The Interior Museum is closed for renovations. We are still offering public programs at the Main Interior Building and plan to reopen in 2011.
Information
- Location:
- Washington, DC, 20240
- Phone:
- 202.208.4743
Photos
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Basket Conservation ProjectCreated on Monday
Fall 'Spirited' Family DayCreated about a month ago
Events
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- Let it Rain: Green Roof Implem...
Main Interior Building, South Penth...
Wednesday, December 2 at 1:00pm
U.S. Department of the Interior Museum Conservators are working to clean approximately 750 Native American baskets from the Interior Museum's collection. Here are some pictures of the project.
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Rainfall in urban areas can result in the overflow of local streams, rivers, and sewers. DC Greenworks Interim Executive Director Sara Loveland will discuss regional rainwater-management concerns, the local legislative landscape, and opportunities for the federal government to increase their environmental stewardship b...y constructing green roofs and utilizing other low-impact development techniques.
Sara is a green building advocate, committed to finding ways for stakeholders to realize positive economic benefits through environmentally conscious business practices. She is currently an enthusiastic member of the US Green Building Council, NetImpact, Urban Land Institute, SustainUS DC, H Street Community Market, and The National Building Museum.
Special Assistance – For those in need of special assistance (such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired) or inquiries regarding the handicapped entrance, please notify museum staff at (202) 208-4743 in advance of the program. Special needs will be accommodated whenever possible.
The museum is currently closed for renovations. For more information on the museum, call (202) 208-4743 or visit www.doi.gov/interiormuseum.
Time:1:00PM Wednesday, December 2nd
Location:Main Interior Building, South Penthouse
U.S. Department of the Interior Museum Over half of our basket collection has been conserved by Spicer Art Conservation, LLC and it's only week three. Stay tuned- I will be posting images from the collection!
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Baskets Cleaning & Rehousing Spicer Art Conservation, LLC has created a small team of additional conservators to work on the basket collection for the Department of Interior. The work is all be performed on-site at their storage facility in Landover, MD. ...
U.S. Department of the Interior Museum We have deinstalled 4 of our 16 exhibtions and are gearing up for another full week of basket conservation with Spicer Art Conservation, LLC.
U.S. Department of the Interior Museum Two down! Our Registrars are busy at work deinstalling our exhibits and returning loaned objects.
U.S. Department of the Interior Museum There are only two days left to visit the Interior Museum before we close for two years!
U.S. Department of the Interior Museum We enjoyed a full day of halloween-inspired craft projects. Children made mobiles, decorations, and origami bats while learning all about bats. Suzanne Peurach also shared local bat specimens from the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.
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U.S. Department of the Interior Museum We had a great turnout at Saturday's event. Hope everyone enjoyed learning about bats and making their own bat mobiles!
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The Native voice is essential to the mission of the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution. Department of Museum Programs Cultural Information Assistant Martin Earring explores the issues surrounding indigenous employee recruitment, retention, and advancement at NMAI and suggests approaches for... acclimating employees moving from the rural West to Washington, DC.
Martin Earring recently presented this paper in Seoul, Korea at the International Council of Museums International Committee for Museums of Ethnography conference and presented at ICOM’s 2008 INTERCOM: International Committee on Museum Management conference in Rotorua, New Zealand.
Special Assistance – For those in need of special assistance (such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired) or inquiries regarding the handicapped entrance, please notify museum staff at (202) 208-4743 in advance of the program. Special needs will be accommodated whenever possible.
The Importance of Indigenous Recruitment and Retention to the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution
Time:1:00PM Thursday, November 12th
Location:U.S. Department of the Interior, Main Interior Building, South Penthouse
U.S. Department of the Interior Museum We're closing our doors on October 30th for a two-year modernization project.
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