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Citizen Historians
for the Smithsonian

Protect History​

 

Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian is an all-volunteer effort to document everything on display at the Smithsonian’s 21 museums, the national zoo, and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial museum.​

 

Founded August 21, 2025, in its first year volunteers for this project recruited

  • 20+ volunteer captains led 

  • 300+ volunteers who documented over 

  • 73,000 photos and videos cheered on by a list of 

  •  2,600+ citizen historians. Their documentation covered 

  • 100% of the Smithsonian displays in DC and NY, and other potentially targeted institutions and exhibits. 

Volunteer to help interpret signs.

Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian is organizing volunteer docents to interpret the administration mandated signs warning people about "inaccurate information" in the National Museum of American History.​​

Not in DC or NY but want to help?

We are looking for volunteers who might have 2-3 hours to visit and document one of the 40+ touring Smithsonian exhibitions.​​

Live in DC or NY?

We still need volunteers to visit and document as exhibits change.

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Our Mission and Vision

Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian is an all-volunteer effort to document everything on display at the Smithsonian’s 21 museums, the national zoo, and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial museum.​

 

Founded August 21, 2025, in its first 7 weeks volunteers for this project recruited

  • 1700+ volunteers who have donated

  • 50,000+ photographs and videos and documented 

  • 100% of current Smithsonian exhibits led by

  • 20+ volunteer captains, each working to document one full museum.

Sign-up to volunteer today and receive our newsletter.

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