The ELITE Workers
My main intern project was to create a short documentary on the Building Service Workers (Custodians) at the Smithsonian, that…Read More
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Garbology
Garbology: “The study of trash and its origins” All of the Smithsonian Institution (SI) museums in the Washington,…Read More
Facilities Career Development Expo 2016
Smithsonian Arts & Industries Building, April 13, 2016 Before the start of my summer internship with the Smithsonian…Read More
Facilities Fun for Everyone: Using Rhyme to Communicate Museum Rules to Our Youngest Visitors
While completing a routine inspection of the National Fossil Exhibit in the National Museum of Natural History, conservation…Read More
SF Team Hosts Variety of Activities for Earth Day
At the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Earth Day brought together facilities staff, scientists, office workers, and lab technicians…Read More
The Museum Mindfulness Project
At the Smithsonian, our buildings host millions of visitors each year. Visitors, researchers, and staff all interact with…Read More
Watch & Learn About OFMR
The Office of Facilities Management and Reliability (OFMR) operates and maintains the facilities of the Smithsonian Institution in…Read More
Infrared Thermography (IR)
“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.” – Jonathan Swift Infrared Thermography (IR), using…Read More
Clean Math: Smithsonian Facilities Team Participates in First Ever National Math Festival
Eight FM employees show children and adults how math is relevant to cleaning, masonry, and other FM fields…Read More
Facilities & Families: 2015 Bring Your Sons and Daughters to Work Day
It is not every day that more than a dozen children pull fire alarms in the National Air…Read More