Apr
03

ICYMI: Highlights from the week of March 30 – April 3, 2020

As the pandemic continues, museums are struggling to cope.

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Art and Design


A great artist’s life was interrupted by internment. Now an exhibition of his work is interrupted by a virus.

The Washington Post – April 2, 2020


Native Women Artists Finally Receive Their Due

Smithsonian.com – April 1, 2020


Coronavirus


Contract work continues at Smithsonian properties | ‘Employees are putting their lives at risk’

Wusa9April 3, 2020


The Helpers—Digital and IRL—Making a Difference During COVID-19

Newsweek – April 2, 2020


Behind the Scenes at the National Zoo, While It’s Closed to the Public

Washingtonian Magazine – April 1, 2020


Kennedy Center announces 250 more layoffs in wake of $25 million federal grant

The Washington Post – March 31, 2020


New York is one of the world’s great cities for the arts — but the damage from the pandemic is proving to be catastrophic

The Washington Post – March 31, 2020


At Edgewater Smithsonian campus, coronavirus pandemic could stunt climate change research

The Baltimore Sun March 31, 2020


History, Culture, and Education


This Smithsonian exhibit says something powerful about Native Americans, even through your screen

The Washington Post – April 2, 2020


Five Myths about Women’s History Month

Ms. Magazine Online – March 31, 2020


Science and Technology


Meet Ellen Stofan, The First Female Director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum

instyle.comApril 1, 2020


Cheetah milk delivered to National Zoo

Wusa9 – April 1, 2020


The Bloomberg 50

Bloomberg- April 3, 2020


 


Posted: 3 April 2020
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The editrix of the Torch is fired with a burning desire to ignite the flames of enthusiasm among her Smithsonian colleagues while brandishing the Torch of knowledge. She also likes puns.