Big Ideas. Smithsonian 2019

Autor/inn/en	Cunningham, Dawn; Hambleton, Laura; McNeely, Elizabeth; Ross, Julia; Schmidt, Linda; Walter, Elise
Institution	Smithsonian Institution, Office of Advancement
Titel	Big Ideas. Smithsonian 2019
Quelle	(2020), (40 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Museums; Heritage Education; Exhibits; Innovation; American Indians; African American History; United States History; World History; Slavery; Females; American Indian Culture; History Instruction; COVID-19; Pandemics; Light; Radiation; Foreign Countries; Indigenous Populations; Astronomy; Laboratory Equipment; Antarctica; Alaska + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; American Indian; Indianer; Weltgeschichte; Sklaverei; Weibliches Geschlecht; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Licht; Strahlung; Ausland; Sinti und Roma; Astronomie; Laborausstattung; Antarktis
Abstract	The idea of a shared place in the universe--a shared history--was embodied in 2019. The heft of the Smithsonian--its unparalleled collections, its diverse and deep-rooted expertise, and its outsized ability to connect with millions of people--is being brought to bear on the most critical issues of all time: conversations about democracy, identity, climate change and more. The challenges faced today, as a nation and as a planet, call for creative and collaborative interdisciplinary solutions--big ideas. This year's annual report highlights some of the big ideas put into action in 2019 such as: a multimedia broadcast on the Washington Monument of the Apollo 11 mission; the National Museum of African American History and Culture's "The 1619 Project" marking the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in British North America; the American Women's History Initiative, a digital-first project with Wikipedia; a new Native Knowledge 360° education initiative that seeks to inspire an expanded understanding of Native American cultures past and present and inform the ways American history is taught; and studying the emergence of coronaviruses similar to COVID-19 to try to stem the next pandemic, researching the impact of solar ultraviolet radiation on phytoplankton in the Antarctic, pioneering new cryogenic technologies to preserve coral reef ecosystems around the globe, documenting indigenous peoples' ecological knowledge of icescapes in Alaska and the Bering Strait region, monitoring air pollution from satellites in space, and so much more. [For "Smithsonian 2018," see ED595804.] (ERIC).
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Update	2024/1/01