Smithsonian Termed 'Endangered'; Board's Structure Questioned
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The federal investigation into the tribal art collection of Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence M. Small started with a telephone call in November 2000 to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service saying that published pictures of the artifacts showed feathers from endangered species. (article 13)
The Smithsonian says the contract requires commercial filmmakers who want to make extensive use of the institution's collections to reach an agreement with Showtime. (article 5)
A federal board ordered the Smithsonian Institution yesterday to reinstate a whistle-blower who was fired in retaliation for reporting that ranking officials of the National Air and Space Museum had misused the institution's world-class aeronautical restoration facility in Maryland for personal projects. (article 9)
Angered that the Smithsonian Institution sold a television network access to its treasures without consulting Congress, two influential members of the House have asked for a public airing of the business deal. (article 4)
The Smithsonian Institution has accelerated its search for a public or private partner to redevelop its landmark Arts and Industries Building, which has been closed to the public for three years since pieces of the roof began collapsing. (article 8)
Members of a Senate oversight committee yesterday recommended a shake-up of the Smithsonian Institution, starting with its governing board, whose members were depicted as out of touch with the management of the 160-year-old museum complex. (article 10)
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Smithsonian, Institution, Regents, Showtime, collection |
Source articles
- Controversial CEO to Leave Smithsonian Business Ventures (Washington Post, 04/04/2008, 574 words)
- Smithsonian Hands Over TV Contract (Washington Post, 04/04/2008, 419 words)
- Smithsonian Deal Was Not Made in Secret, Small Says (Washington Post, 04/04/2008, 529 words)
- Capitol Hill Joins Criticism of Smithsonian Film Deal (Washington Post, 04/04/2008, 548 words)
- Smithsonian TV Contract Spurs Panel To Cut Funds (Washington Post, 04/04/2008, 559 words)
- Historians Protest Smithsonian's Deals (Washington Post, 04/04/2008, 606 words)
- Small's House Rarely Used For Business (Washington Post, 04/04/2008, 534 words)
- Smithsonian Seeks Partner To Save Mall Landmark (Washington Post, 04/04/2008, 512 words)
- Smithsonian Ordered to Reinstate Fired Official (Washington Post, 04/04/2008, 459 words)
- Smithsonian Termed 'Endangered'; Board's Structure Questioned (Washington Post, 04/04/2008, 541 words)
- With Budget Cuts, House Panel Scolds Troubled Smithsonian (Washington Post, 04/04/2008, 362 words)
- Jazz Cafe to Swing Through September (Washington Post, 04/04/2008, 425 words)
- The Feathers That Caused a Flap (Washington Post, 04/04/2008, 1009 words)
- U.S. Charges Smithsonian Secretary (Washington Post, 04/04/2008, 879 words)
- Small Gets 2 Years' Probation (Washington Post, 04/03/2008, 522 words)
- Smithsonian's Small Still Awaits Word on Community Service (Washington Post, 04/04/2008, 863 words)
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