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ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was May 25 – May 29, 2020
No one can keep up with everything, so let us do it for you. We’ll gather the top Smithsonian stories from across the country and around the world each week so you’ll never be at a loss for conversation around the water cooler.
Slowly, but steadily, the Smithsonian moves toward reopening.
Art
‘I Don’t Have The Kind Of Refuge I Find At The Hirshhorn’: An Art Lover’s Postcard To D.C.
WAMU 88.5 – American University Radio – May 26, 2020
Coronavirus
Shuttered natural history museums fight for survival amid COVID-19 ‘heartbreak’
Science – May 28, 2020
Smithsonian collecting items to document impact of COVID-19
Scripps National via WCPO – May 28, 2020
The Experience of Visiting Museums on the Mall Will Be Much Different Whenever They Reopen | Washingtonian (DC)
Washingtonian Magazine – May 28, 2020
How museums are adapting during the coronavirus pandemic
The Hill – May 28, 2020
As DC starts to reopen, Smithsonian takes more caution
WTOP.com – May 27, 2020
In Phase 2 of reopening, theaters and museums are a go. But the Smithsonian will take it slow.
The Washington Post – May 27, 2020
Coronavirus Report: The Hill’s Steve Clemons interviews Kim Sajet
The Hill – May 27, 2020
Anacostia Community Museum wants your local ‘Moments of Resilience’ stories for digital exhibit
Wusa9 – May 27, 2020
State of the art: How museums are preparing to open amid coronavirus crisis
NBCNEWS.com – May 26, 2020
Science and Technology
Climate Change And Deforestation Mean Earth’s Trees Are Younger and Shorter
National Public Radio – May 29, 2020
First US space launch since 2011
FOX 5 DC – May 27, 2020
Four cheetah cubs at National Zoo’s facility in Northern Virginia are named
The Washington Post – May 27, 2020
Can NASA and Elon Musk lift off?
Politico – May 26, 2020
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Posted: 1 June 2020
