Hi everyone, The Smithsonian Archives of American Art is hosting a Backstage Pass for Wikimedians interesting in American art history. This Backstage Pass will allow you a behind-the-scenes peek at original documents and hear the untold stories behind America's best known art and artists! *July 28, Friday 9:15 am - 5:00 pm* At the Archives of American Art, Washington, D.C. In addition to a private tour of the archival storage facilities, research areas and digitization labs, we will meet with Jason Stieber, Collections Specialist for the United States, who will share the process of acquiring papers, stories related to acquisitions, and sneak peeks at newly acquired papers. Afterward, Archivist Jean Fitzgerald will share rarely seen documents and stories about the collections. We will have lunch with the Archives staff, followed by a targeted edit-a-thon, made possible by access to free WiFi, knowledgeable staff, and primary and secondary resources. After the edit-a-thon, we will visit theDonald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Patent_Office_Building>to visit the Archives' latest exhibition in the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery gallery. Our Edit-a-thon will focus around the Armory Show of 1913, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2013. Lunch will be provided by the Archives of American Art. YOU MUST SIGN UP to participate. Again only 10 The day will end with a happy hour, in which ALL Wikimedians are invited. We are also inviting staff from GLAMs throughout the DC area, so it'll be a great networking opportunity. I do hope you'll join us for this special event! This will be the first time the Smithsonian has opened its doors and "secret world" to a free culture community like ours. Sarah -- GLAMWIKI Partnership Ambassador for the Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.glamwiki.org> Wikipedian-in-Residence, Archives of American Art <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SarahStierch> -- Sarah Stierch Consulting Historical, cultural & artistic research, advising & event planning. ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.sarahstierch.com/