ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was May 10 – 14, 2021
This is a sampling of approximately 4,360 media clips covering the Smithsonian this week.
Reopening
Jill Biden visits Smithsonian as DC museums reopen
The Hill – May 14, 2021
3 Smithsonian museums reopen on Friday
Wusa9 – May 14, 2021
CDC says fully vaccinated Americans no longer need masks indoors or outdoors in most cases
The Washington Post – May 13, 2021
Want to Meet the Zoo’s New Baby Panda? You’ll Need a Special Pass
Washingtonian Magazine – May 11, 2021
Emerging from Pandemic, Smithsonian Re-opens Eight of its Museums
Voice of America – May 10, 2021
Vaccinated but wary, Washingtonians start to emerge from isolation
The Washington Post – May 10, 2021
DC aims for full reopening, with masks, by June 11
Associated Press – May 10, 2021
Secretary Bunch
Transcript: The Path Forward: Museums with Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie G. Bunch III & Director of the National Museum of American History Anthea M. Hartig, PhD
The Washington Post – May 12, 2021
Art and Design
The Fine Art of Political Protest
Smithsonian Magazine – May 14, 2021
Opinion: If U.S. museums say Black Lives Matter, then they should return Africa’s stolen art
The Washington Post – May 12, 2021
At the Renwick Gallery, four artists conjure Mother Nature out of fabric, metal, glass and paper
The Washington Post – May 10, 2021
Emerging Cicadas May Be Creepy To Some, But They’ve Long Been Revered In Chinese Art
National Public Radio – May 10, 2021
A preview of what’s next at the National Portrait Gallery
Wusa9 – May 7, 2021
Science and Technology
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum lands famed aerobatic plane
The Washington Post – May 10, 2021
China says rocket debris landed in Indian Ocean west of Maldives
CNBC – May 9, 2021
Geologists find fragments of planet’s inner mantle in Baltimore-area formations
The Washington Post – May 7, 2021
Don’t Fall to Pieces Just Because China’s Rocket Is
The Atlantic – May 7, 2021
Various Subjects
Daniels Fund awards $3 million to National Air and Space Museum
Philanthropy News Digest – May 14, 2021
Posted: 17 May 2021
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