- The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery and National Museum of African American History and Culture acquired a portrait of Henrietta Lacks, the African American woman whose cells were unknowingly contributed to over 10,000 medical patents, aiding research and benefiting patients with polio, AIDS, Parkinson’s disease and other conditions. [via Smithsonian Magazine]
- Egyptologists and digital linguists are collaborating to make hieroglyph emojis! [via Hyperallergic]
- A call to action to archivists to share how they do what they do, and a look at the NPR audio archivist's #TechTuesday feature on Instagram. [via SAA]
- The Digital Public Library of America has a new hub in D.C. and the Smithsonian is a partner along with Library of Congress and National Archives! [via DPLA]
- An update on where the rest of the now-defunct Corcoran Art Gallery's collections will go. [via WAPO]
- You can send notes to women of the future in June with the Hirshhorn's new collaborative artwork. [via Hirshhorn]
- Mickey Mouse turned 90 years young. [via National Museum of American History]
- The Studs Terkel's archive of radio shows is now online. [via Info Docket]
- An underwater museum in Mexico, Museo Subacuático de Arte, you can only visit by diving. [via Great Big Story]
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