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ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was October 19 – October 23, 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.

Our new normal continues to evolve, with virtual exhibitions, educational outreach, scientific research and more. Plus, the panda cub is getting fat.

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This is a sampling of approximately 3,720 media clips covering the Smithsonian.


Art and Design


He photographed L.A. protests ‘almost as an afterthought.’ Now his pictures are part of history

Los Angeles Times – October 22, 2020


Carla Hall talks Smithsonian Craft Show, ‘Say Yes!’ podcast, ‘Plant Your Vote’ challenge

Good Morning Washington – October 20, 2020


The Art Newspaper – ‘We are not a suburb of Paris’, incoming director of Montreal Museum of Fine Arts champions a North American identity


Coronavirus and Reopening


How museums are changing amid COVID and BLM protests: ‘We’re working to capture this moment for future generations’

Yahoo – October 23, 2020


Public Schools Are in Crisis. Museums Can Help Fill the Gap—But Only If They Survive

Artnet – October 21, 2020


History, Culture and Education


Bloomberg New Voices: The Women in the Room

Bloomberg – October 21, 2020


How Girls Have Brought Political Change to America

Smithsonian.com – October 20, 2020


The Art Newspaper – Oklahoma to honour Native American art in new $175m museum


Kevin Young Named NMAAHC Director


Like Being A Poet, Writing About Black Culture Is A Calling, Kevin Young Says

National Public Radio – October 20, 2020


Kobe Bryant


Smithsonian museum honors Kobe Bryant by displaying his 2008 Finals jersey

CBS News – October 20, 2020


Kobe’s 2008 MVP jersey to be displayed at Smithsonian museum

Reuters – October 20, 2020


Kobe Bryant’s jersey goes on display at the African American history museum

The Washington Post – October 19, 2020


The New York Times – African-American History Museum Displays Kobe Bryant’s Jersey


Panda Cub


Panda cub is now as round as he is long

Wusa9 – October 22, 2020


Baby panda grows, crawls at National Zoo

The Washington Post – October 20, 2020


Science and Technology


Verizon and Smithsonian launch AR museums

CNET – October 22, 2020


Surprising leap in ancient human technology tied to environmental upheaval

National Geographic – October 22, 2020


How ancient humans confronted climate change

Axios – October 21, 2020


Vicious Woodpecker Battles Draw an Avian Audience

Scientific American – October 21, 2020


NASA will attempt today to take a sample from an asteroid 200 million miles from Earth

The Washington Post – October 20, 2020


Kojo For Kids: National Zoo Director Steve Monfort

WAMU 88.5 – American University Radio – October 19, 2020


Plan to retrieve Titanic radio spurs debate on human remains

Associated Press – October 18, 2020


Secretary Bunch


Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the New Memorial to Native American Veterans

Smithsonian.com – October 22, 2020


Various Subjects


Trump Supporters Rallied on Steps of National Museum of the American Indian

Hyperallergic – October 22, 2020


 


Posted: 29 October 2020
About the Author:

Madeleine “Maddie” Weyand-Geise recently joined OPA as the public affairs assistant, though she’s yet to step foot into the Castle as an employee. After starting work mid-pandemic, Maddie can’t wait for coworkers other than her aloe plant. Maddie comes to OPA with a background working in communications for local arts organizations and higher education. With degrees in art history and public relations, Maddie sees the Smithsonian as the perfect workplace to combine her passions for art, public access and education.