This accession consists of a website and two Tumblr blogs maintained by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG) on September 10, 2014.
The primary HMSG website includes information about exhibitions, collections, programs, and the museum itself. This accession does not include detailed collections data.
Due to technical issues, functionality of the website is limited.
The HMSG Tumblr blog is used to publicize events, exhibitions, programs, and collections. Due to technical issues, some content may be missing and the crawled page may
not scroll properly.
The "Ai Weiwei: According to What?" Tumblr blog is dedicated to the artist, his work, and the exhibition of the same name at HMSG. Due to technical issues, some content
may be missing and the crawled page may not scroll properly.
This accession consists of a Tumblr blog, "Smithsonian's NMNH Local Edition," as it existed on December 7, 2018. The blog promotes events at the National Museum of
Natural History (NMNH) and launched in May 2012. It has been inactive since April 2013, but was not taken offline until shortly after this crawl. Materials are in electronic
format.
This accession consists of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery Tumblr blog and website.
The blog, crawled on February 4, 2019, highlights works of art, exhibitions, events, and projects. It was launched in October 2013.
The website, crawled on February 5, 2019, provides information about the museum and its collections, exhibitions, educational programs, and research programs. It also includes
press releases, resources for teachers and students, and the "Eye Level" blog. Although the blog launched in 2005, this accession only includes posts since November 2012.
This accession does not include detailed collection information.
Due to technical issues, some content may be missing from this accession and some features may not function as expected. Materials are in electronic format.
American History Through an African American Lens (Blog)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Web sites
Date:
2012-2018
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the Tumblr blog of the National Museum of African American History and Culture as it existed on March 8, 2018. The blog, titled "American
History through an African American Lens," highlights events, objects, and research. It was first launched in February 2012 and was taken offline shortly after this capture.
Some embedded videos may be missing from this accession. Materials are in electronic format.
American History Through an African American Lens (Blog)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Web sites
Date:
2012-2018
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the Tumblr blog of the National Museum of African American History and Culture as it existed on March 8, 2018, and again on March 19, 2018.
The blog, titled "American History through an African American Lens," highlights events, objects, and research. It was first launched in February 2012 and was taken offline
shortly after the crawls in this accession. In addition, the Tumblr content was exported as individual posts in early March 2018. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of a website and Tumblr blog maintained by the Digitization Program Office, part of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, as they existed
on December 1, 2017.
The website focuses on three-dimensional digitization. It includes information about projects, staff, and the use of three-dimensional models in the classroom. Due to technical
issues, some interactive features may not function properly in this accession.
The Tumblr blog is directly associated with the website and also features three-dimensional digitization projects. It launched in June 2014. Due to technical issues, some
video content may not function properly.
This accession consists of the National Museum of Natural History's "Ocean Portal" website and an associated Tumblr blog.
The "Ocean Portal" website, crawled on February 9, 2018, is a unique, interactive online experience that inspires awareness, understanding, and stewardship of the world's
oceans. Content includes topical information, lesson plans, stories, and images. It also serves as a portal to ocean-related content from other organizations. In addition,
a blog, launched in October 2009, is embedded in the website. Due to technical issues, many of the multimedia features in this accession do not function as expected.
The "Ocean Portal" Tumblr blog, crawled on February 22, 2018, features news and images related to the ocean and its sciences. It was launched in September 2012.
This accession consists of the Recently Digitized Design Tumblr blog, maintained by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, as it existed on February 13, 2018.
The blog launched in July 2015 and highlights museum objects that have recently been digitized. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of one website and two blogs maintained by Smithsonian Gardens. Smithsonian Gardens is located within Smithsonian Facilities.
The Smithsonian Gardens blog, hosted on WordPress, was captured on May 31, 2017. It provides a behind the scenes look at the Smithsonian Institution's gardens and horticulture-related
collections and exhibitions. The blog launched in February 2012.
The "Community of Gardens" website, crawled April 19, 2017, is a participatory archives to which users contribute images, stories, videos, and oral histories in order to
preserve the history of gardens in the United States. The website includes information about the project, user-submitted materials, and terms and conditions. Due to technical
issues, some image content is missing from this accession.
The "Community of Gardens" blog, hosted on Tumblr, was crawled on May 31, 2017. It serves as an additional access point for much of the content contributed through the
"Community of Gardens" website. The blog launched in November 2013.
This accession consists of two websites and two blogs maintained by the Smithsonian Libraries.
The Smithsonian Libraries primary website was crawled on March 15, 2017. It includes information about the library system and its staff and collections as well as educational
resources, press releases, the "e-Connect Newsletter," research tools, and online exhibitions.
The "Unbound" blog was crawled on March 15, 2017. It features collection items and projects as well as provides research and preservation tips. The blog was established
in December 2007.
The website for the dSpace repository was crawled on May 5, 2017. It contains information about the Libraries' digital collections. Collection metadata and digital collection
items may be incomplete.
The "Turning the Book Wheel" Tumblr blog was crawled on May 26, 2017. The blog was established in January 2012 and highlights materials found in the Libraries' collections.
This accession consists of the Smithsonian Magazine Tumblr blog as it existed on May 26, 2017. The blog features images, video, and quotations related to magazine content
as well as a "Photo of the Day." Due to technical issues, some content may not display properly. Materials are in electronic format.
Korean Ceramics in the Freer Gallery of Art (Website)
Tumblr (Electronic resource)
Bento: Art Outside the Box (Blog)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Date:
2011-2017
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of one website and two blogs maintained by the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
The "Korean Ceramics in the Freer Gallery of Art" website was crawled on May 12, 2017. The website serves as an online catalog for its collection of almost 300 Korean ceramic
works. It also provides a history of the collection and the texts of scholarly essays written in Korean with English translations provided. Detailed object information may
be incomplete. The website was created in 2015 and does not appear to have been updated.
The "Bento: Art Outside the Box" blog, crawled on May 12, 2017, shares the stories of the museums' resources, staff, exhibitions, and special events. The blog was established
in November 2011.
The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Tumblr blog was crawled on June 14, 2017. The blog, which launched in April 2014, highlights collections, exhibitions,
special events, and Asian art in the news.
This accession consists of the Smithsonian Institution's Tumblr blog account as it existed on June 2, 2017. The account, which launched in December 2011, is used to
highlight content found throughout the websites and blogs of its museums, research centers, and other programs. Due to technical issues, content is incomplete and may not
display or scroll properly in this accession. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Tumblr blog as it existed on February 16, 2017. It provides a behind-the-scenes look at the
annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The blog launched in June 2014 and has been mostly inactive since November 2014. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of the "Imagining Spacewalks" Tumblr blog as it existed on April 14, 2017. The blog was inspired by the National Air and Space Museum's exhibition
"Outside the Spacecraft: 50 Years of Extra-Vehicular Activity." The blog allows users to submit images, artifacts, and stories that celebrate the rich history of humans venturing
outside the spacecraft. Materials are in electronic format.
American History Through an African American Lens (Blog)
Facebook (Electronic resource)
YouTube (Electronic resource)
Storify (Electronic resource)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Date:
2012-2017
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of several websites and social media accounts documenting the promotion and marketing of the National Museum and African American History and
Culture (NMAAHC) which opened to the public on September 24, 2016.
NMAAHC's primary website was crawled on August 26 (twice) and 28, September 16, 22, 23 (twice), 24 (three times), 25, and 27, 2016. The website includes information about
visiting, exhibitions, events, and collections. Some crawls only include top-level pages of the website and extensive detailed collections information is not included in any
of the crawls. Due to technical issues, some features of the website may not function properly in this accession.
NMAAHC's Tumblr blog, titled "American History through an African American Lens," was crawled on September 9 and October 4, 2016. Launched in February 2012, it highlights
events, objects, and research.
The fundraising website established for the NMAAHC's "Giving Day," also September 24, 2016, was crawled on September 12 and 16, 2016.
The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH) website was crawled on September 21, 2016. CFCH organized the "Freedom Sounds: A Community Celebration" festival in
honor of the opening of NMAAHC. The festival ran September 23-25, 2016.
The top pages of the Smithsonian Institution website which announce the opening of the museum were crawled on September 24, 2016.
NMAAHC's Twitter account, a platform used for microblogging, was crawled on September 8, 21, 23, and 24 (twice), and October 7, 2016. The AskNMAAHC Twitter account, used
to answer questions from the public about visiting NMAAHC, was crawled on February 7, 2017, but had been inactive since October 13, 2016. Tweets using two hashtags promoted
by NMAAHC and used both for official tweets and by other institutions and the public were also captured. Tweets using "#illuminateNMAAHC" were captured between November 3,
2015, and September 30, 2016, and exported to a spreadsheet. Tweets using "#APeoplesJourney" were crawled on October 3, 2016.
NMAAHC's Storify account, used to document social media campaigns by combining content from several sources, was crawled on October 4, 2016.
NMAAHC's YouTube channel, used for sharing videos, was crawled in two pieces on October 5, 2016.
NMAAHC's Facebook account, used to communicate and share with the public, was crawled on both October 7 and 27, 2016.
This accession consists of websites and blogs maintained by the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC). SSEC is jointly administered by the Smithsonian Institution
and the National Academies.
The primary SSEC website, crawled on January 6, 2016, includes information about the organization's history, mission, programs, resources, and staff as well as science
education in general. It also includes online games, links to teaching resources, and the "STEMVisions" blog. The blog, launched in 2012, was crawled separately from the website
on January 6, 2016. Due to technical issues, some content is missing from this accession or does not function properly.
The LASER i3 program website was crawled on January 4, 2016, shortly before it was taken down. It provides information about the grant-funded program to evaluate the effectiveness
of an inquiry-based science education model (Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform or LASER) as well as information about the partner schools and events.
In addition, the website also provides resources for professional learning communities. Due to technical issues, some content is missing from this accession or does not function
properly.
The SSEC Tumblr blog was crawled on June 14, 2016, and again on June 17, 2016. The blog features science education topics. The blog launched in July 2014 with several posts,
but was then dormant until July 2015. The blog became inactive again in September 2015 and was taken offline shortly after this crawl.
This accession consists of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery Tumblr blog as it existed on April 4, 2016. The blog highlights works of art, exhibitions,
events, and projects. It was launched in October 2013. Due to technical issues, some content may be missing from this accession and some features may not function as expected.
Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Tumblr blog as it existed on June 13, 2016. The blog is used to publicize events, exhibitions,
programs, and collections. The blog launched in June 2012. Due to technical issues, some content may be missing and the crawled page may not scroll properly. Materials are
in electronic format.
This accession consists of a website and a blog maintained by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC).
The "Global Tree Banding Project" website, crawled June 15, 2016, documents the Smithsonian Institution's Global Tree Banding Project which originated within SERC but is
now part of a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution, TakingITGlobal, and Microsoft Partners in Learning. The project allows students around the globe to monitor
the rate at which their local trees grow and learn how that rate corresponds to Smithsonian Institution research as well as compare their work to other students world-wide.
The website includes information about the project and provides instructions and resources. This accession does not include password-protected content.
The SERC Tumblr blog, crawled June 23, 2016, is the home for research anywhere the land meets sea. The blog launched in June 2014.
