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The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience is the first affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution in the Pacific Northwest, providing opportunities for long-term collaborative use of artifacts and programming. |
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What is Smithsonian Affiliations? |
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Created by the Smithsonian Board of Regents in the Fall of 1996 to offer nonprofit cultural and educational organizations the opportunity to have greater access to Smithsonian collections and resources, the Smithsonian Affiliations continues to draw the Smithsonian closer to all of America.
Established as a result of the overwhelming response from community leaders following the Smithsonian's 150th Anniversary Traveling Exhibition, the program's mission is to make the extensive Smithsonian collection more accessible to the American people by lending artifacts to museums and cultural institutions across the country. |
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What makes Affiliations different from other loan programs? |
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In addition to borrowing objects from the Institution's collections, many affiliates are incorporating the outreach services the Smithsonian offers for curriculum development in local schools, lectures, traveling exhibitions, workshops, study tours and similar programmatic activities. The Smithsonian also shares with affiliates staff expertise in areas of conservation, collections care and exhibition development. Additionally, a Smithsonian affiliate may use the tag line, "in association with the Smithsonian Institution" with the organization's name.
The goal of Smithsonian Affiliations is to establish meaningful relationships with communities by working through local museums and cultural institutions to maximize the cultural and educational benefits that both the Smithsonian and the affiliate can impart on the community. |
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