ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was October 13 – October 16, 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.
Demonstrating that the Smithsonian mission is more than museums, we continue to mount important exhibitions and lead conversations on the most pressing issues of our times.
This is a sampling of approximately 3,720 media clips covering the Smithsonian.
Art and Design
The Smithsonian Craft Show Virtually Convenes More Than 100 Artists
Washington City Paper – October 14, 2020
Alexander von Humboldt
BYUradio – October 13, 2020
Lauren Fensterstock’s Dazzling Comet Orbits Into The Smithsonian American Art Museum
Forbes – October 13, 2020
Covid-19 shutdowns and charges of White supremacy: American art museums are in crisis
The Washington Post – October 11, 2020
The New York Times – Museum-Worthy Watches, From Pearls to Plastic
Financial Times – Hirshhorn garden brought back to life
History, Culture and Education
‘I Always Lead With Black:’ Curator Dr. Ariana A. Curtis Wants to Normalize Blackness in Latinidad
The Root – October 16, 2020
Smithsonian’s ‘Girlhood’ Exhibit Explores Complexities of Growing Up in America
NBC Washington – October 15, 2020
La importancia de la representación latina en los museos
Univision Facebook Live Panel – October 15, 2020
Latino Center at Smithsonian Institute sees success in curator recruitment program
WJLA – October 16, 2020
Smithsonian Food History Weekend begins tonight
FOX 5 DC – October 15, 2020
Trump’s ‘patriotic education’ keeps us from learning our greatest — and hardest — lessons | Helen Ubiñas
Philadelphia Inquirer – October 13, 2020
The national mall may get a Latino museum — someday. These Latina curators aren’t waiting on it.
The Washington Post – October 10, 2020
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
It’s Still Known As Columbus Day In New York City, But For How Much Longer?
CBS New York – October 12, 2020
Indigenous Peoples Day Observed in DC, Maryland, Virginia
NBC Washington – October 12, 2020
Panda Cub
Celebrating a milestone at the National Zoo | Most DC Thing
Wusa9 – October 16, 2020
Science and Technology
See footage of the gibbons using the bridge
National Geographic – October 15, 2020
Scientists Cloned an Endangered Wild Horse Using the Decades-Old Frozen Cells of a Stallion
Smithsonian.com – October 15, 2020
Zoo Closures Are Putting Conservation Programs in Jeopardy
Bloomberg – October 14, 2020
‘Treasure of American trail:’ Gray wolf humanely euthanized at Smithsonian National Zoo
WJLA.com – October 13, 2020
Astronomers see a black hole ‘spaghettify’ a star in real time
CNET – October 12, 2020
Secretary Bunch
A monumental reckoning
CBS Sunday Morning – October 11, 2020
Related posts:
Posted: 16 October 2020
