In celebration of Black History Month, the DC Public Library will host free talks and performances throughout February! [via DC Public Library]
Smithsonian Magazine outlines new techniques to conduct an Emperor penguin census in Antarctica. [via Smithsonian Magazine]
The Egyptian government and Getty Conservation Institute announced the conclusion of a ten-year effort to research and conserve Tutankhamen's tomb. [via IFL Science]
University of Houston Libraries has digitized forty years of LGBTQ newspapers from central Texas. [via infoDOCKET]
3,000-year-old quinoa was discovered as far north as Canada! [via CBC]
The Royal Collection Trust believes it has found two of Leonardo da Vinci's fingerprints on a medical drawing. [via the Art Newspaper]
Creative Commons and the Internet Archive celebrated the release of thousands of creative works into the public domain on January 1. [via Hyperallergic]
A new database funded by the Mellon Foundation lets you search and browse out-of-print art and architectural history books! [via A&Ae Portal]
For those who haven't been able to catch up in person, the National Zoo has compiled a list of shutdown updates from its animal residents. [via Smithsonian’s National Zoo]
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