It’s another renovation for another Smithsonian building.
In November, the museum will reopen with an autonomous flying taxi, tech-infused art installations, and a video game you can play with your retinas.
It will go on display for the Institution’s 169th birthday.
A statue of Joseph Henry, the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall was also vandalized by green paint.
As the region continues to tally the damage incurred during Tuesday’s ground-shaking, Flickr user Mr. T in DC supplies us with this up-close view of the damage sustained at the Smithsonian Institution Building, commonly known as The Castle.
Wow. This image of a very defensive plant almost looks like something from an electron microscope, than a photograph from a standard optical dSLR. Flickr user krisetya found this leaf at the Smithsonian Castle Garden, but can’t remember what kind it is — anyone know? EXIF….
The Smithsonian Institution is searching for a public or private partner to redevelop and rent the historic Arts and Industries Building, since, according to the Smithsonian’s facilities director, William W. Brubaker, the Institution “does not have funding now or in the foreseeable future to rehabilitate” it. The 126-year-old building, the second-oldest next to the Smithsonian Castle, has been closed for three years “in preparation for renovation” since the roof began collapsing — but no work…
A month and a half after former Secretary Lawrence M. Small read the writing on the wall and left the Smithsonian Institution with his tail between his legs and an investigation committee on his back, the Smithsonian board of regents has begun its search for his replacement. The Associated Press reports that the search committee, formed yesterday but not fully yet, will include six board members, including Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and one of Chief…
There’s word that a new pub is coming to Downtown, near Brasserie Les Halles on Pennsylvania Avenue near 12th Street NW. The pub, part of the Elephant & Castle chain, still doesn’t appear on the franchise website, so no specific opening date is known. But if the description on the company website holds true, Elephant & Castle will feature “[h]eart-warming comfort foods from Britain” in “a blending of design elements reminiscent of Jolly Old England.”…
The warm weather will continue today with highs around 60, and a 40 percent chance of showers towards the afternoon. The photograph above of the Smithsonian Castle was taken Saturday. Thomas Circle Construction Begins: Traveling through or around Thomas Circle? Traffic patterns have been re-arranged to accommodate the start of a $5 million project to re-establish the park at the center of that circle. The W. Times also has a short write-up. Tsunami Recovery…