroads: Change in Rural America is a traveling exhibition that provokes fresh thinking and sparks conversations about the future and sustainability of rural communities.

Students from a Catholic school in South Carolina claim they got a not-so-warm welcome at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., when they entered wearing hats proclaiming their opposition to abortion.

The Smithsonian Institute bought Folkway when the owner of Folkway died.

This photo provided by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture shows crowds participating in the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963.

Either before or after viewing the film, guests are encouraged to tour the Smithsonian exhibit, “Crossroads – Change in Rural America” which will be at the museum through mid-September.