ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was March 15 – March 19, 2021
This is a sampling of approximately 2,890 media clips covering the Smithsonian this week.
Art and Design
Did Hiroshi Sugimoto threaten to quit the sculpture garden overhaul at the Hirshhorn Museum?
The Architect’s Newspaper – March 16, 2021
Coronavirus
D.C.’s Lost Year: How the pandemic upended lives and businesses across a region
The Washington Post – March 16, 2021
Smithsonian Museums to remain closed with no reopening date set as DC eases restrictions
WJLA.com – March 15, 2021
History, Culture, and Education
This Summer, a New Smithsonian Exhibition Takes You Inside Béisbol
Smithsonian Magazine – March 19, 2021
Exhibit Ensures US Women Inventors Leave Their Mark on Society
Voice of America – March 17, 2021
The Smithsonian got its start thanks to a mysterious gift
The Washington Post – March 15, 2021
Heinz History Center Partners With Smithsonian To Debut New Exhibit On American Democracy
CBS Pittsburgh – March 13, 2021
Science and Technology
New research from Harvard astronomers provides clear evidence for moving black hole
The Boston Globe – March 18, 2021
Astronomers amazed to find supermassive black hole wandering aimlessly through space
CBS News – March 16, 2021
National Zoo Panda Cub Recognizes His Name, Tries New Foods
NBC Washington – March 15, 2021
Supermassive black hole spotted wandering through space
CNN.com – March 15, 2021
Secretary Bunch
Lonnie Bunch And The ‘Museum Of No’
NPR’s Code Switch – March 17, 2021
Various Subjects
23 States Call for Protections for Nonprofits That Choose to Drop Sackler Name
Hyperallergic – March 18, 2021
House votes to award Congressional Gold Medal to police
CNN.com – March 17, 2021
10 Beautiful Gardens Where You Can Celebrate Spring In Washington, D.C.
TravelAwaits – March 16, 2021
11 Questions for Kevin Young, the new director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Time Magazine – March 12, 2021
Posted: 22 March 2021
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