Hirshhorn Museum, Interior, 1986, by Colin P. Varga, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Image no. 86-9577-12A.

Link Love: 5/29/2020

Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

WAMU profiles one wistful admirer of the Hirshhorn. [via WAMU]

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Museum curators share how they are collecting materials that document the COVID-19 pandemic. [via New York Times]

A new directory maps American museums created by people of color. [via Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham

The Library of Congress announces the lineup for this year’s all-virtual National Book Festival. [via Library of Congress]

Experts weigh in on how the natural history museum in Animal Crossing sizes up to its real-life counterparts. [via Karen Han]

The Baltimore Museum of Art debuts three digital initiatives to promote the work of local artists. [via Hyperallergic]

Smithsonian volcanologist Liz Cottrell answers burning (hah, get it?) geology questions! [via Smithsonian Voices]

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