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ICYMI: Highlights from the week of July 10 – July 15, 2022

This is a sampling of approximately 3,040 media clips covering the Smithsonian this week.

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Art and Design

How a Celebrated Artist Redesigned the Stars and Stripes to Mark His Pride in Black America  
Smithsonian Magazine – July 14, 2022

Laurie Anderson Takes Stock of Today’s Unpredictable Weather  
Hyperallergic – July 13, 2022


History, Culture, and Education

African American History Museum To Host First-Ever Hip-Hop Block Party  
DCist – July 14, 2022

8 ASU undergrads headed to DC for Smithsonian’s Latino Museum Studies Program  
ASU News – July 12, 2022

New Museum of the American Latino has first exhibit in Smithsonian space  
Arizona Daily Star – July 10, 2022


Science and Technology

Astronauts Will Wear These Spacesuits on the Moon—And Maybe Mars, Too  
Scientific American – July 14, 2022

How does Caribbean fire coral thrive as others vanish?  
Science.org – July 13, 2022

Murder hornet mania: first US nest now on display at Natural History Museum  
WJLA-TV – July 12, 2022

Smithsonian scientists work to save Maryland’s marshes and beyond  
WYPR – July 12, 2022

Tell the Smithsonian What You Love to See a Better Future  
Adweek – July 12, 2022

The birds and the bees can be tough for some birds  
The Washington Post – July 10, 2022

Are more red panda cubs in the National Zoo’s future? We can dream.  
NPR – July 8, 2022


Various Subjects

Smithsonian’s Anacostia Museum ‘Portraits by the People’  
FOX 5 DC – July 14, 2022

Advocates seek to create a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture  
Hawai’i Public Radio – July 14, 2022


Posted: 18 July 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.