ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was October 5 – October 9, 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.
As the giant panda cub grows and thrives, so do our efforts to maintain our mission with new exhibitions and reopened musems. (Yeah, it’s a strained analogy, but you try writing these intros every week.)
This is a sampling of approximately 2,580 media clips covering the Smithsonian.
Coronavirus and Reopening
Washington Monument and Smithsonian sites reopen, with limit on visitors
Los Angeles Times – October 8, 2020
Smithsonian Institution Cuts 237 Jobs as Pandemic Continues to Exact Toll
Artforum – October 5, 2020
The Smithsonian Slashes 237 Jobs in an Attempt to Offset the Ongoing Financial Losses of Lockdown
artnet News – October 2, 2020
History, Culture and Education
Exhibition Honoring Girls Opens at the Museum of American History
WJLA – October 9, 2020
Columbus Day? Indigenous Peoples Day? What is Monday’s holiday all about?
WTOP.com – October 9, 2020
‘Lived experiences of girls’ | National Museum of American History opens new exhibit highlighting women
Wusa9 – October 8, 2020
Native Americans And The National Identity
Wisconsin Public Radio – October 8, 2020
Kevin Young Named NMAAHC Director
NMAAHC’s Incoming Director Kevin Young Joins the Joe Madison Show
Joe Madison The Black Eagle – October 9, 2020
New Director to Lead African American Museum
FOX 5 DC – October 7, 2020
Panda Cub
Born blind, pink, and entirely helpless, here’s how giant pandas grow up
National Geographic – October 8, 2020
New baby panda born at National Zoo is a boy
Today.com – October 6, 2020
It’s a boy! National Zoo reveals baby panda gender
Associated Press – October 5, 2020
It’s a boy! National Zoo reveals the gender of its new panda cub.
The Washington Post – October 5, 2020
National Museum of the American Latino
Museum for Latino history and culture fights for a spot on the National Mall
CBS News – October 7, 2020
Science and Technology
The New York Times – Here are the Best Animal Livestreams
The New York Times – What Happened to South America’s Missing Mega-Mammals
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Posted: 13 October 2020
