Happy 2024, teachers!
This month’s newsletter features two free learning experiences and the newest museum job profile! - Get Museum in My Pocket, a colorful tabletop game for learners of all ages.
- Join us for a Lunar New Year celebration in SAAM’s Courtyard.
- Meet SAAM’s Development Officer Donna Rim.
What would you like to hear more about this year? Let me know! In celebration, Elizabeth
DeinesE@si.edu |
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| | Museum In My Pocket: An Off-the-Wall Art Game Exercise visual literacy and critical thinking while sparking imagination and social engagement. This set features fifty-two playing cards with artwork from SAAM and instructions for four unique games. Museum in My Pocket is best for 1 to 6 players, ages 11+. While supplies last. Read about the game. |
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Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with SAAM!
Saturday, February 10, 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Smithsonian American Art Museum
Kogod Courtyard
Free | Registration encouragedEnjoy dance and music performances, crafts, traditional Chinese and Korean art demonstrations, family-friendly activities, and the showstopping lion dance. This event is made possible through SAAM’s partnership with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America and with the Korean Cultural Center, Washington, DC. |
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| | Meet Donna Rim, Chief Development Officer What is your job?
I help match people and organizations that want to support the museum with projects and programs that are in need of private funding.
What kind of training is needed to do your job?
It’s mostly been on-the-job training over the years in different fundraising roles.
What skill do you use most often in your role?
Communication, both written (proposals) and verbal (talking with potential donors about the museum), are key to fundraising.
What’s something that has surprised you about working in museums?
I learn new things every single day from colleagues, donors, and other people I meet through working at the museum.
What’s something you’re most proud to have done at work?
I'm proud of playing a part in raising support for people and programs that benefit the public and make an impact in people's lives. |
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Image Credits: Charles Searles, Celebration, 1975, acrylic on canvas, 27 1⁄2 x 81 3⁄4 in. (70.0 x 207.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1977.47.31 Museum in My Pocket, Photo by Carol Wilson Lunar New Year, Photo by Norwood Photography Image courtesy of Donna Rim |
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