SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION GLOBAL
Dec 22, 2015
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONGLOBAL
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WHO ARE WE?
The Smithsonian Institution
• 19 museums • 9 research centers • 21 libraries • The National Zoo• 137 million objects/
art/specimens• 6,000+ employees• 6,500+ volunteers• 500 scientists• 500+ fellows• 180+ affiliate
museums
The national museum of the United States and the world’s
largest museum and research complex
Budget: $1.1 billion Onsite visitors, 2013: 30 million Online visitors, 2013: 140 million
National Museum of African American
History and Culture
African Art Museum National Air and Space Museum
National Air and Space Museum
Udvar-Hazy Center
American Art Museum
National Museum of the American Indian
American Indian Museum Heye
Center
Anacostia Community Museum
Arts and Industries Building
Freer GalleryCooper-Hewitt National Design
Museum
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
Garden
National Museum of American History
The National Museum of Natural
History
Portrait Gallery
Postal Museum Renwick GallerySmithsonian CastleRipley Center
19 MUSEUMS AND THE SMITHSONIAN CASTLE
Sackler Gallery
• Archives of American Art• Museum Conservation Institute (MCI) • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
(SAO)• Smithsonian Conservation Biology
Institute (SCBI)• Smithsonian Environmental Research
Center (SERC)• Smithsonian Institution Archives• Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL)• Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort
Pierce• Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
(STRI)
For more: www.si.edu/ResearchCenters
RESEARCH CENTERS
Undersecretaries
Secretary
Board of Regentsincluding
The Vice President of the United States The Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme CourtSix Senators and Representatives of the U.S.
CongressNine Prominent U.S. Citizens
19 Museums, 9 Research Centers, 21 libraries
National Zoo,180+ Affiliate Museums
National Festivals and EventsInternational partnerships
STRUCTURE• “Trust Instrumentality” of
U.S. Government• Regents include prominent
politicians and citizens• Straddle fine line between
being part of government and independent organization
FUNDING• In FY2014:
• $805M federal funding• Requested FY2015
• $851M federal funding (Salaries and Expenses, Facilities Capital budget, etc.)
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES
Federal Appropria-tions; 749.07; 66%
Contributions & Private Grants; 166.579; 15%
Government Grants & Contracts;
112.433; 10%
Endowment Payout/ Short-term Invest-ments; 53.38; 5%
Smithsonian Enterprises, $28 , 2%
Other $23 2%
FY 2010 Sources:
Federal and Trust (approx $1.1 billion)
Funding our work
• Founded in 1846 by an Englishman who never visited the United States
• Stated money was to establish an institution dedicated to “the increase and diffusion of knowledge”
WE HAVE INTERNATIONAL ORIGINS
SMITHSONIAN’S POTENTIAL INTERNATIONALLY IS UNPARALLELED
Breadth and depth
All disciplines, all corners of the world
Unparalleled engagement across natural and cultural landscapes
Tackling global challenges in an unmatched multidisciplinary fashion
Who is doing this work?
MAKING A GLOBAL IMPACT
“I have travelled from Morocco to South Africa working with artists and communities to better understand and represent the breadth and complexity of globally relevant topics for the continent and around the world.” - Karen Milbourne, Curator, NMAfA
“In Kenya, we’re training our Kenyan research team on cutting-edge excavation techniques.” – Briana Pobiner, Research Scientist and Museum Educator, NMNH
MAKING A GLOBAL IMPACT
“In Bhutan, we trained wildlife biologists to use blow darts to safely anesthetize wildlife.” – Suzan Murray, Supervisory Veterinarian, NZP
“In Bali, with our partners we are helping to train the next generation of local scientists to monitor biodiversity and provide data to policy makers for the sustainability and health of their marine ecosystems.” – Chris Meyer, Research Zoologist, NMNH
"Dan Sheehy (center) and I had the opportunity to meet a traditional Chinese toy-maker on the streets on Taierzhuang (Shandong Province) as part of fieldwork for the 2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival program on China.” – Jim Deutsch, Program Curator, CFCH
Broadening Access Revitalizing
Education Crossing Boundaries Strengthening
Collections Enabling the Mission
through Organizational Excellence
Measuring Outcomes Focusing on Grand
Challenges
SI STRATEGIC PLAN 2010-2015 INSPIRING GENERATIONS THROUGH KNOWLEDGE AND DISCOVERY
Smithsonian International:
Building the resilience of the world’s natural and cultural heritage
Natural Heritage:biodiversity, conservation, climate change, water, health
National Museum of
Natural History
National Zoological
Park
Smithsonian Conservatio
n Biology Institute
Smithsonian Tropical
Research Institute
Smithsonian Environmental Research
Center
SI Global Earth
Observatories & Marine Observatory
NetworkBarcode of
Life
Smithsonian Conservation Programs
Conservation
• Hundreds of scientists• Global reach • Worldwide partnerships• Unparalleled collections
Conservation
Applied Conservation
Training the Next Generation
Basic Research
Natural Heritage:biodiversity, conservation, climate change, water, health
Habitats
EcosystemsLandscapes
Species
Smithsonian Conservation: Program Sampling
Biodiversity Monitoring
and Assessment
Program Gabon
Comprehensive on the ground program and
toolkit to monitor the impact of
development on biodiversity
Wildlife & Human Health
USAID PREDICT
Monitoring and building
worldwide capacity to
identify emergence of new infectious
diseases in high-risk wildlife
Indonesia Biodiversity
Research Center
Building local scientific research capacity
through hands on joint research
Global Tiger Initiative
USAID Bagh
Leading global efforts to save
the earth’s largest land carnivore
Barcode of Life
Developing DNA barcoding
as global standard for the identification of
biological species. Global network of 200 members in 50
countries
SI GEO and Marine
Observatories
Taking the Earth’s
biological pulse – marine and
terrestrial
Panama Canal Ecosystems
Services
Researching land use on
water flow to assess
economic return from
investment in environmental
protection
Cultural Heritage:cultural recovery, cultural tourism, sustainable livelihoods, living heritage
Cultural Recovery Program
Folklife Festival and Marketplace
International Museum
Training and Advisory Services
19 Museums
Museum Conservation
Institute
Recovering Voices
Smithsonian Cultural Heritage Programs
Cultural Heritage
• Hundreds of specialists• Global reach • Worldwide partnerships• Unparalleled collections
Smithsonian Cultural Heritage: Program Sampling
Haiti Cultural Recovery
Training Haitians to rescue and
recover Haitian heritage after
the earthquake
Folklife Festival &
Marketplace
One of the top cultural events
in the US, drawing more than 1 million
visitors annually,
featuring 2-3 countries per
year.
Oman Natural History Museum
Supporting tourism
development, education, and
scientific research agendas through museum master
planning
Recovering Voices
Leading global recovery of
languages and knowledge
systems
Ghana Cultural Tourism
Integrated economic
development and
conservation program with culture and
capacity building at the
core
Education Strategies for
Cultural Sector
Linking cultural sector assets to
education reform
initiatives globally
Training Defense and
Border Control
Leading programs to train defense
and customs/border
control to understand and
stop flow of illicit trade in
cultural heritage
Education and Capacity Building:the core of all Smithsonian international programs
Smithsonian-Mason School of
Conservation
International Museum Training
and Advisory Services
Smithsonian Science Education
Center
Scientific Training and Fellowships
Professional Development
Programs
Smithsonian Education and Capacity Building Programs
• Capacity building is our ethos• “the increase and diffusion of
knowledge”• Tap into a vast network of
institutional partnerships• Not just a course, but the
beginning of long-term opportunities to partner with Smithsonian
Education & Capacity Building
SI RegentsCongress
SI ManagementFunders
SI Staff
Students Visitors
Universities
Kids & Families
Museums
Partners
Researchers
Professional Organizations
Special Interest Groups
International Agencies
Voters
Teachers Schools
CongressSI RegentsSI ManagementSI StaffFundersVotersUniversities
Kids & FamilyMuseumsVisitorsPartnersResearchersProfessional OrganizationsSpecial Interest Groups
Other Government AgenciesStudents, Teachers, and SchoolsInternational AgenciesResearch Centers
ACCOUNTABILITY
THANK YOU
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