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ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was March 22 – 26, 2021

This is a sampling of approximately 3,080 media clips featuring the Smithsonian this week.


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Art and Design

Cherry Blossom Festival brings Art In Bloom around DC
WTOP.com – March 25, 2021

Brutalist buildings aren’t unlovable. You’re looking at them wrong.
The Washington Post – March 25, 2021

Amy Sherald Opens Up About Her Career and New West Coast Show
Art and Object – March 22, 2021

The Art World at Home: Hiroshi Sugimoto Is Reimagining the Hirshhorn Museum’s Sculpture Garden and Making Elaborate Soufflés
Artnet – March 19, 2021


History, Culture, and Education

‘Bridge communities’: Smithsonian providing resources, showing artwork to stop Asian hate
WJLA.com – March 24, 2021

The Smithsonian is on a massive search for six new museum directors. Their work could reshape the institution for generations.
The Washington Post – March 24, 2021

The Smithsonian Just Opened Up a Trove of Online Resources to Understand Anti-Asian Racism
Washingtonian Magazine – March 23, 2021

‘We have history that hasn’t been uncovered’ | Slave Wrecks Project shows global industry of slavery
Wusa9 – March 19, 2021


Science and Technology

Astronomers at Harvard, Smithsonian Center release images of black hole’s magnetic field
The Boston Globe – March 24, 2021

Amid international tensions, U.S.-China tie thrives at National Zoo
The Washington Post – March 19, 2021

National Zoo’s Panda Cub Exploring New Heights
NBC Washington – March 19, 2021


Secretary Bunch

Lonnie Bunch: The Smithsonian At 175
The Kojo Nnamdi Show – March 23, 2021

Vice President Kamala Harris Celebrates Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Sisterhood in ‘Twenty Pearls’ Documentary (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety – March 23, 2021

Secretary Lonnie Bunch on What Makes for a Great Museum Exhibition
Smithsonian Magazine – March 19, 2021


Various Subjects

Smithsonian Gardens now open with new safety guidelines in place during pandemic
WJLA.com – March 25, 2021

Opinion: We can’t get back to normal until everyone else does
The Washington Post – March 22, 2021

Marvel’s ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’: You watched the first episode, here’s what to know
USA Today – March 20, 2021



Posted: 29 March 2021
About the Author:

Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.