ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was May 3 – May 7, 2021
This is a sampling of approximately 2,740 media clips covering the Smithsonian this week.

Reopening
Get Out There: Back To The Smithsonians
WAMU – May 7, 2021
DC tourism starting to rebound as museums reopen, but full recovery will take years
WJLA.com – May 5, 2021
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Virginia reopens on 60th anniversary of first US spaceflight
Wusa9 – May 5, 2021
Air and Space Museum’s Center in Virginia Reopens: Here’s What’s New
NBC Washington – May 5, 2021
Art and Design
Smithsonian Digitizes the Vast Archive of Artist Charles White
Hyperallergic – May 7, 2021
The Art in the Oval Office Tells a Story. Here’s How to See It.
The New York Times – May 5, 2021
History, Culture, and Education
What Caused the Roaring Twenties? Not the End of a Pandemic (Probably)
Smithsonian Magazine – May 3, 2021
Author and Editor Kevin Young on the Current Black Poetry Renaissance
Oprah Daily – May 3, 2021
Science and Technology
U.S. Space Command tracks Chinese rocket for uncontrolled re-entry from orbit
Reuters – May 5, 2021
China’s Long March Rocket Will Fall Uncontrollably Back to Earth Soon
Time Magazine – May 5, 2021
Smithsonian’s National Air And Space Museum Will Display X-Wing Starfighter
National Public Radio – May 5, 2021
The Smithsonian has a full-size Star Wars X-wing starfighter now
CNET – May 4, 2021
What on earth? Fragments of ancient ocean floor, Earth’s inner mantle identified in Baltimore-area rocks
The Baltimore Sun – May 3, 2021
Zoo says its three pandas to participate in Family Equality Day
The Washington Post – April 30, 2021
Various Subjects
The federal public servants doing groundbreaking work during the pandemic
The Washington Post – May 1, 2021
How a Devious Handshake Deal Let Arthur Sackler Store His Art in a Secret Gallery at the Metropolitan Museum for Years
Artnet – April 30, 2021
Posted: 7 May 2021
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