NMAI Artist Leadership Program Part 3: Smithsonian Museum Support Center

The first week of our trip to Washington, D.C. was spent in orientation, getting hands on with our first set of artifacts, artist training, and a lunchtime presentation at the Cultural Resources Center. We also made our first visit to the Library of Congress, but we'll save that experience for another post. For this one, here are photos from our experience in the MSC where we handled artifacts in the National Museum of Natural History Department of Anthropology.

Week One: Smithsonian Museum Support Center

Amazing...the things beyond those doors

It's great when you have someone who can get you past those doors

Felicia Pickering, Collections Specialist, was our key to the vaults inside the National Museum of Natural History Anthropology department

Much treasure in hall after hall. We were able to view select items, namely, all Choctaw ones they held

We took over 500 photos in the short time we were there

One of my favorites. Handled with care

Getting shots of and the feel of every detail

Stickball!

Very cool handmade drums

Hundreds of more detailed shots of the objects at the MSC are stored away for our further inspection as we write and tell the stories of our Choctaw history.

Chahta Siah,

Sarah Elisabeth & Lynda Kay