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ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was March 9 – March 12, 2021

This is a sampling of approximately 3,470 media clips covering the Smithsonian this week.

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Art and Design

The last show
The Washington Post – March 10, 2021

Amy Sherald’s Breonna Taylor Portrait Acquired by Smithsonian and Speed Art Museum
ARTnews – March 8, 2021

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Coronavirus

On Exhibit: Museums One Year After The Pandemic
The Kojo Nnamdi Show – WAMU – March 11, 2021

Smithsonian acquires vial from 1st COVID-19 vaccine dose in US for National Museum of American History
ABC News – Go.com – March 10, 2021

Smithsonian acquires vial that carried first COVID vaccine administered in U.S.
Axios – March 9, 2021

First Vial Used in U.S. Covid-19 Vaccinations Joins the Smithsonian Collections
Smithsonian.com – March 9, 2021

Covid art, vaccine vials to be part of Library of Congress, Smithsonian collections
The Washington Post – March 9, 2021

Smithsonian obtains vial from 1st US COVID-19 vaccine dose
Associated Press – March 9, 2021

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History, Culture, and Education

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Will Be Virtual This Year
Washingtonian Magazine – March 11, 2021

Science and Technology

Bright Star Vega, Source Of The Alien Signal In The Movie ‘Contact,’ May Have A ‘Hot Puffy Planet’ In Orbit
Forbes – March 11, 2021

‘Gat’ the cheetah dies at Smithsonian National Zoo
WTOP.com – March 8, 2021

Study: Stressed, Young Bay Oysters Grow Less Meat
Chesapeake Bay Magazine – March 6, 2021

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Posted: 12 March 2021
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.