Tagged: the smithsonian

August 19, 2015 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Well, it’s official: The Smithsonian’s first crowdfunding campaign has officially ended… and it was a success! The organization announced last month that it has teamed up with Kickstarter to help fund a few projects. The first initiative was dedicated to Neil Armstrong’s famous spacesuit. The Smithsonian… Read More

July 31, 2015 @ 5:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to gain more support for its Neil Armstrong spacesuit project, the Smithsonian has successfully raised nearly $600,000 on Kickstarter thanks to over 7,500 backers. The project hit the crowdfunding platform last week with a mission to raise $500,000 to bring the famous spacesuit back… Read More

July 25, 2015 @ 8:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, famous learning and research institution, The Smithsonian, announced that it has joined forces with crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise funds for various projects. Kickstarter declared on its blog: “Kickstarter is a place that honors creativity, past and present. We celebrate creators who… Read More

July 23, 2015 @ 1:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few days after announcing its partnership with Kickstarter, The Smithsonian Institution received some supporters from a non-crowdfunding backer, D.C. congressional delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton. Norton introduced her bill to strengthen both the Smithsonian’s governance and fundraising capacity, marking the first significant change to the… Read More

July 20, 2015 @ 12:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Kickstarter announced that it has formed a partnership with The Smithsonian to launch a series of crowdfunding campaign for its museums. The popular funding platform declared: “Kickstarter is a place that honors creativity, past and present. We celebrate creators who are shaping the… Read More