“You don’t sing to feel better. You sing ’cause that’s a way of understanding life.” August Wilson, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” 1981 The Office of Exhibits Central is working hard to complete five copies of a new exhibit for Museum on Main Street, a partnership project of the Smithsonian Institution, state humanities councils, and rural …
Smithsonian Staff Tour OEC
On November 16, 2006, the Smithsonian Community Committee (SCC) sponsored a behind-the-scenes tour for SI staff to see the work that the Office of Exhibits Central (OEC) is doing for Horticulture Services’ upcoming exhibit, Orchids: Take a Walk on the Wild Side, which opens January 27, 2007, in the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). …
Traveling Exhibit Preview
On October 10, 2006, the Office of Exhibits Central hosted a press preview and staff opening for Native Words, Native Warriors, a joint production of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Featuring fifteen large-scale banners, this show highlights the contributions of Native American soldiers who …