Apr
15

ICYMI: Highlights from the week of April 11 – April 15, 2022

This is a sampling of approximately 3,990 media clips covering the Smithsonian this week.

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Art and Design

Nine Artists on What It Means to Create  
Smithsonian Magazine – April 13, 2022

The Forgotten Movement to Reclaim Africa’s Stolen Art  
The New Yorker – April 14, 2022


History, Culture, and Education

Julie Mason celebrates American History Museum Week with Smithsonian scholars  
SiriusXM – April 13, 2022

New Smithsonian exhibit examines the erasure of Barry Farm-Hillsdale  
Axios – April 12, 2022

New baseball exhibition opens at National Postal Museum  
WUSA-TV – April 10, 2022


Science and Technology

Smithsonian podcast centers queer voices in aerospace  
The Washington Post – April 9, 2022

Smithsonian center launches living seawall project in San Francisco  
KRON-TV – April 9, 2022

One Giant Leap for Dollkind: Barbie Explores New Frontier in First Trip to Space  
Associated Press – April 14, 2022

SpaceX’s Starship and NASA’s SLS Could Supercharge Space Science  
Scientific American – April 12, 2022

Astronomers Spot Most Distant Galaxy Yet, 13.5 Billion Light-Years from Earth  
Scientific American – April 11, 2022


Giant Pandas

Giant pandas came to the zoo 50 years ago and changed D.C. forever  
The Washington Post – April 14, 2022

Visiting the pandas at the National Zoo? Here’s some expert advice.  
The Washington Post – April 14, 2022

Visiting the pandas at the National Zoo? Here’s some expert advice.  
The Washington Post – April 14, 2022

National Zoo Panda Program Celebrating 50 Years of Research and Cuteness  
NBC Washington – April 15, 2022


Various Subjects

Oprah, Smithsonian Channel to explore health care inequities  
ABC News – April 14, 2022

National Air and Space Museum receives $25 million gift from Raytheon  
Philanthropy News Digest – April 11, 2022

Black-ish holds special series finale viewing at NMAAHC  
WJLA-TV – April 10, 2022


Posted: 15 April 2022
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.