The Art and Science of Celestial Navigation Across the Smithsonian Universe

Organized by

Julia Blakely,

Rare Book Catalog Librarian,

Smithsonian Institution Libraries

,

Cara Fama,

National Museum of American Indian

and

Vilma Ortiz-Sanchez,

National Museum of American Indian

,

Introduction

Michelle Delaney,

Assistant Director, History and Culture,

National Museum of American Indian

,

Welcome

David Penney,

Associate Director,

National Museum of American Indian

,

Moderator

David DeVorkin,

Senior Curator,

National Air and Space Museum

,

Speakers

Doug Herman,

Senior Geographer,

National Museum of American Indian

,

The Art of Oceanic Canoe Building

Julia Blakely,

Rare Book Catalog Librarian,

Smithsonian Institution Libraries

,

Navigating by the Book

Fath Davis Ruffins,

Curator, African American History and Culture,

National Museum of American History

,

Symbol and Reality: The North Star in American Culture (Follow the Drinking Gourd)

William Fitzhugh,

Senior Scientist, Curator of North American Archaeology and Director, Arctic Studies Center,

National Museum of Natural History

,

Navigating the Arctic: Vikings, Inuit, and Narwhals

Karen Lemmey,

Curator of Sculpture,

Smithsonian American Art Museum

,

Joseph Cornell, Containing the Universe in a Box

Chad W. Graham,

Chairman, Seamanship and Navigation,

United States Naval Academy

,

Celestial Navigation at the United States Naval Academy

Paul Ceruzzi,

Curator Emeritus, Electronics and Computing,

National Air and Space Museum

,

GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo: New Celestial Bodies