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@ExtrovertedMuse

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In my head, my mother’s voice: “DC will make your eyes freeze that way.”
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Over 1.3K have seen the question. Only one mentioned organization acknowledged the post (TY ICOM). Isn’t this something we can do to help prep children as they enter schools, to acclimate families, to bring residents and newcomers together? @US_IMLS @icomus @AAMers @VAMuseums
Do you know of a museum, library, or historic site taking part in welcoming refugees? @US_IMLS @icomus @AAMers @VAMuseums

ALT Do you know of a museum, library, or historic site taking part in welcoming refugees? @US_IMLS @icomus @AAMers @VAMuseums

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And just like that….
Happy 8th Twitter anniversary

ALT Happy 8th Twitter anniversary

@lisasasaki of @SmithsonianAPA named as interim director to the Smithsonian Women’s History Museum. #BecauseOfHerStory
The Smithsonian appointed Lisa Sasaki as interim director of the women’s history Museum while it conducts a national search for a founding director. Sasaki has temporarily left her position as director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American center.

ALT The Smithsonian appointed Lisa Sasaki as interim director of the women’s history Museum while it conducts a national search for a founding director. Sasaki has temporarily left her position as director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American center.

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Inaugural members of the advisory council to the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum announced. Via @washingtonpost:
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*Thanks to both venues.* @kencen﹠@fordstheatre will require proof regarding COVID-19 Via @nbcwashington
The Kennedy Center and Ford's Theatre plan to require patrons and performers to show proof that they are vaccinated against COVID-19 or recently got a negative test before they attend indoor performances and events. Starting Sept. 1, the Kennedy Center says both venues will start asking to see a vaccination record and an ID for admittance. They join a growing list of D.C.-area venues mandating COVID-19 prevention measures, including The Anthem, Merriweather Post Pavilion and Echostage.

ALT The Kennedy Center and Ford's Theatre plan to require patrons and performers to show proof that they are vaccinated against COVID-19 or recently got a negative test before they attend indoor performances and events. Starting Sept. 1, the Kennedy Center says both venues will start asking to see a vaccination record and an ID for admittance. They join a growing list of D.C.-area venues mandating COVID-19 prevention measures, including The Anthem, Merriweather Post Pavilion and Echostage.

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Quoting Sojin Kim, @Smithsonian curator:
“Those of us who have hearing realize when we don’t hear something how different a place will seem,” said Kim. “Conversely, memories are often triggered by the sound of something. . . . Sound overwhelms us. It makes us feel crazy sometimes. It soothes us sometimes.” The centerpiece of the project is an interactive online map of the District and its environs to which users can drop a pin and add points of sound, whether that’s Taps performed by a lone bugler at Arlington National Cemetery or a drum line at the Palisades Fourth of July parade. Washington Post Local Perspective July 20 2021

ALT “Those of us who have hearing realize when we don’t hear something how different a place will seem,” said Kim. “Conversely, memories are often triggered by the sound of something. . . . Sound overwhelms us. It makes us feel crazy sometimes. It soothes us sometimes.”
The centerpiece of the project is an interactive online map of the District and its environs to which users can drop a pin and add points of sound, whether that’s Taps performed by a lone bugler at Arlington National Cemetery or a drum line at the Palisades Fourth of July parade. Washington Post Local Perspective July 20 2021

Rep Andy Kim says the @Smithsonian reached out to him in the following days after the Jan 6 mob ransacked the Capitol. The @amhistorymuseum confirmed it has received the suit. nbcwashington.com/news/natio…
“I think it was 1 in the morning,” said fellow New Jersey Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski. “There were a couple National Guardsman and I noticed somebody on his hands and knees leaning under a bench to pick something up and it was Andy all by himself, just quietly removing debris and putting it in a plastic bag. He was clearly not doing it for an audience. “It was for me the most poignant moment of the long night.” via NBC 4 Washington

ALT “I think it was 1 in the morning,” said fellow New Jersey Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski. “There were a couple National Guardsman and I noticed somebody on his hands and knees leaning under a bench to pick something up and it was Andy all by himself, just quietly removing debris and putting it in a plastic bag. He was clearly not doing it for an audience. “It was for me the most poignant moment of the long night.” via NBC 4 Washington

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Lastly, more on the incredible coelacanth. If ever given the opportunity to go behind the scenes at any of the @Smithsonian facilities DO! The experience is enviably once-in-a-lifetime.
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•From sunfish to billfish — specimens greeted us in the main entry space. •We’ve heard of the coelacanth, now you’ve seen one. Remarkably well intact! •From a beautiful collection of tropical snails, amassed by the same person.
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