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ICYMI: Highlights from the week of Feb. 28 – March 3, 2023

This is a sampling of approximately 3,280 media clips covering the Smithsonian this week.

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Art and Design

The Smithsonian hopes to capture the MTV generation with ‘The Exhibit’  
The Washington Post – March 3, 2023

The Exhibit Reality TV Show Pitting Artist Against Artist Is No Masterpiece  
Bloomberg – March 3, 2023

A Window Opens on China’s Avant-Garde With This Explosion of Photographic Art  
Smithsonian Magazine – February 27, 2023

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History, Culture, and Education

Smithsonian Institute To Publish Unfinished Robert Johnson Biography  
uDiscover Music – March 2, 2023

The Lesser-Known Smithsonian Everyone Should Visit  
The Georgetowner – March 2, 2023

Did one photograph change the fate of the Arctic Wildlife Refuge?  
The Washington Post – March 3, 2023

Sundial: How Miami’s Black diaspora inspired this Smithsonian museum curator
WLRN-TV – February 27, 2023

Smithsonian holds virtual Black History Month events to teach kids about representation  
WJLA-TV – February 24, 2023

Science and Technology

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American Women’s History Museum

Everything We Know About the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum  
Town & Country – March 2, 2023

Tory Burch, Alice Walton, and Other Female Philanthropists Have Donated $55 Million to a New Smithsonian Women’s History Museum  
artnet News – March 1, 2023

Donors Pledge $55 Million to Smithsonian’s Forthcoming Museum of American Women  
Art Forum – February 28, 2023

Smithsonian will honor transgender women in American Women’s History Museum  
WJLA-TV – February 28, 2023

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Posted: 7 March 2023
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.