Smithsonian Week in Long Beach

Aside from being a city alive with arts and cultural organizations, Long Beach can also boast being the only city nationwide affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution, our country’s first museum. As a Smithsonian affiliate the Arts Council invites Smithsonian scholars every March to visit our city and participate in a week of events and activities designed around an educational and cultural theme to support the interests of Long Beach residents. During Smithsonian Week, scholars visit schools to give assemblies and lectures to students from elementary to university level. Smithsonian Week scholars introduce new perspectives on artistic and cultural concepts, providing an opportunity for educators to extend classroom learning. Beyond school-site visits, Smithsonian Week additionally provides community programming, activities and an annual gala to create educational and cultural awareness for all Long Beach residents.

To apply for Smithsonian Week in Long Beach click here on the application link Smithsonian Week 2008 School Application to watch Smithsonian Week in action click here on the Smithsonian Week Video link. To learn more about Smithsonian Week, visit the Smithsonian Week website by clicking www.smithsonianweek.com

Smithsonian Week 2007 is made possible in part through the generosity of Major Sponsors: City of Long Beach, Evalyn M. Bauer Foundation, Long Beach Unified School District. Supporting Sponsors: BNSF Railway, Downtown Long Beach Associates, The Port of Long Beach. Neighborhood Sponsors: Dekra-lite Industries, Inc., The Boeing Company, JetBlue Airways, Signal Hill Petroleum. Donating Sponsors: THUMS Long Beach Company, City of Long Beach Parks, Recreation & Marine, Long Beach Scottish Rite Event Center, The Coast Hotel, Guesthouse Hotel, The Queen Mary Hotel, Hilton Long Beach, Courtyard by Marriott, Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau, Supervisor Don Knabe, 4th District, County of Los Angeles, Thomas McConville, Mr. Cat Productions, Chick-fil-A. Media Partners: Long Beach Press-Telegram, Charter Communications, Destinations/Long Beach Business Journal, Gazette Newspapers, KKJZ 88.1, T-Lily McNair, American Indian Airwaves (KPFK), KBeach.org/The Prime Spot Radio Show. We additionally thank other contributors whose gifts were made after March 5, 2007.