May
09

ICYMI: Highlights from the week of May 2 – May 6, 2022

This is a sampling of approximately 3,560 media clips covering the Smithsonian this week.

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Art and Design

How to Find Wholeness in the Cracks of a 16th-Century Tea Bowl  
Smithsonian Magazine – May 5, 2022

Smithsonian American Art Museum Acquires More than 200 Artworks for its Craft Collection  
ARTnews – May 3, 2022

Cooper Hewitt Design Museum’s new director: ‘I see design as a great equalizer’  
Fast Company – May 2, 2022

Artist Award Roundup: National Portrait Gallery Picks Outwin Boochever Winner, Forge Project Names 2022 Fellows, and More  
ARTnews – May 2, 2022

History, Culture, and Education

Smithsonian updates collection policy to promote ethical returns  
The Washington Post – May 3, 2022

Under a New Policy, the Smithsonian Will Consider Ethical, Rather Than Legal, Concerns When Faced With Restitution Claims  
artnet News – May 4, 2022

Smithsonian Establishes Pathbreaking Policy on Ethical Returns  
Artforum – May 3, 2022

Traveling Smithsonian Exhibition to Highlight 1968 Poor People’s Campaign  
History News Network – May 5, 2022

U.S. Provides Recommendations to Ukraine on Preserving Cultural Heritage Sites  
Turan.az – May 2, 2022

Beyond Chinatown: Researching Asian American and Pacific Islander spaces in DC  
WTOP-FM – May 3, 2022

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Science and Technology

Old Russian Rocket Motor Explodes in Orbit, Creating More Space Debris  
Scientific American – May 5, 2022

A Galaxy Is Unmasked as a Pulsar — the Brightest outside the Milky Way  
Scientific American – May 4, 2022

Native Peoples Harvested Huge Amounts of Seafood Without Harming Ecosystems  
Gizmodo – May 4, 2022

Fox chews through fence, kills 25 flamingos at National Zoo  
Associated Press – May 4, 2022

Those flamingos aren’t the first National Zoo animals to come to grief  
The Washington Post – May 4, 2022

A wild fox killed 25 flamingos at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo  
NPR – May 4, 2022

Wild fox kills 25 American flamingos, one duck at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington  
USA Today – May 3, 2022

Some people are irritated by the weirdest things.  
The Washington Post – May 1, 2022

Various Subjects

Oprah Winfrey on the larger pandemic affecting U.S. health care  
CBS News – May 1, 2022

The Blackness was excellent at ‘A Seat at the Table,’ theGrio’s D.C. post-White House Correspondents’ Dinner after-party  
TheGrio – May 2, 2022

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Posted: 9 May 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.