Smithsonian NAA

Hello friends of the NAA! We're excited to say that we are welcoming researchers back to the archives starting April 11. If you'd like to schedule a research appointment just visit s.si.edu/3wQPguO & fill out our appointment request form and we'll get back to you ASAP!

Interested in an internship with the NAA? We're looking for a summer intern - applications are due by March 31! More info & how to apply at s.si.edu/3vyxfAT

Join us in celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth for a special screening of “Without a Whisper: Konnon:Kwe” featuring the lesser-known history of Native women’s influence on the early women’s rights movement in the United States. WATCH NOW: nmai.brand.live/c/without-a-wh…

Thursday, March 10 at 6:30 pm join us and @ColumbiaSOA for a conversation with director Eriberto Gualinga and @LXcurator, introduced by Ron Gregg. Register for the conversation, and receive a link to watch Eribeto's film "Helena of Sarayaku." 📽️: l8r.it/Cxc9

Starting Friday, March 11, visitors to our Smithsonian museums and National Zoo will no longer be required to wear masks. Starting Monday, March 14, our @NMNH and @NationalZoo will be open seven days a week. Learn more about visiting: si.edu/visit

After 9 years of hard work by digital #volunpeers, we've officially surpassed #1MillionTranscribed pages of @Smithsonian collections! This means wider access, improved readability, and expanded museum search results for researchers worldwide. 🤩 transcription.si.edu

Interested in an internship with the NAA? We're looking for a (paid) summer intern - applications are due by March 31! More info & how to apply at s.si.edu/3vyxfAT

Happy #WomensHistoryMonth! Join us Thursday at 1 pm for our annual women directors roundtable. This year, we bring together filmmakers from communities across North America to discuss the power of language in their films. 🗣️: bit.ly/MT2022WomenDir…

Our 2-part roundtable discussion "Archival Legacies of the Yanomamö Series" is starting NOW. Don't miss it! 📽️🎬 More info at bit.ly/33oFIer. You can also stream the discussion live at bit.ly/3GN2jid #MotherTongue2022 @RecoverVoices @DocuEd

Don't forget to join us TODAY @ 11:30am for a 2-part roundtable discussion of the complicated legacies of the Yanomamö Film Series! More info at bit.ly/33oFIer. You can also stream the event live at bit.ly/3GN2jid #MotherTongue2022 @RecoverVoices @DocuEd

The Yanomamö Film Series (1969–1976) is a groundbreaking ethnographic media project with a complicated legacy that expanded the boundaries of documentary... (1/4) bit.ly/33oFIer #MotherTongue2022 @RecoverVoices @DocuEd

...The Yanomamö Film Series emerged from a collab between #anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon (1938–2019), filmmaker Tim Asch (1932–1994), & Yanomamö communities in southern #Venezuela and northern #Brazil... (2/4) bit.ly/33oFIer #MotherTongue2022 @RecoverVoices

...The resulting 110,000ft of film / 21 films include some of the most celebrated ethnographic films of the period. BUT this work was not w/out controversy which has had ongoing effects on Yanomamö communities... (3/4) bit.ly/33oFIer #MotherTongue2022 @RecoverVoices

...So join us Wednesday 2/23 (11:30am) as we discuss these complicated legacies of the Yanomamö Film Series & the value of historical works + potential for redress and corrected narratives. (4/4) More info at bit.ly/33oFIer #MotherTongue2022 @RecoverVoices @DocuEd

Today is #InternationalMotherLanguageDay - celebrate the International Decade of Indigenous Languages with #MotherTongue2022! The 7th annual festival is online, with on-demand film screenings & virtual events free and open to the public. s.si.edu/MT2022Register

35 films. 16 regions. 45 languages. #MotherTongue2022 starts TODAY! From Feb. 17 to March 4, join us & our friends @RecoverVoices for the seventh annual festival, online with on-demand film screenings and virtual events free & open to the public. Attend: s.si.edu/MT2022Register

Join us next Wed 2/23 for "Archival Legacies of the Yanomamö Series" - a two-part roundtable discussion of the complicated legacy of the Yanomamö Film Series. Registration now open at bit.ly/33oFIer #MotherTongue2022 @RecoverVoices @DocuEd

35 Films. 16 Regions. 45 languages. Registration for #MotherTongue2022 is now live! From February 17-March 4, join us for our seventh annual festival, online with on-demand film screenings and virtual events free and open to the public. Register now: bit.ly/MT2022Register

.@NMNH will be temporarily closed starting Thursday, December 30. We are scheduled to reopen Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Information on visiting other Smithsonian locations can be found at: si.edu/visit.

Due to inclement weather, all of our D.C.-area museums and the @NationalZoo are closed today, Jan. 3.