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The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
Taken in July 2009. This is a sample of what is inside the museum. I did not get to take pictures of everything due to time constraints, but there is enough here that you get the picture. These are photos of the main entrance with a CP3O from "Star Wars," a lot of first inventions, a Thomas Edison exhibit, a transportation exhibit, Kermit the Frog, Oscar the Grouch, the ruby slippers from Wizard of OZ, and lots of Abraham Lincoln items. Definitely worth a trip to see.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
It is the largest natural history museum in the United States and best of all, admission is absolutely free in Washington, DC. For more information visit: www.insiderperks.com Insider Perks is a media company focused on producing high-quality, unbiased travel videos that you can use to help plan your next vacation. If you enjoyed this video, please subscribe to us for future updates and show your appreciation by clicking the "Like" button above. Check out our website: www.insiderperks.com Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com Become a fan on Facebook: www.facebook.com Subscribe to us on YouTube: www.youtube.com
Wild Thing: The Smithsonian National Zoo
As part of a worldwide conservation effort, scientists at the National Zoo breed endangered species for the purpose of re-introducing them to nature. Produced for Public Television by Great Museums TV.
First Person: Smithsonian's Hidden Car Cache
Come inside a secret Smithsonian storage warehouse - you might call it America's National Garage - as two rare vehicles are prepared for display at the National Museum of American History. Featured are a 1948 Tucker and a 1929 Miller race car. (Jan. 19)
Gardening Tips at the Smithsonian Butterfly Habitat Garden
The Smithsonian Butterfly Habitat Garden at the National Museum of Natural History is home to a variety of plants, insects and butterflies. As we move into the fall months, take some time to prepare your butterfly garden for the cool weather. Jonathan Kavalier, Smithsonian Gardens horticulturist, shares some important facts of butterfly gardening and provides viewers with several fall gardening tips.
Stephen Colbert is a National Treasure
Reactions to Stephen Colbert's portrait featured in the National Portrait Gallery.
Introducing Leafsnap
Leafsnap: itunes.apple.com Leafsnap for iPad: itunes.apple.com Note: Android version to be released in the future. Leafsnap is a free electronic field guide for trees. It's available as an app for iPhone that helps you figure out what tree you're looking at. Just snap a photo of a leaf and Leafsnap will analyze the leaf to help you identify it correctly. Leafsnap was developed by researchers from Columbia University, the University of Maryland and the Smithsonian. In addition to leaf-shape recognition, it also has thousands of photos of several species of trees' flowers, fruit, bark and more. Test your knowledge by playing games included within the app or browse/share your collection at any time. Understand your backyard, understand your world... with Leafsnap. Produced by Brian Ireley with Sarah Taylor Starring Vivian Nweze Additional forest footage: Michael Cooper Music: Scott Altham For more info: leafsnap.com
Shanthi, the National Zoo's Musical Elephant, Plays the Harmonica!
When the elephant keepers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo hear the sound of a harmonica, it's not the radio they've left on. Instead, it's the Zoo's 36-year-old Asian elephant, Shanthi, who, unsolicited, has a propensity for coming up with her own ditties using whatever instruments the keepers have provided. These include harmonicas, horns and other noisemakers. The Zoo has captured some of Shanthi's most recent capriccios on this video. The keepers provided the instruments after they noticed that Shanthi, more so than the Zoo's two other elephants, likes to make noise with objects. According to keepers, she will use her trunk to cover anything with a hole in it and blow until it makes a sound—and will often coax the objects to get different types of sounds from it. She taps objects with her trunk and flaps her ears against objects that make noise. Now they give the melodious pachyderm noisemakers as a form of enrichment. Shanthi is the mother of the Zoo's 10-year-old calf, Kandula. Asian elephants are endangered in the wild, where 30000 to 50000 Asian elephants still live in the forests of south and southeast Asia. Visitors to the Zoo can watch an elephant demonstration, which sometimes includes Shanthi's musical skills, at 11 am most days at the Zoo's Elephant Trails.
Captain Beefheart / Smithsonian Institute Blues
captain beefheart smithsonian blues with dinosaurs Come on down t' the big dig Come on down t' the big dig Come on t' the big dig Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues The way it's goin' La Brea tar pits I know you just can't lose The new dinosaur is walkin' in the old one's shoes Come on down t' the big dig Can't get around the big dig This may be premature but if I'm wrong You can just say it's the first time I was happy t' be confused Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues Alll you new dinosaurs Now it's up t' you t' choose It sure looks funny for a new dinosaur T' be in an old dinosaur's shoes Dina Shore's shoes Dinosaur shoes C'mon down to the big dig You can't get around the big dig C'mon to the big dig Ya can't get around the big dig Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Various panoramic views inside the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, on the Mall in Washington, DC
Smithsonian Censored Crucifix Art!?
The Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery has removed a video depicting Jesus on a crucifix covered in ants from the exhibit. The artist said the exhibit is meant to depict the suffering of an AIDS victim, but conservative lawmakers and the Catholic League have called it hate speech. Transformer Gallery's Victoria Reis and The Catholic League's Jeff Field debate.
Smithsonian Institution Libraries: Creating the Digital Library
Overview of the Smithsonian Libraries digitization process; includes images of scanning equipment and collections scanning.
Smithsonian Giant Squid
This a video of a giant squid. I took it while I was at the Smithsonian of Natural History Museum.
Help the Smithsonian's National Zoo Name Two Cheetah Cubs
In May, five adorable, playful and genetically valuable cheetah cubs were born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Two of the cubs, a feisty little female and a bashful burly male are in need of the perfect names. Do you has some clever ideas? Starting Tuesday, the Cheezburger Network will post one cute image of the five cheetah cub siblings each day. The Smithsonian's National Zoo wants you to take your best shot at writing captions and suggesting a name for one of the two cubs. For rules and to enter, visit icanhascheezburger.com
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Movie Trailer
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Movie Trailer - Official Trailer - High Quality A sequel to Night at the Museum, Battle of the Smithsonian stars Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson and many more. It is quite an impressive cast for what looks to be much of the same antics from the first film. Although with all the comedic talent on board, this new Night at the Museum might just be able to pull off a surprise hit. Here is the trailer. What do you think? Can Ben Stiller and the gang make the same concept fresh again? Tell us your opinion by leaving a comment below. Thanks for watching!! Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Movie Trailer
Night At the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian [Trailer 1] [HD] 2009
In addition to Ben Stiller, the cast will be rounded out by many from the original film as well as several new characters from history. The centerpiece of the film will be bringing to life the Smithsonian Institution, which houses the worlds largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capones rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothys ruby red slippers and Archie Bunkers lounge chair. No major film has ever shot inside the Smithsonian in Washingtonuntil NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN. Genre: Comedy, Action and Adventure Director: Shawn Levy Cast: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Ricky Gervais In theaters: May 22, 2009 Copyright © 2009 20th Century Fox
Contemporary Art Conservation at Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum
Latex, chocolate, soap, and video game software are just a few of the non-traditional materials that have inspired contemporary artists. While they embrace the modern, synthetic and technologically advanced world in which we live, some of materials present significant conservation problems for museum conservators. Gwynne Ryan, a conservator at the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden discusses the challenges museums face with this issue: Should we keep art locked away to make it last? Or let it be experienced as it was intended while accelerating its natural degradation? For more information about the Hirshhorn's conservation program, visit: hirshhorn.si.edu
Rahim Al-Haj Smithsonian Oud Recording
Rahim Al-Haj, master Iraqi oud musician recording his latest CD, "when the soul is settled, music of iraq".
Introducing Ask Smithsonian
smithsonian.com Now it's your turn to ask the Institution's experts your questions about science, history, art or culture
Space Shuttle Discovery Delivered to the Smithsonian
The Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified 747 jet, flew over the National Mall in Washington, DC on April 17, 2012 on its way to its permanent home at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. NASA's donation of the shuttle was recognized and celebrated during a special ceremony that followed its flight, landing, demating and towing. Explore the Space Shuttle Discovery at discovery.si.edu Video footage courtesy of NASA (http and Nathan Moeller, Max-Q Entertainment Introductory music: "Stay Crunchy" by Ronald Jenkees
Smithsonian Institute Unveils 9-11 Artifacts
For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ facebook.com To the US, where the Smithsonian is marking the 9-11 anniversary with an exhibit of artifacts recovered from three crash sites. The exhibit will allow visitors an up-close look of selected items. The Smithsonian Institution in the US has unveiled a new display on Thursday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. The exhibit, "September 11: Remembrance and Reflection" features 50 objects from New York, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania connected to the attacks. The exhibit has objects on display without protective glass casings for visitors to get a more personal view of the unusual artifacts. Items on display include a video camera used to capture the only video of the first airplane hitting the North Tower of the word Trade Center as well as former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani's cell phone he used on September 1. A fire truck door from a Brooklyn truck that was buried in debris after the towers collapsed is also on display. Items from the Pentagon include a clock that was frozen in time at 9:32 am, the moment the plane crashed into the Pentagon and medallions that melted together in the intense heat from fire that burned a portion of the building. From the Shanksville crash site, items included a flight attendant' handbook and log book recovered from debris as well as seat belts from the doomed Flight 93 and a portion of the ...
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
My first impressions of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum www.nasm.si.edu Photograph identification in order of appearance: Orville and Wilbur Wright www.wright-house.com The Spirit of St. Louis Charles A. Lindbergh www.charleslindbergh.com Friendship 7 John Glenn www.johnglennhome.org Apollo 11 Neil Armstrong Michael Collins Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. spaceflight.nasa.gov Tuskegee Airmen www.tuskegeeairmen.org Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Project www.redtail.org Tuskegee Airmen Fight Song Lyrics: (from the Red Tail Project website) www.redtail.org Audio: www.usm.edu Benjamin O. Davis Jr. www.centennialofflight.gov National Air and Space Museum, Archives Division Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Collection www.nasm.si.edu Edward M. Thomas www.tuskegeeairmen.org Amelia Mary Earhart www.ameliaearhart.com First Skylab Crew Joseph P. Kerwin Charles Conrad Jr. Paul J. Weitz The History of Skylab www.nasa.gov Nimrod from the "Enigma Variations" performed by the Davis High School Symphony Orchestra www.musopen.com I have more footage from the Air and Space Museum to share. Thank you for watching. I hope you enjoyed this presentation.
Hari Kondabolu- Smithsonian Diamonds Exhibit
A joke about Diamonds. Performed at "Laffhole" at Capitol Hill Arts Center in Seattle, Dec. 2006. More videos at www.harikondabolu.com. Find Hari on twitter www.twitter.com
Microsoft Surface at the Smithsonian
Young visitors to the Smithsonian's Castle will enjoy a different kind of light show using Microsoft Surface, a multitouch digital display that offers interaction with information and digital content with the simple flick of a finger. "The Wonder of Light: Touch and Learn!" exhibit opens Tuesday, Nov. 9, in the center of the Castle's historic Great Hall. The Surface unit was donated to the Smithsonian by Microsoft.
Inside the Meteorite Clean Room at the Smithsonian
Don your clean room clothing and take a glimpse into the Smithsonian's new Antarctic meteorite storage facility in Suitland, Md., where all of the Antarctic meteorites in the national collection are kept under tight security and tight airlocks.
Smithsonian Channel - 'Remembering Vietnam: The Wall at 25'
This is a promo for the Smithsonian Channel documentary 'Remembering Vietnam: The Wall at 25' - to be first aired as part of the Veterans Day 'America's War Stories' programming. This documentary will be streamed on www.smithsonianchannel.com the Smithsonian Channel website, concurrent with its premiere on Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11 at 8 pm and 11 pm ET/PT.
DAN INOSANTO KALI DEMO AT THE SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM
www.mmaindc.com READ THE ARTICLE FOR THIS VIDEO! Dan Inosanto visits the Smithsonian for Filipino American History Month. Guro Dan Inosanto does a demonstration in the Filipino Martial Arts showing techniques for Kali. Watch him use blades, kali sticks, and demonstrate open hand panantukan. Many other techniques are shown too! Dan Inosanto is the former training partner of Bruce Lee who is also an authority in Jeet Kun Do (JKD).
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) HD Trailer
When the Museum of Natural History is closed for upgrades and renovations, the museum pieces are moved into federal storage at the famous Washington Museums. The centerpiece of the film will be bringing to life the Smithsonian Institution, which houses the world's largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) flew on her non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone's (Jon Bernthal) rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy's ruby slippers, Fonzie's jacket from Happy Days, the still from M*A*S*H and Archie Bunker's lounge chair from All in the Family. With a forwarded resume, Larry (Ben Stiller) becomes another caretaker at the Smithsonian, where Kahmunrah, an evil Pharaoh will come to life with the reestablishing of a tablet as a magical force in the museum bringing the old exhibits (Such as Theodore Roosevelt and Dexter) and new exhibits (like General Custer and Al Capone) back to life, and in conflict with each other. Larry enlists the help of Amelia Earheart, who he develops a romantic interest in, and together they try to put everything back in order.
Layne On - Valentine's Day, Smithsonian's Gaming Art and MVC3
Your gaming news, FRESH! Smithsonian voting: www.artofvideogames.org Gaming Valentine's: www.youtube.com Rawn's Cupid FPS: www.youtube.com Edited by Rian of TheWarpZone www.youtube.com And your one and only Layne Pavoggi: www.youtube.com www.twitter.com
Mike Seeger's Talking Feet -- a 1987 Smithsonian documentary
Full 87-minute documentary --online -- by Mike Seeger (1933-2009), folk musician and folklorist. Filmed during two weeks in 1983, Link for the film: www.folkstreams.net (This youtube posting is in honor of a great friend Allen S. Kraps in Ohio.) Talking Feet: Solo Southern Dance - Flatfoot, Buck and Tap (DVD - April 24, 2007) www.amazon.com Book (Paperback: 152 pages, 1/29/1993) www.amazon.com Compiled by musician/folklorist Mike Seeger and dancer Ruth Pershing, .... Southern dancing involves a great deal of personal style and innovation as dancers create the rhythm of old-time country music—talking blues, bluegrass, hand-patting and western swing. Traditionally, people have danced at corn shuckings, apron hemmings, weddings, and house parties. Nowadays, clog dancers compete at festivals and competitions. Talking Feet is a precious record of the experience of old-timers and an inspiration to younger enthusiasts who want to absorb the tradition and make it their own. List of the 15 dancers along the filing locations, descriptions/times of each segment in the documentary www.folkstreams.net This clip is of D. Ray White (1927-1985) of Boone County, West Virginia; this family has been called the "Wild Whites of West Virginia," with his son Jessco being featured in films for both his dancing and outlawish behaviors. More of D. Ray (the complete segment of him from Talking Feet, 12 minutes): www.youtube.com www.youtube.com More of both D. Ray and son Jessco: www.youtube.com ...
Jefferson Bible conservation
Take a sneak peek into the Paper Conservation Lab where survey and conservation work has begun on a national treasure, Thomas Jefferson's Bible. [No Audio] Footage courtesy of Smithsonian Channel www.smithsonianchannel.com Learn more about the Jefferson Bible http
Ken Johnston at the Smithsonian (1 of 2)
Ken Johnston at The Smithsonian. Former NASA employee and Apollo Mission team member Dr. Ken Johnston tells us his story of NASA fakery and image manipulation during the famed Apollo missions to the Moon. He then takes us on a whirl wind tour of the Apollo exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum is Washington DC. This is a once is a one in a lifetime interview with a top whistleblower from inside NASA! Don't miss it!
Mars Exploration Detailed at Smithsonian's "Air and Space"
The Moving Beyond Earth gallery at the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum in Washington hosted "From Follow the Water' to 'Seeking Signs of Life.' The two-hour program featured prominent scientists from NASA, the European Space Agency and academia highlighting achievements in Mars exploration, as well as new discoveries anticipated in the years ahead.
Cambodian Cinema from 1960s Highlighted at Smithsonian's Freer Gallery (Cambodia news in Khmer)
A grandson of the late Cambodian film maker, Vann Chan, screened on Sunday a trailer for a documentary about Cambodian cinema in the 1960s and 70s at the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institute, in Washington DC. Davy Chou, maker of the new film "Golden Slumbers,'' showed film clips and told the audience about the history of Cambodia's golden age of cinema and of the success of his grandfather's work at Vann Chan Film Production. He spoke about an array of Cambodian screen stars and filmmakers. Davy Chou, whose parents are Cambodian and who grew up in France, hopes to complete the documentary before the end of the year. Chou says he was shocked when he realized how his grandfather's legacy is being forgotten. Nearly all of the film stars from that era were killed by the Khmer Rouge. Many cinemas become karaoke parlors, hotels or were taken over by squatters. And a lady occupying his grandparent's home said to him and his mother "Oh I saw those films but we threw them away!"
Smithsonian History Comes Alive! -- DC Vlog (5 of 5)
December 11, 2010: Jon, on his final afternoon in the nation's capital, attempts a visit to the Washington Monument, and later finishes his visit to the National Museum of American History before flying back to Boston. This is the fifth and final DC vlog. - "Jon's Adventure Vlog" When full-time YouTuber, Jon Paula, ventures out into the world to do something exciting, he will take you along for the adventure! These videos will be posted sporadically, and when they are uploaded, it'll be in lieu of "The World According To Jon". +++++++++++++++++++++++ Twitter ------------- bit.ly Facebook --------- bit.ly The World -------- bit.ly Main Channel --- bit.ly FAQ Video -------- bit.ly T-Shirts ----------- bit.ly +++++++++++++++++++++++ Created by ------ Jonathan Paula Camera ---------- Canon PowerShot SX20 Software --------- Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 Computer ------- bit.ly An ideo Production - © 2010. ~
Smithsonian Folkways Artist Cantadoras del Pacífico perform at 2009 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The marimba is a vivid legacy of African presence in Latin America. But only on the Pacific coast of southern Colombia and northern Ecuador does it keep its close connections to a strongly African culture. Hailing from small towns along the Colombian coast, the seasoned women singers of Cantadoras del Pacífico raise their voices to the accompaniment of marimba and drums, performing their distinctive styles of music known collectively as currulao. Here, they perform the piece Mirando. Cantadoras del Pacífico can be heard on the Smithsonian Folkways album "iArriba Suena Marimba! Currulao Marimba Music from Colombia by Grupo Naidy". To learn more about it and marimba music in Colombia visit www.folkways.si.edu Smithsonian Folklife Festival: festival.si.edu Smithsonian Folkways:folkways.si.edu The content and comments posted here are subject to the Smithsonian Institution copyright and privacy policy (www.si.edu/copyright/). Smithsonian reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove any content at any time.
Audio Spotlight featured on the Smithsonian Channel's SciQ
Children's program highlights the revolutionary audio technology that creates sound in a narrow beam, just like light.
Son De Madera Perform at the 2009 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
www.folkways.si.edu Son de Madera, of Veracruz, Mexico, form part of the jaranero movement. Their performance at the 2009 Festival blends dance with song. Their most recent album, "Son de Mi Tierra", was released in 2009 by Smithsonian Folkways and was recently named a finalist for the 2009 Independent Music Awards as the "Best Latin Album". Founded in 1992, Son de Madera forms part of the current jaranero movement. Its main goal is to diffuse son jarocho based on the research of traditional forms, the incorporation of new sounds, and the revival of community gatherings of music-making and dance called fandangos. Their recordings have been used in film soundtracks, television documentaries, and theater. * Ramón Gutiérrez Hernández, guitarra de son * Natalia Arroyo, violin * Rubí del Carmen Oseguera, tarima * Juan Pérez, bass * Rubén Vázquez Domínguez, arpa jarocha * José Tereso Vega Hernández, jarana Thecontent and comments posted here are subject to the Smithsonian Institution copyright and privacy policy (www.si.edu/copyright/). Smithsonian reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove any content at any time.
Blue Crab Science at the Smithsonian
Nothing says summer along the mid-Atlantic coast like blue crabs, whether it means a lazy day out catching crabs with the family or diving into fresh crab cakes at your favorite restaurant. But blue crabs are more than that...they are an integral part of the Chesapeake Bay's ecosystem and its economy. The long-term research of the blue crab at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center looks to not only better understand blue crab migration and its role in the Bay, but to have that knowledge translated into sound management policy, so that crabs may continue to play their important role in our environment and in our economy
Shuttle Discovery headed to the Smithsonian / Dulles Airport - April 17, 2012
The Space Shuttle Discovery makes a low pass along Cocoa Beach on the back of a B747 before heading to the Smithsonian / Dulles Airport where it will be permanently displayed.
Kimekomi Doll Making at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2010
Akiko Keene demonstrates the art of Kimekomi doll making at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Festival info: www.festival.si.edu
A History of Pop-up and Movable Books: 700 Years of Paper Engineering
Ellen GK Rubin discovered pop-up and movable books when she began reading them to her sons over 25 years ago. Today, she has more than 6500 books and thousands of uncataloged movable ephemera. While at Yale Medical School's Physican Associate program in 1987, she attended the Sterling Library's exhibition on the history of movable books. It was there that she learned about the scholarly dimensions of her passion. Ellen now lectures and writes about her books, conducts workshops, and curates exhibitions. In 2000, she co-curated Brooklyn Pops Up! The History and Art of the Movable Book at the Brooklyn Public Library. In 2005, two exhibitions from her collection were mounted. The first was at the Bienes Museum in Ft. Lauderdale, FL of the work of Vojtěch Kubašta, the Czech artist and paper engineer. Its catalog, with a pop-up, won an ARLIS award. The second was the exhibition, Ideas in Motion: The History and Art of the Movable Book held at the Sojourner Truth Library at SUNY-New Paltz. In 2004, Pitspopany Press published Ellen's The Hanukkah Puzzle Book: A Book in Eight Parts for Eight Days of Fun! Ms. Rubin has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show, CBS Sunday Morning, and Japanese Public TV presenting the history of pop-up books from her collection. She is a charter member of the Movable Book Society and writes for their newsletter and is a member of the Grolier Club. Ellen hosts her website, The Pop-Up Lady. to disseminate information on the subject.
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Movie Game Walkthrough Part 1 (Wii)
Level 1 - New York Museum of Natural History (Part 1) Part 1:2: www.youtube.com I was actually surprised this game was okay. Keep in mind that when I recorded this walkthrough, the 15 minute video length rule had not been announced yet. So videos will still be under 11 minutes.
Johnny and Phil Cunningham reunite at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
To purchase more music from Scotland, please visit: www.tinyurl.com Leading figures in Scottish traditional music, brothers Phil and Johnny Cunningham were founders of the seminal 1970s band Silly Wizard and the 1980s supergroup Relativity. Born in Portobello near Edinburgh, Phil is a legendary accordionist, Johnny an extraordinary fiddler. Both also gained renowned as composers and entertainers—banter and storytelling being as central to their performances as their astounding playing. They hadn't performed together in eleven years before reuniting for this concert of songs and stories at the 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Sadly, Johnny passed away unexpectedly a few months after the Festival. Thecontent and comments posted here are subject to the Smithsonian Institution copyright and privacy policy (www.si.edu/copyright/). Smithsonian reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove any content at any time.
Smithsonian American Art Museum - The Art of Video Games
Curse takes a look at the Smithsonian in Washington DC, where they're holding their newest exhibit focused on "The Art of Video Games." This is the first government sanctioned exhibit that showcases video games. Now Indie game developers are able to receive grants, be sure to check this out! indie-fund.com More on the Exhibit: americanart.si.edu And here: www.si.edu
Feeding the Animals at the Smithsonian's National Zoo
Mike Maslanka, head nutritionist at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, talks about what it takes to feed 2000 animals from 400 different species 365 days a year. Each one receives a diet specially designed by National Zoo nutritionists that not only meets their nutrient needs but also encourages them to employ their natural feeding behaviors. The Zoo's commissary is one of the world's largest zoo commissaries and is about half an acre in size. In all, 13 people make up the Zoos nutrition team. Two members of the team are certified nutritionists. Of all 220 zoo members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, only 11 have nutritionists, and the National Zoo has two! But thats not the only thing that sets the Zoo apart. The National Zoo is also the only zoo that makes all of its own hay, which is grown at CRC. Read more: nationalzoo.si.edu
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