Thanks, Andrew Rossi of Cowboy State Daily for this detailed story about what it means for Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation to be Smithsonian affiliate!
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Celebrate Earth Day early with us! 🦉🌱🦋 Today from 12 PM - 3 PM, learn about gardening, light pollution, and butterfly migration. Guests can create a bee hotel, identify rocks, and learn about recycling!

#FWMSH #EarthDay 2024 #EarthDay #MuseSocial #STEMLearning

North America has over 200 orchids—but over half are threatened or endangered somewhere they once thrived. Scientists with our North American Orchid Conservation Center work to save endangered species like ghost orchids, which in the U.S. grow only in Florida. #FutureOfOrchids

Carry a little sunshine in your pocket on #OrchidDay today!🤳🌼 #3D orchids from the #FutureOfOrchids collection can be viewed in Augmented Reality through your smartphone camera. Select the 'AR' button in the top left of the 3D viewer: 3d.si.edu/object/3d/2249…

@SmithsonianGardens

🌺 🌱 Sprout some happiness at the Smithsonian Gardens exhibition #FutureOfOrchids , on view at National Portrait Gallery USA through Sunday, April 28. Yes, it's free. Yes, it's gorgeous.

📷: Hannele Lahti #ThingsToDoDC #VisitDC #WashingtonDC #DCEvents #NationalOrchidDay #Orchid

🌱 Artist and naturalist Mary Vaux Walcott's legacy is helping Smithsonian data scientists ensure women’s history is accurately represented. This #NationalOrchidDay see the orchid named for her in @SmithsonianGardens #FutureOfOrchids at Kogod Courtyard. s.si.edu/3UitQSD

Did you know today is #NationalOrchidDay ? Craft your own Showy Lady’s Slipper with this family-friendly “orchid-gami” activity from the North American Orchid Conservation Center.

Find instructions on our Festival Blog: s.si.edu/3y8Ua7o

#FutureOfOrchids #EarthOptimism

Bring some color into these grey winter months by taking an interactive tour of 9 beautiful new orchid #3D models🏵️ gardens.si.edu/exhibitions/fu…

You can see (and smell) them at Smithsonian Gardens exhibition #FutureOfOrchids in the Kogod Courtyard of ArchivesAmericanArt & @SmithsonianNPG

Who loves #Narwhals ?!! You can explore these beloved arctic legends right now at our Affiliate Upcountry Museum!

#ArcticLegend #OurSharedPlanet #EarthMonth #SmithsonianTravelingExhibits

Mayflower II is expected to enter the west end of the Cape Cod Canal tomorrow, April 11, at approximately 7:00 am. The ship’s travel schedule is subject to change on short notice due weather conditions and additional factors.

#Mayflower #PlimothPatuxet #CapeCodCanal #PlymouthMA

We are thrilled and delighted to welcome Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation to our network of over 200 Smithsonian Affiliates! A heart-felt welcome and congratulations to you! 😍

Wonder & Awe is a new guide featuring tips for exploring objects in the sky, examining the tools that help us better understand the universe, and exploring ways culture and the arts have used the cosmos to stimulate our imaginations s.si.edu/WonderAndAweGu… #SmithsonianEclipse

Make sure to stop by both the FREE outdoor and indoor activities, as well as the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens to learn more about the Solar Eclipse!

#FWMSH #TotalSolarEclipse #SolarEclipse2024 #FortWorthEclipse #InThePathofTotality #SmithsonianEclipse #FindYourPlaceInSpace

Planning on attending our Total Solar Eclipse event on April 8th? Learn everything you need to know before you go!

#FWMSH #TotalSolarEclipse #SolarEclipse2024 #FortWorthEclipse #InThePathofTotality #SmithsonianEclipse #FindYourPlaceInSpace

Are you ready for the eclipse on April 8th? Check out this resource page from our friends at Smithsonian to learn about all things eclipse and get lost in space!

☀️🌕 #SmithsonianEclipse 🌕☀️

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Bring on the botanical with a special guest from Smithsonian #AtTheMuseums !

Part of the annual Festival of Flowers and our weekly Museums a la Carte lecture series, Smithsonian NMNH's staff illustrator Alice Tangerini talks botanical illustration from the past to the present tomorrow...

March is Women’s History Month! Join us in celebrating with photos from our collections. Here is a photo of the Anderson, Indiana, N.O.W. (National Organization for Women) at the March for Women’s Lives in 1986.

#WomensHistoryMonth #SmithsonianWHM #SmithsonianWomensHistory

It's Women's History Month and Rosalind Franklin's story is one of many we'd like to share 🧬 Women's history is American history. Explore women's history all year by following Smithsonian American Women's History Museum #WomensHistoryMonth #SmithsonianWHM #SmithsonianWomensHistory
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On this day in 1854, Eliza Blaker was born. In 1884, Blaker opened the first free kindergarten in Indianapolis and the Kindergarten Training School. Here is a group portrait of students in front of the Madam Blaker’s School for Teachers.

#WomensHistoryMonth #SmithsonianWHM

This intricate, carved comb belonged to Ann McCurdy Hart Hull, wife of Isaac Hull, the celebrated Captain of USS CONSTITUTION during the War of 1812. It gives us clues about the social expectations of the day.
bit.ly/4bZk6DS. #WHM #SmithsonianWHM #Boston