Four new interviews are available. From the core programme we have Early Years Producer at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester Lucy Turner talking to TBIH's Beth Redmond-Jones about the Still Parents project. It won the Family Friendly Museum Award From Home 2020 / Going the Extra Mile. And CEO of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in Syria Ali Esmaiel talks to TBIH's Vinod Kumar MM about the Rehabilitation of Souk Al-Saqatiyya project. It received the ICCROM-Sharjah Grand Prix in 2020. 

In the IMAGINES series Digital Programs Producer, Exhibitions and Audience Experience, at Museums Victoria Bridget Hanna talks to TBIH's Brad Dunn about the River Connections project. It won the MAPDA BEST IN SHOW Award in 2020 for Multimedia. Effie Kapsalis, Senior Digital Program Officer at the Smithsonian, and Ryan King, Program Manager of the Open Access Initiative at the Office of the Under Secretary for Museums and Culture Smithsonian Institution, talk to TBIH's Brad Dunn about the Smithsonian Open Access project. It won the  MUSEWEB Exhibition or Collection Extension Award 2020 in Non-Web category.

New interviews are on the way!  

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Still Parents is the Whitworth’s award-winning programme to support families who have experienced the loss of a baby in pregnancy and just after birth. Launched in October 2019, in partnership with Sands (Stillbirth and Neo Natal Death Charity), the project provides workshops for participants to explore and share their experiences of baby loss through art, with the help and guidance from a practicing artist, alongside support from Manchester Sands volunteers. Lucy Turner is the founder of the ‘Still Parents’ programme at the Whitworth, which was created in response to the loss of her baby Jenny in 2016.

As part of Aga Khan Development Network’s humanitarian assistance activities in Syria, including emergency health care and food aid, Aga Khan trust for Culture undertook surveys and technical studies for the rehabilitation of Souk al-Saqatiyya. This was followed by a pilot project in the Aleppo Souk – the largest medieval souk in the Middle East – which had been severely damaged during the conflict. The prototype for conservation included all public spaces along 150 metres of the Souk, including the vaulted roof and central passageway, essential infrastructure, and utilities.

Learning Lab's River Connections is an immersive projection experience made in collaboration with First Peoples community members exploring their close connections to the land, animals, plants and rivers of Victoria. The five-minute experience takes audiences on a journey through the unique environment of the Murray River. It explores how all life is connected and dependent on a healthy environment to thrive, however overuse of the waterways and pollution from human activities put this at risk. This inspiring infinity projection of a beautiful river environment reminds viewers that we are all part of a dynamic web of life.

Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images—right now, without asking. We have released these images and data into the public domain as Creative Commons Zero (CC0). With new platforms and tools, you have easier access to more than 3 million 2D and 3D digital items from our collections—with many more to come. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, nine research centres, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo.