ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was August 17 – 22, 2020
2blockquote>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 about what’s happening in our world.
Panda pandemic pregnancy confirmed!
This is a sampling of approximately 4,520 media clips covering the Smithsonian.
Art and Design
Two Monumental Sculptures Welcome Visitors Back to the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden
Smithsonian.com – August 17, 2020
Coronavirus and Reopening
What to Know About Visiting Museums During the Pandemic
AARP – August 19, 2020
History, Culture and Education
Smithsonian aims to integrate into every classroom in the country
Blooloop – August 21, 2020
City Lights: Read Suffrage Stories or Peer at Supreme Court Group Photos
Washington City Paper – August 17, 2020
The untold story of women who risked their lives to do good — and get their rights
CNN-US – August 16, 2020
Science and Technology
Izzy, golden lion tamarin, dies giving birth at National Zoo
WJLA.com – August 19, 2020
A giant panda at the National Zoo is about to give birth. Watch for these signs of labor on the ‘panda cam’
USA Today – August 18, 2020
Ultrasound: Giant Panda At Smithsonian National Zoo Is Pregnant
National Public Radio – August 18, 2020
New signs suggest giant panda is bearing a healthy fetus, National Zoo says
The Washington Post – August 18, 2020
National Zoo awaits birth of pandemic panda cub
Associated Press – August 17, 2020
Mei Xiang, The National Zoo’s Giant Panda, May Give Birth to a Cub in the Next Few Days
People.com – August 17, 2020
Mystery of the dimming of massive star Betelgeuse explained
Reuters – August 15, 2020
Twenty-two-year-old giant panda may be pregnant
CNN.com – August 15, 2020
The New York Times – Expecting at the National Zoo Washington Hopes to Gain a Baby Panda
The New York Times – This Star Looked Like It Would Explode. Maybe It Just Sneezed
Secretary Bunch
The David Rubenstein Show: Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch
Bloomberg Tv – August 20, 2020
Secretary Lonnie Bunch on What the Smithsonian Is Doing to Help Virtual Learning
Smithsonian.com – August 20, 2020
Washington Life – Secretary Bunch
Various Subjects
National Museum of the American Latino gets closer to becoming a reality
Public Radio International – August 17, 2020
Smithsonian Launches Live Virtual Tours of Fallingwater, Old Town Alexandria, and More
Sourthern Living – August 17, 2020
USA TODAY’s Women of the Century judges panel
USA Today – August 15, 2020
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