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A Backstage Pass tour is an event aimed at sharing the expertise of real-world cultural institutions with our wiki-expertise. Principally this involves an organization or interest group hosting a private tour for the benefit of local Wikimedians and in reciprocation we help improve the content on Wikipedia that is relevant to that organization.
The day has three main parts:
This event is being organized by the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art and their Wikipedian in Residence; contact Sarah Stierch with any questions.
Advantages for the Archives
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Advantages for Wikimedia
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Friday, July 29, 2011
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
750 9th St NW, Suite 2200
Washington D.C., DC 20001
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Meet promptly at 9:15 a.m. in the lobby of 750 9th St NW (The Victor Building), as all participants will need to show ID and register at the front desk before proceeding to the Archives on the second floor.
Participants should bring:
In addition to a private tour of the archival storage facilities, research areas and digitization labs, we will meet with Jason Stieber, Collections Specialist for the United States, who will share the process of acquiring papers, stories related to acquisitions, and sneak peeks at newly acquired papers. Afterward, Archivist Jean Fitzgerald will share rarely seen documents and stories about the collections.
We will have lunch with the Archives staff, followed by a targeted edit-a-thon, made possible by access to free WiFi, knowledgeable staff, and primary and secondary resources. After the edit-a-thon, we will visit the
Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture to visit the Archives' latest exhibition in the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery gallery.
Time | Activity | Location | Led by |
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9:15 | Meet | Lobby of 750 9th St. NW (Victor Building) | Sara Snyder, Webmaster Sarah Stierch, Wikipedian In Residence |
9:30-9:45 | Welcome from the Director of the Archives | Conference room | John Smith, Director |
9:45-10:45 | Collecting the Archives | Conference room | Jason Stieber, Collections Specialist for the United States |
10:45-11:00 | Break | ||
11:00-12:00 | Secrets & Stories in the Archives | Conference room | Jean Fitzgerald, Archivist |
12:00-12:30 | Tour of the Archives | TBA | |
12:30-1:30 | Lunch - Archives staff and Wikipedians | ||
1:30-4:00 | Edit-a-thon: Armory Show artists | Conference room | Archives Staff |
4:15-5:00 | Visit to the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery | Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture (across the street) | TBA |
5:00 onwards | End and Happy Hour | Hill Country DC | All participants, staff, and guests are welcome |
This event is limited to 10 Wikimedians, with preference given to those with an interest in visual art and artists or American art history. Guests are welcome at happy hour following the event.
If you can only make it for part of the day, please state so, but we hope you can join us all day.
If you don't sign up we won't know you're coming! Please make sure that we can contact you if needs be - enable "email user" in your user settings if you are logged in. I will be emailing everyone a 5 days in advance to confirm your attendance.
Attending:
Waitlist
Interested, but not able to participate in this event
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A Backstage Pass tour is an event aimed at sharing the expertise of real-world cultural institutions with our wiki-expertise. Principally this involves an organization or interest group hosting a private tour for the benefit of local Wikimedians and in reciprocation we help improve the content on Wikipedia that is relevant to that organization.
The day has three main parts:
This event is being organized by the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art and their Wikipedian in Residence; contact Sarah Stierch with any questions.
Advantages for the Archives
|
Advantages for Wikimedia
|
Friday, July 29, 2011
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
750 9th St NW, Suite 2200
Washington D.C., DC 20001
(
View Map)
Meet promptly at 9:15 a.m. in the lobby of 750 9th St NW (The Victor Building), as all participants will need to show ID and register at the front desk before proceeding to the Archives on the second floor.
Participants should bring:
In addition to a private tour of the archival storage facilities, research areas and digitization labs, we will meet with Jason Stieber, Collections Specialist for the United States, who will share the process of acquiring papers, stories related to acquisitions, and sneak peeks at newly acquired papers. Afterward, Archivist Jean Fitzgerald will share rarely seen documents and stories about the collections.
We will have lunch with the Archives staff, followed by a targeted edit-a-thon, made possible by access to free WiFi, knowledgeable staff, and primary and secondary resources. After the edit-a-thon, we will visit the
Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture to visit the Archives' latest exhibition in the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery gallery.
Time | Activity | Location | Led by |
---|---|---|---|
9:15 | Meet | Lobby of 750 9th St. NW (Victor Building) | Sara Snyder, Webmaster Sarah Stierch, Wikipedian In Residence |
9:30-9:45 | Welcome from the Director of the Archives | Conference room | John Smith, Director |
9:45-10:45 | Collecting the Archives | Conference room | Jason Stieber, Collections Specialist for the United States |
10:45-11:00 | Break | ||
11:00-12:00 | Secrets & Stories in the Archives | Conference room | Jean Fitzgerald, Archivist |
12:00-12:30 | Tour of the Archives | TBA | |
12:30-1:30 | Lunch - Archives staff and Wikipedians | ||
1:30-4:00 | Edit-a-thon: Armory Show artists | Conference room | Archives Staff |
4:15-5:00 | Visit to the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery | Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture (across the street) | TBA |
5:00 onwards | End and Happy Hour | Hill Country DC | All participants, staff, and guests are welcome |
This event is limited to 10 Wikimedians, with preference given to those with an interest in visual art and artists or American art history. Guests are welcome at happy hour following the event.
If you can only make it for part of the day, please state so, but we hope you can join us all day.
If you don't sign up we won't know you're coming! Please make sure that we can contact you if needs be - enable "email user" in your user settings if you are logged in. I will be emailing everyone a 5 days in advance to confirm your attendance.
Attending:
Waitlist
Interested, but not able to participate in this event