on the smithsonian id card it has the initials of the museum, national air and space museum.n i came back they said you don't have initials on yours, you are not a museum and i said wait a minute, that is disrespectful. they said you are not anything because you don't have words on your card. you are going to put 10 am ac even though i can't spell on this card, that was a symbol this was an equal part of the smithsonian. so much of what we did early on was to fight for respect, that this was an equal museum and as i said i made sure they called the deputy director of the museum, not of the project and that was crucial. >> we mentioned one republican president but the contribution of george w. bush should not be overlooked. >> i can't say enough about george w. bush. i was very friendly, got to know laura bush before i knew him and laura bush used to ask me to give her books to read so i gave her james baldwin. she read them and i said i am impressed so i got to know her and the president and george bush is so crucial because when people were saying this museum should not be o

it deserves its own museum. but i have to be honest, when i came back, there were a lot of people within the smithsonian themselves who said this shouldn't happen. i remember going to a meeting very early on with other museum directors, and one of them said we've got to worry about what lonnie and others are doing because that building -- they are raising money that is going to hurt the smithsonian. and we had to say i thought we were part of the smithsonian. for me the best example is something very small. on the smithsonian id card, it has the initials of the museum nasm, national aerospace museum. when i came back, they said you don't have initials on yours. you are not a museum. and i said wait a minute. that's disrespectful. and they said you are not anything because you don't have words on your card. so what i had to do was actually go in a meeting with senior leadership of the smithsonian and say you are going to put the initials on this card because for me that was a symbol that this was an equal part of

, or the art museums. we want to build on that, and my sense is that any support that we get will allow us to continue to hire people that will help the center do its, work but also, as you know, one of the things that is important for us is that the latino center is following the pattern we did at the american museum, to create a gallery that would allow you to do exhibitions, allow you to hire staff, allow you to build collections. any of the resources that we have will also go into that, because it's very important for us to demonstrate in very concrete ways, here is the space where that important story is told. >> thank you. i hope that the work that the latino center is doing will allow the groundwork for the passage of the legislation to create a new latino museum. i think it's critical that congress take action, not just to support your existing facilities and needs, but also to build this new museum. we talked about you, and friends group in support of the museum creation and others. have you had t

or emphasis in museums. today you mentioned asian-americans, asian-pacific americans. latinos, latino-americans and women's museum, all that's been part of this discussion. assuming those would happen, are they enreasonable to think out of them would happen or any of them would be in place within a decade? maybe we learn enough from at the 11-year evident with we got started we'd be ten done years from new hampshire that's too long to wait to tell all the story as effectively as we can. are you giving consideration to more prominence of those stories in the existing facilities, which of cures would mean telling less of other stories in the museum. what would the plan be on all areas form the coming decade, no matter what we decide to do in terms of a facility for one or more of those other important components of who we are? >> my career has been about expanding the cannon, making sure we understand the rich diversity of america, not to explore just the particular community but to help us understand who we a

or emphasis in museums.you mentioned asian americans, asian-pacific americans, latinos, latino americans and women's museum all part of this discussion. what would our plan be on all those areas for the coming decade no matter what we decide to do in terms of a facility for one or more of those other important components of who we are? >> my career has been about expanding the canon. making sure that we understand the rich diversity of america, not to explore just the particular community but help us understand who we are as americans. i'm bringing that commitment to the rest of the smithsonian. it's my expectation we will build on the work of the asian american pacific center that's really doing important work helping us find new collections and new stories. i'm thinking about how as we create the virtual smithsonian these issues should be at the hearts of people will be able to tap that virtual presence and understand latino issues, african american issues, issues of gender. were not waiting at any museum

or emphasis and museums. today you mentioned asian pacific americans, latinos, latino americans in the women's museum part of this discussion. assuming those would happen and it's unreasonable to think all would happen or any of them will be in place with the decade, maybe we learned enough that if we got started would be ten years from now. that's too long to tell all the stories as effectively as we can, are you coming to get his toy in the existing facilities which would mean telling less of the others, what what are plan b on all of those areas for the coming decade no matter what we decide to do in terms of its facility for those components of who we are. >> my career has been about expanding the canon, making sure we understand a rich diversity of america and not to explore the community but to help us understand who we are as americans. i'm bringing that commitment to the smithsonian. it is my expectation we will build on the work of the asian american pacific center that is doing important work helpin

air and space museum. am here because of someone who knew nothing about museums, and hired them. and i am here because of my dear friend, the 13th secretary of the smithsonian, dr. david skorton. thank you, david. [applause] a long and proud history undergirds the smithsonian. as a historian, i appreciate the weight of this legacy. well we should read back and revel in the past we must never , be trapped by our traditions, the smithsonian has always been a forward-looking institution, a site to shape, capture and share innovation with our audiences. we supported early experimentation in rocketry. we developed the forerunner for the national weather service. we helped the nation understand and celebrate its bicentennial. we worked to save coral reefs, and recently captured the first-ever image of a black hole. i am deeply proud of this legacy, but i am even prouder about the work that is yet to come. i have always been moved, impressed by the productivity of my colleagues, from our world-class exhibitions a

we hope that your years of experience at the national museum of american history at the national museumf african-american history and culture will ease the inevitable learning curve associated with your new position as its secretary, because with our enthusiastic support for you comes high expectations. [laughter] the smithsonian is more than the sum of its parts. separately, we are the world's largest collective of museums, libraries and research centers. we have expanded dramatically from the institution's origins, but the concept of one smithsonian, a kind of e pluribus unum for the institution is still a tantalizing vision on the horizon. together we have the capacity to harness our very strengths and provide an unparalleled opportunity to fulfill the smithsonian's mandate. we stand at a moment where truth or expertise are sometimes questioned. the smithsonian exists to champion those qualities. to uphold our mission requires a shared commitment to use our reputation and resources to be a voice for knowledge, knowledge derived from first-class research, groundbreaking publications,

reach many museums in addition to that special place. and now it is important to recognize that lonnie brings to the secretary's office hands-on experience in the day-to-day work of employees throughout the smithsonian, employees who are the foundation of the institution's success. we all know that lonnie has already done much to further the smithsonian's mission for the increase and diffusion of knowledge. today he receives the reward for his tireless and successful hard work, a call from the regents that he do more. by unanimous vote we have placed our trust in lonnie g. bunch iii to be the 14th secretary of the smithsonian institution. secretary bunch, i have the privilege of presenting you with a ceremonial key. prior secretaries have held this key intern key in turn, as each secretary labored to make the smithsonian greater still. i know the key will have significance for you. i have heard the story of how, when you were appointed to lead the creation of the new museum, you went to inspect your office space and found the door locked

we are currently in the statehood room of the museum. this is the area that discusses the reasons for west virginia becoming a state in 1863. western virginians were looking to become a state earlier than improvementsing at that were not happening in the area. inroads of transportation for not with the expected. ton the civil war came along join the confederacy, that is when west virginia called for separation. western virginians were very divided over slavery. region, what side they were involved in, there were brothers who one would fight for the confederacy and the other for the union. even though they wanted statehood, they wanted to become a separate state, the state of west virginia, they were very divided on slavery. we are now in the transportation section of the museum. just after statehood, west virginia, now that they are railroads,developing transportation routes. things about this time is the development in coal and oil and gas. those are natural resources west virginia had plenty of with the development of transportation. t

heist of 18th century jewels in dresden continues to occupy germany as police scour the green vault museum for clues as to who could be behind it. all the 1st motor car hit the roads in the 888 after german engineer col benz patented his band's 3 wheeler it was in the early 20th century that automobiles became more widely available and abruptly changed every aspect of our lives well now with cars on the brink of a new driverless era an exhibition at london's victoria and albert museum looks at their wide ranging cultural impact. looks just like a tri circle but it's actually the 1st car from. the famous motor ford from knight you know the advent of the assembly line of 1st sort of the mass production of motorized vehicles with serious consequences for society they looked at ford and what had been achieved with the model t. so you find a lot of design is. thinking about what the future of design might be you know about house design is in particular what we showcased in the exhibition piece to think about standardize ation as a way of producing goods quickly and what they were really interes

yes they say you know the museum had a large piece of its history stolen. but they're also seen a piece of their cultural history a piece of the city history was stolen as well. and it's interesting when you look at the artifacts themselves if you've ever been to visit this vault you know that they're you know they're really identifiable that they're very special. given that air and what is likely to happen to these artifacts. what we don't know directly however there are 3 main scenarios that we kicked around i mean they could be sold directly to an individual. buyer on the international market with people thinking that this may have been like a focus attack looking for specific pieces others are suggesting that as we heard in the report there that the pieces could be melted down like we saw happen to a large gold coin that was most likely stolen from a berlin museum around 2 years ago still others are on wondering if this could be an attempt to blackmail the museum or blackmail the city but so far the police have been very tight lipped and we don't actual

and the goldsmith fetched who was the museum's 1st ever director.because he immediately knew it had been made by vikings or more and more pieces mysteriously came to light so the museum director went to hidden say bargained with the fisherman and managed to acquire 16 of these amazing pieces of jewelry or and for this museum soft sifton tide it is a toy yeah. do you know what everything is someone i can tell that's a necklace but with the rest you'll have to help me. win. another lucy recognized is the only place that's really solid gold. this is also it consists of several gold rods twisted to. other than maybe and we had the most beautiful object in the entire ensemble. a kind of approach used as a class for an outer garment that might have. the backing from franconian court attire this round fibula was used in their clothing. or. talked of in the scandinavians originally had to be lame or didn't. then we have these pendants they have proper legs so you can hang them on a chain as if you had none of the common often and you'll be sure this treasur

these three countries are members of our museum, so we are a real international museum. and they sort of steer our fate, let's say n a way. so despite whatever happens in international relations in our museum people come together. so we still live as today the transatlantic relations, friendship lieu the years. hess tree has this potential to tell a positive story and say that's what we have, you never can steal it from us. our museum is charged to show the merits western allies for berlin and jearlny as a whole. the first exhibition was in 1994. today our permanent exhibition focuses on the process of how enemies became friends. and you would think what about the russians? they also were allies. there is another museum -- well in east berlin, right in the beginning and the museum in berlin became a sort of museum in charge -- well, first showing the german war in the soviet union. but that's the place where the soviets have their spot, let's say. our memorial culture is sort of really a process of or a result cold war. we will see how it comes together one day. our muse

thieves making off with a hall of 18th century jewels from a dresden museum the meticulously planned raid saw the criminals entering and exiting the green vault museum within minutes and carefully covering up their traces after they lifted a stash of diamants rubies emeralds and stuff. treasures that even the french king louis the 14th was said to be jealous of the gemstone sets of the saxon prince elector 3 of them have been stolen the material value is estimated to be in the millions their cultural value is incalculable and they'd fight. and it's a unique collection the biggest saxon treasure of the 18th century which is at the heart of a cultural heritage. that's just a few years ago the museum's previous direct to claim that sophisticated alarm system was on par with fort knox but on monday this threw a spanner in the works around 5 am a fire in an electricity junction box near the causal suddenly plunged the building into darkness and the thief struck. you could also. the perpetrators entered through a window facing the castle square cut through the bars smashed the window pane

st catherine's monastery was turned into a museum.the most remarkable of its countless exhibits this viking treasure was discovered after a storm washed up on the neighboring island of hidden see. this in viking treasure doing and she wasn't to. be hidden it's a treasure came to. because back in 873 a woman went to a goldsmith here and. wanted to know what one of the pieces was worth as it looked a bit like gold. and the goldsmith fetched who was the museum's 1st ever director. because he immediately knew it had been made by vikings more and more at peace. as mysteriously came to light so the museum director went to hidden say bargained with the fisherman and managed to acquire 16 of these amazing pieces of jewelry for this museum shaft safed untied it is a toy and smokes yeah investors do you know what everything is someone i can tell that's a necklace but with the rest you'll have to help me buy investment him enough to win it. and then only see recognized is the only place that's really solid gold. this is also mere than it consist

as well and there are lots of of course the museum all thought. exactly sure what's missing here this and you wonder will how come that day. well that's due in part to the nature of the forensic work that's going on with inside the building i mean it's still an active crime scene of course which means museum officials have not really been allowed to get a good look at what's inside the case we've been told they were briefly allowed in earlier in the day and could take some photos but you have to remember there are 97 different objects that were present in the case and it's going to take a while for them to actually go through and take a catalog of a what has actually been taken also complicating the issue is apparently many of the jewels themselves were sprayed with some type of white substance police think it was actually the residue from a fire extinguisher in an attempt to. kind of get away some of some of the traces they may have left behind and that's also complicating the matter. is in the interest in finding here thank you now take a look a

equal representation on the on the walls of museums. ok we'll wrap it up much appreciate it so i'm just this for men and boys party leader might become a women's rights activist maria beatrice juvenility thank you both. appreciate you guys what she is but with updates on our top stories and often it. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation community. are you going the right way or are you being led. by. what is true. is faith. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. or inmate in the shallow. i am max kaiser this is the kaiser report you asked and china are edging closer toward greater and greater ravelry care of the 21st century.

he was executive director of the national church still museum. -- churchill museum. an englishman.d, we won't hold that against anyone here. a visiting professor of british history at westminster college. he is professor of war studies at the royal military academy and sam harris. he taught at the london school theconomics and at university of cambridge. i am feeling like an underachiever here. in addition to leading the pritzker museum and library as an author, scholar and teacher. his ba was from queen military college in london. the london school of economics and political science, later, modern british history and phd from pembroke college and the university of cambridge. wordsy -- to say a few about pritzker military museum and library, join me in welcoming dr. rob havers. [applause] havers: thank you for that introduction. yes, i am here with the loyalist accent. i hope you will forgive me. i am the president ceo at the pritzker military museum and library located in chicago. atn colonel pritzker found the museum back in 2003, she envisioned an institution that

who made off with the priceless catch of jews from the green vault museum in dresden the treasure is a tremendous source of pride and the bold 30 ft has left many locals speechless a moment thank god it's hard to believe thieves could crawl through such a tiny hole i'm devastated that. the green vultures one of the oldest museums in europe and or forty's believe up to 100 items could have been stolen the museum says the jewels are priceless so you've broken before dawn on monday closed circuit security footage shows 2 men in a brutal smash and grab attack experts fear the culprits will cash in the booty the very sad reality is that such criminal acts are connected to money laundering to trading arms a cetera aren't experts asserting that unloading the treasure will be difficult that's why some hope the museum may out some at least be able to buy them back by paying a ransom the best possible outcome would be if the jewels that have been stolen would be offered to the director of the museum by a call and the worst outcome would be if the drugs melted and taken out of their setting. at

palace in the german city of dresden and make off with diamond jewelry of it measurable cultural value museum authorities say it is a disaster but to not know exactly what's missing yes. also coming up. a little bit of beating her frustration as you meet the young georgian activist who lost an eye of antigovernment protests and has become one of the faces of the push for reform and making the best of the bad news hong kong leader kerry lamb thanks to voters for a peaceful election but says the landslide result that went against her will not change her mind she promises of rebuke but no reform will get the latest from tom calm plus. down. the mountain. she has one of the voices of rock and roll and today tina turner turns 80. i'm sara kelly walked into the program every it's like a hollywood movie script thieves have broken into one of europe's most renowned museums and made off with a haul of priceless 18th century jewelry now police in the german city of dresden are still looking for the robbers while devastated museum officials try and work out what they've lost dresden screen vault museum

still looking for clues that they hope might lead them to the robbers all devastated museum officials are trying to work out what exactly they lost. treasures that even the french king louis the 14th was said to be jealous of the gemstone sets of the saxon prince elector 3 of them have been stolen their material value is estimated to be in the millions their cultural value is and calculable and they fight and it's a unique collection the biggest saxon treasure of the 18th century which is at the heart of that cultural heritage. that's just a few years ago the museum's previous direct acclaimed sophisticated alarm system was on par with fort knox but on monday this threw a spanner in the works around 5 am a fire in an electricity junction box near the consul suddenly plunged the building into darkness and the thieves struck you could also. the perpetrators entered through a window facing the castle square cut through the bars smashed the window pane and targeted a specific display case. between the 2. surveillance video shows them breaking the display case the guards then called the po

he joined the museum staff and 2016 and helped complete the core exhibition prior to the museum opening in 2017. he has since helped to curate two special exhibitions. matthew is the lead curator of "the cost of revolution, " and he is here to tell you the story. (applause) >> good morning, everybody. thank you for that kind introduction. it is a pleasure to stand here today to talk about a project that has consumed my life for the last two years. a project that has long roots back to my childhood and i will talk about that a little bit. my presentation today is about curating "the cost of revolution, " broken into two parts, the detective part and the story of richard st. george. i would like to again thank the military museum and library for sponsoring this conference along with the richard c. von hess foundation. i want to make one shout out to the curatorial team here at the museum, of which i am a part of, led by dr. philip mead. my colleagues have pushed me and asked me great questions and what has resulted from those questions, and also leadership by scott stevenson, has produced

palace in the german city of dresden and make off with diamond jewelry measurable cultural value museum authorities are still figuring out what is missing. making the best of bad news hong kong's leader carrie lamb thanks voters for a peaceful election but says the last 5 result that went against her will not change her mind and. she's got one of the voices of rock'n'roll tina turner hit 80 needs another hero. i'm sumi so much got that then you for joining us well it reads like a hollywood movie script thieves have broken into one of europe's most renowned museums and made off with priceless 18th century jewelry police in the german city of dresden are still looking for the robbers well devastated museum officials try to work out what they've lost. dresden screen vault museum home to one of europe's greatest collections of treasures now it's a crime scene after burglars snatched up to $95.00 pieces of the 18th century jewelry from these cabinets including diamonds and rubies this is one of the sets that was stolen exactly how many items were taken from this set is still unknown dresden

, pritzker military museum & library, and the richard c. von hess foundation. >> good evening, all, and welcome to the american revolution, in america's founding never hood neighborhood. we are two blocks from independence hall. you are in the headquarters of the american revolution, some of the oldest founding era documents surviving objects and buildings within a couple blocks of where we are sitting, but the building you are in, we are one of the newest cultural institutions. the museum of the american revolution opened on april 19, 2017. i know this crowd knows the significance of april's 19th april 19. the museum, in the last two years, we welcomed more than 800,000 visitors from around the world. we have 16,000 square-feet of immersive galleries, more than 500 works of arts, objects, manuscripts underplay display at any time. one of the treasures we refer to as the washington war tent, or the field headquarters of general george washington presented dramatically in the museum here. it has become a great favorite with our visitors. we

that's just a few years ago the museum's previous direct acclaimed sophisticated alarm system was on par with fort knox but on monday this threw a spanner in the works around 5 am a fire in an electricity junction box near the causal suddenly plunged the building into darkness and the thieves struck. the perpetrators entered through a window facing the casa square cut through the bars smashed the window pane and targeted a specific display case. between a. surveillance video shows them breaking the display case the guards then called the police but when they arrived just 5 minutes later the perpetrators had already fled potentially using a car which had later been found in an underground car park and set on fire with me on this he had considered the security measures in place at the state collections in the dresden causal to be excellent and extensive we can now see that this wasn't the case experts believe the alarm system may no longer have been state of the yacht. when i had to for minimum one could have quite simply prevented such a break in with a decent security strategy mechan

museum of civil war medicine. he worked on a number of civil war related jobs and in fredericksburg and spotsylvania. this talk is entitled discovering clara barton's missing soldiers office. mr. wynn. >> thank you very much. hello everybody. good morning. i am so excited to be here this morning, talking about something i am very passionate about. the story of clara barton and her role during the american civil war. i am the director of interpretation at the clara barton missing soldiers office and museum and the national museum of civil war medicine. i will explain how that connection works in just a bit. i wanted to introduce what i am going to be discussing today. can we see a show of hands, how many of you have heard of the clara barton missing soldiers office museum before? how many have been there? excellent. i am glad to see some hands in the audience. thank you for coming. for those of you who have heard of the museum before, i hope you will come and visit. i hope the rest of you will be excited about comi

news live from by live a spectacular heist at one of the world's oldest museums thieves break into the royal palace in the german city of days did a make off with diamonds and jewelry all in measurable cultural value also coming off leaks the documents to shed light on the chinese government mass detention of legal muslims in a network of prison camps beijing insists that simply voluntary educations and. i'm helena humphrey glad you could join me here in a germany thieves have pulled off a spectacular heist at what it europe's most renowned museum's police in the east in a german city of today's didn't say that the break in the green falls collection took place in the early hours of monday morning the newt includes priceless early 18th century jewelry the state museum is home to around $4000.00 objects made of ivory gold silver and. dressed in green vault museum home to one of europe's greatest collections of treasures now it's a crime scene after burglars snatch several sets of early 18th century jewelry including diamonds and rubies dressed in police say the thieves entered through a

palace in the german city of dresden and make off with diamond jewelry up in measurable cultural back museum authorities are still figuring out what business is also coming up at least 7 are dead and hundreds injured as an earthquake hits albania rescue workers are trying to find people trapped in collapsed buildings but there's no word yet on how many they're looking for we'll get an update from the capital tehran. for beating her frustration i'm going to be young georgian activist who has lost an eye in anti-government protests and become one of the faces of the push for a full band. around. got one of the voices of rock and roll tina turner 80 who needs another hero. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us so it reads like a hollywood movie script thieves have broken into one of europe's most renowned museums and made off with priceless 18th century jewelry police in the german city of dresden are still looking for the robbers all devastated newseum officials try to work out what they've lost. dresden screenful museum home to one of europe's greatest collections of treasures no

members of his family didn't go to the museum. lincoln did in 1863 i think it was heated blog on -- and mrs. lincoln welcomed tom thumb and mrs. come to the white house right after their wedding in new york city which borrow barnum engineered. and as i just read, he felt comfortable sending lincoln a telegram. so, i don't think that there was a close relationship. it's interesting that people who were very close to barnum such as forest braley, very close, they had spent many nights at the house. he doesn't mention him at all in the memoirs. there is no mention at all. there's other memoirs i can't recall at the moment but the same thing is true and of course he ended up running for office two and so they could be that he was just very aware of the negative sides of the public reputation and so that's why he stayed clear in the memoir. >> could you explain please let the relationship wawhatthe relan barnum and tufts college, why was there some relationship to their? >> while, it is often described as a universalist institution. i

in the german city of dresden and make off with diamond jewelry up in the national cultural value museum authorities are still figuring out what's missing. at least 13 are dead and hundreds injured as an earthquake hits albania rescue workers are trying to find people trapped in collapsed buildings but there's no word yet on how many to looking for an update from the capital to run up and. down that. she's got one of the voices of rock and roll tina turner hits 80 who needs another hero. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us so we start here in berlin where thousands of farmers have rolled into the city to protest against the government's agricultural policies now the farmers have driven. and from all around the country and they've been causing serious traffic jams in and around the capital organizers say they expect $10000.00 to join the culmination of the protest at brandenburg gate of the farmers are fighting plans to introduce stricter protections of insects and the environment. and let's go right to our correspondent is that brenda burg a for us hi emma good to see you

palace in the german city of dresden and make off with diamond jewelry up in measurable cultural value museum authorities are still figuring out what is missing. also coming up at least 13 are dead and hundreds injured as an earthquake hits albania rescue workers are trying to find people trapped in collapsed buildings but there's no word yet on how many they're looking for for get the latest from the capital to run. a filmmaker finally gets his props ukranian all $0.08 off was unable to accept europe's top human rights award last year because he was in a russian prison now he's free and has accepted his award and. found that. she's got one of the voices of rock and roll tina turner hits 18 who needs another hero. i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us it reads like a hollywood movie script thieves for akin to one of europe's most renowned museums and make off with priceless 18th century jewelry but it really happened and police in the german city of dressin are still looking for the robbers while devastated museum officials try to work out what they've lost. dresden screenful museu

i certainly encourage you to explore all the activities of the museum. before joining as president and was president of the foundation in lexington virginia. he was also executive director of the national churchill museum and vice president of the churchill institute at , but he is actually , i'm told.an we don't hold that against anyone here. he's a visiting professor at westminster college. he taught at the london school of economics and political science and at the university of cambridge. i'm feeling like an underachiever, i have to say. [chuckles] in addition to leading the pritzker military museum & library, he is an accomplished scholar and teacher. his ba in politics was from queen mary college university of london and his ma -- and he has an ma and phd from cambridge. to say a few words for pritzker military museum & library, ji -- join me in welcoming the doctor. >> thank you for the wonderful introduction. i'm here with the loyalist accent this evening. i hope you will forgive me. it's great to be here. as you heard, the library is located in