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ICYMI: Highlights from the week of August 9 – August 13, 2021

This is a sampling of approximately 1,860 media clips covering the Smithsonian this week.

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Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past

Secretary Lonnie Bunch on Why the Smithsonian Is Talking About Race
Smithsonian Magazine – August 11, 2021

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New Analysis Reveals More Details About Smithsonian Founder’s Illegitimate Family Tree
Smithsonian Magazine – August 10, 2021

Happy Birthday! Smithsonian Museum celebrating 175th anniversary with virtual event
WJLA.com – August 10, 2021

Art and Design

‘Art doctors’ help keep the collection healthy at Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Washington Post – August 9, 2021

Hung Liu, Painter of Empathic Portraits of Immigrants, Refugees, and More, Is Dead at 73
ARTnews – August 9, 2021

Yayoi Kusama’s iconic ‘Pumpkin’ sculpture in Naoshima dislodged by typhoon
The Washington Post – August 9, 2021

History, Culture, and Education

Race in America: Giving Voice with Dwandalyn R. Reece, PhD & Kevin Young
The Washington Post – August 13, 2021

Smithsonian Repatriates Sacred Items to the Siksika Nation
Hyperallergic – August 10, 2021

The Smithsonian released a 129-song track list to their rap anthology, showing the genre’s evolution over the past 4 decades
Insider – August 9, 2021

Here’s what might be in the Covid-19 museum exhibits of the future
Inverse – August 8, 2021

Science and Technology

Suspect List Narrows in Mysterious Bird Die-Off
Scientific American – August 13, 2021

European glass lizards hatch at National Zoo for the first time in 25 years
WJLA.com – August 11, 2021

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Museum Day 2021 to Offer Free Entry at More Than 1,000 Museums
NBC Washington – August 7, 2021

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Posted: 16 August 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.