ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Jan. 19 – 22, 2021
This is a sampling of approximately 3,690 media clips covering the Smithsonian this week.
Art and Design
Smithsonian Curator Reflects on Joe Biden’s ‘Poignant’ Inaugural Painting
Smithsonian.com – January 21, 2021
We Decode the New Art Biden Just Installed in the Oval Office, From a Bust of Cesar Chavez to a Calming Childe Hassam Painting
Artnet – January 21, 2021
A look inside Biden’s Oval Office
The Washington Post – January 21, 2021
VERIFY: Who actually owns the art in the White house?
Wusa9 – January 20, 2021
Commentary: The symbolism in the Biden inaugural painting by Robert S. Duncanson
Los Angeles Times – January 20, 2021
Inauguration
Live Inauguration Coverage
CBS This Morning – January 20, 2021
NowThis Speaks with Historian and Smithsonian Institution Director Lonnie Bunch
NowThis – January 20, 2021
No inaugural balls or gowns? How this change affects Jill Biden’s donation to the Smithsonian
USA Today – January 21, 2021
A Fashionable History of First Ladies on Inauguration Day
Vogue US – January 20, 2021
Inauguration Day is an occasion of grand pageantry and symbolism
TheGrio – January 20, 2021
America doesn’t need inaugural balls. But there’s something lost when they disappear.
The Washington Post – January 18, 2021
Jan. 6, 2021
The Smithsonian Is Collecting Artifacts From the Capitol Riots
People.com – January 19, 2021
Enslaved Black craftsmen helped build the U.S. Capitol that a mob fueled by racist rhetoric stormed
The Washington Post – January 18, 2021
How The Smithsonian’s Rapid-Response Teams Are Documenting U.S. History In Real Time
Forbes – January 17, 2021
‘Artifacts’ from the Capitol attack are going in a museum
Chron.com – January 15, 2021
Science and Technology
Have We Already Been Visited by Aliens?
The New Yorker – January 18, 2021
Giant panda cub makes his live-stream debut at the National Zoo
The Washington Post – January 15, 2021
Various Subjects
How ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Was Filmed at the Smithsonian
Smithsonian.com – January 19, 2021
Posted: 25 January 2021
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