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ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Nov. 30 – Dec. 4, 2020

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A sampling of approximately 2,390 media clips covering the Smithsonian this week.

Art and Design

From Martha Washington to Melania Trump: 250 years of first lady portraiture  
The Guardian – December 3, 2020

First Ladies On Display At The National Portrait Gallery  
Forbes – December 1, 2020

James Demetrion, museum director who transformed the Hirshhorn, dies at 90  
The Washington Post – November 30, 2020

America needs an epic narrative right now. Painters are working on it.  
The Washington Post – November 28, 2020

The New York Times – Smithsonian Archives of American Art Gathers an Oral History of 2020Download

The Art Newspaper – James Demetrion, director who shaped the Hirshhorn Museum’s collection, has died, aged 90Download

History, Culture and Education

The African-American History Museum Has Restored DC’s Rediscovered Last Supper Frieze | Washingtonian (DC)  
Washingtonian Magazine – December 4, 2020

Smithsonian, Under Armour on Gen Z  
Bloomberg Tv – December 1, 2020

Kevin Young on the Importance of African-American Culture in the U.S.
Shondaland – December 1, 2020

Finding the last ship known to have brought enslaved Africans to America and the descendants of its survivors  
CBS 60 Minutes – November 29, 2020

Panda Cub

Meet Xiao Qi Ji, the Smithsonian National Zoo’s star panda cub  
CBS Sunday Morning – November 30, 2020

born in August at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., is a star attraction, with an online audience via the zoo’s “Panda Cam.”…

Panda cub at zoo gets a name to suit the distinctiveness of his birth  
The Washington Post – November 27, 2020

The New York Times – The National Zoo’s Panda Cub Has a Name Xiao Qi Ji Download

Science and Technology

Jupiter, Saturn will appear to look like a double planet on December 21 in rare celestial event  
The Boston Globe – December 2, 2020

NASA begins assembling Artemis space launch system  
Fox News – November 28, 2020

For Rats That Coat Themselves In Poison, These Rodents Are Surprisingly Cuddly  
National Public Radio – November 27, 2020

The New York Times – The African Crested Rat Covers Itself With Poison That Can Take Out an ElephantDownload
The New York Times – Smithsonian Closed, Hope Diamond Awaits Its Synthetic TwinDownload

Secretary Bunch

The National Museum of African American History and Culture: Breaking Ground  
Smithsonian.com – December 3, 2020

Senate Bill on New Museums

Congress takes crucial step toward establishing Latino and women’s history museums  
The Washington Post – December 3, 2020

National Latino museum bill takes big leap forward  
NBCNEWS.com – December 3, 2020

Various Subjects

National Museum of the American Indian receives $5.67 million  
Philanthropy News Digest – November 30, 2020

Smithsonian ZooLights Express hits Washington, D.C. roads  
USA Today – November 29, 2020

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Posted: 10 December 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.