ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Sept. 14 – 18, 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 about what’s happening in our world.
The American History Museum reopens to the public, just in time to defend American history from efforts to rewrite it.
This is a sampling of approximately 2,730 media clips covering the Smithsonian.
Art and Design
Smithsonian American Art Museum Acquires Its First Sound Installation
ARTnews – September 18, 2020
Tinkering With A Total Work
Landscape Architecture Magazine – September 16, 2020
The Hirshhorn Is Throwing A Futuristic Party This Week. Here’s How To Start Planning The Perfect Outfit
DCist – September 15, 2020
The New York Times – It’s a Banana. It’s Art. And Now It’s the Guggenheim’s Problem.
Coronavirus and Reopening
Smithsonian reopens four additional museums with new safety measures in place
Wusa9 – September 18, 2020
Four more Smithsonian museums opening today
FOX 5 DC – September 18, 2020
National Museum of African American History and Culture reopens, six months after pandemic closure
CBS News – September 18, 2020
National Portrait Gallery reopens Friday with 2 new exhibits
WTOP.com – September 17, 2020
With safety protocols working, Smithsonian to reopen four other museums on Friday
The Washington Post – September 14, 2020
Smithsonian Set to Reopen Four More Museums
NBC Washington – September 14, 2020
Smithsonian Is Reopening Four Museums This Week
Washingtonian Magazine – September 14, 2020
The New York Times – National Museum of African American History and Culture Is Reopening
History, Culture and Education
How the Revolutionary Thinker Alexander von Humboldt Helped to Create the Smithsonian
Smithsonian.com – September 17, 2020
Museums Are Filled With Stolen African Art. Is It Time To Return It?
WAMU – 1A – September 15, 2020
American Latino Museum on the National Mall: When, where and how?
WJLA.com – September 15, 2020
The New York Times – Trump Calls for ‘Patriotic Education’ to Defend American History From the Left
Panda Cub
National Zoo’s Panda Cub Gets First Exam: ‘Our Young Panda Appears to Be Healthy and Vibrant’
People.com – September 15, 2020
3-week-old panda cub gets adorable 1st checkup
Good Morning America – September 14, 2020
Science and Technology
Mail-Sorting Machines Are Crucial for the U.S. Postal Service
Scientific American – September 14, 2020
A ‘Superfungus’ May Lead to the Extinction of One of the World’s Most Toxic Animals
Newsweek – September 13, 2020
Secretary Bunch
Cultural organizations across the nation host documentary and discussion about John Lewis
The Washington Post – September 12, 2020
Various Subjects
The Trump Administration Just Announced White Studies Commission
The Root – September 18, 2020
Smithsonian ransomware attack steals information of museum donors
Wusa9 – September 15, 2020
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Posted: 23 September 2020
