In 46 states, Puerto Rico, and Panama, more than 200 Smithsonian Affiliate organizations are connecting the Smithsonian with local communities.
Photo: Courtesy of the Anchorage Museum
Photo: Courtesy of the Anchorage Museum
Affiliates receive many benefits including co-branding opportunities, professional development, special access to program opportunities, and customized client service to facilitate exhibition and artifact borrowing needs.
Never miss Smithsonian programming in your neighborhood! Join the Smithsonian through your local Affiliate and enjoy your organization’s benefits PLUS an annual Smithsonian membership.
Upcoming exhibitions on the Affiliate calendar
“We look forward to working with Smithsonian Affiliates. It’s a group of like-minded organizations around the nation and we enjoy working together to strengthen the museum community.”
“We see it as an opportunity to serve our community by bringing the Smithsonian to them. It’s about sharing things that they’d normally not get to see – things that are relevant to them and relate to the region where they live.”
“We don’t have brick and mortar displays but what we do have is an amazing collection of the best minds in the world coming to us – to our tiny valley and 11 rural schools because of the affiliation.”