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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.

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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
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.