goSmithsonian - February 2008 - (Page 28) EXTEND THE SMITHSONIAN EXPERIENCE, continued from page 6 Shop with the Smithsonian Catalogue Call 800-322-0344 or visit SmithsonianStore.com to order. ACCESS AND ASSETS For visitors with disabilities, the goSmithsonian museum guide is now available on CD. Pick up a free copy at any museum information desk, or call 888-783-0001. For visitors with disabilities, information about parking, building access and accessibility services is available at any museum information desk, or call Smithsonian Information at 202-633-1000 (voice); 202-633-5285 (TTY). To obtain the booklet in large-type, audio cassette or Braille, contact Smithsonian Information. A limited number of wheelchairs are available for use within each museum. The Smithsonian Center for Education offers a take-home museum experience. At SmithsonianEducation.org/students find quizzes, downloadable activity pages, games, interactives and links to kid-friendly online exhibitions. The Libraries of the Smithsonian Institution house a collection of 1.5 million volumes and over 400,000 pieces of historical “Jim Henson’s Fantastic World” is a trade literature. The Libraries, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition. vital educational resource, sponsor resident scholars and provide training for interns and professional librarians. The public may visit the Libraries’ Galaxy of Knowledge Web site at www.sil.si.edu. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings offers 3,000 recordings of music from cultures around the world, children’s music, Americana and poetry. Call 888-365-5927 (FOLKWAYS) or visit www.folkways.si.edu. Smithsonian Global Sound delivers diverse music from around the globe via the Internet, offering downloads, audio samples and more at www.smithsonianglobalsound.org. The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) showcases 40 to 50 exhibitions in cities across the nation every year. Look for a SITES event at a museum or public center near you at www.sites.si.edu. Smithsonian Affiliate Museums Since 1996, the Smithsonian has established partnerships with more than 150 cultural institutions nationwide and in Panama and Puerto Rico. The Web site at www.affiliations.si.edu lists the Smithsonian Affiliates and their activities. Smithsonian Museums in NewYork City Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. Call 212-849-8400 for hours and location, or visit www.cooperhewitt.org. The George Gustav Heye Center of the National Museum of the American Indian features year-round exhibitions and programming. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Thursdays until 8 p.m. Call (212) 514-3700 or visit www.AmericanIndian.si.edu. Discovery Theater Housed in the S. Dillon Ripley Center (p.4) the theater offers the best in live performing arts for young people. Each season more than 30 performances feature puppets, music, theater, storytelling, dance, traditional and heritage arts and cutting-edge science for groups and families. Visit www.DiscoveryTheater.org or call 202 633-8700 for information and reservations. 28 www.goSmithsonian.com JOHN GOULD THE BIRDS OF NEW GUINEA AND THE ADJACENT PAPUA ISLANDS, 1875-1888; © SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION http://SmithsonianStore.com http://www.smithsonianEducation.org/students http://www.smithsonianEducation.org/students http://www.sil.si.edu http://www.folkways.si.edu http://www.smithsonianglobalsound.org http://www.DiscoveryTheater.org http://www.sites.si.edu http://www.affiliations.si.edu http://www.affiliations.si.edu http://www.cooperhewitt.org http://www.cooperhewitt.org http://www.AmericanIndian.si.edu http://www.goSmithsonian.com
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