Smithsonian Accepts Michelle Obama’s Inaugural Ball Gown

WASHINGTON, DC.- First Lady Michelle Obama formally presented the gown she wore to the 2009 inaugural balls to the Smithsonian’s First Ladies Collection Tuesday, March 9, during a ceremony at the National Museum of American History. The gown will be displayed in the center of a new gallery addition to the museum’s popular exhibition, “The First Ladies at the Smithsonian.” The new gallery, “A First Lady’s Debut,” opens to the public March 10. The one-shouldered, white-silk chiffon gown, created by [...]

Bill Moggridge Named Director of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt

NEW YORK, NY.- Bill Moggridge, designer of the first laptop computer in 1980 and co-founder of IDEO, the renowned innovation and design firm, has been named director of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York, effective March 2010. Moggridge has a global reputation as a designer, having pioneered interaction design and integrated human factors into the design of computer software and hardware. “Bill Moggridge is an entrepreneur, innovator and visionary leader in the design world,” said Smithsonian Secretary [...]