Smithsonian Affiliation

Councilman Allan Meagher, Harold Closter (Smithsonian   Affiliations), Richard Huff (Irving Arts Center), Gus Tramp   and Aaron Glavas (Smithsonian Affiliations) recognize the   Irving Arts Center during the 2007 Transportation Summit.

The Smithsonian Affiliations program recognized the Irving Art Center's ongoing commitment to excellence by including the institution in its program in 2007. This partnership gives the Arts Center the ability to borrow from the Smithsonian's extensive collection of artifacts – incorporating selections from the 136-million object collection into future exhibitions. Other benefits include access to the Smithsonian's educational resources and expertise in the fields of conservation, collections care and exhibition development. The Arts Center also offers a dual membership for patrons with Smithsonian Affiliations. Click here to learn more about the Arts Center's membership program.

ABOUT SMITHSONIAN AFFILIATIONS
Smithsonian Affiliations offers museums, non-profit cultural institutions and educational organizations across the country the opportunity to work in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution and to have greater access to Smithsonian collections and resources.

The program has established partnerships with 160 museums and educational and cultural organizations in 39 states, the District of Columbia, Panama and Puerto Rico since it was first established in 1996.

In addition, the program provides outreach opportunities including curriculum development, lectures, traveling exhibitions, workshops, study tours and more.

Smithsonian Affiliations