Ancient gold artifacts from Afghanistan, hidden for more than a decade, dazzle in a new exhibition
A quick guide to the standouts of the National Museum of Natural History's "Ocean Hall Class of 2008"
The renowned coral reef biologist leads Smithsonian's effort to foster a greater public understanding of the world's oceans
An exact replica represents a particular North Atlantic whale
Tlingit artisans craft a canoe that embodies their culture's oceangoing past
Deep Science
On a morning in a Oaxacan market, photographer Graciela Iturbide made one of the most enduring images of Zapotec life
Readers Respond to the July Issue
The author of Old Masters, New World discusses how 19th century American collectors acquired European masterpieces
With the purchase of Botticelli’s Death of Lucretia, Isabella Stewart Gardner took American collecting in a new direction
The Photographer explains how a series of beach pictures were inspired by the events of September 11
A new exhibition of oversized photographs by Richard Misrach invites viewers to have fun in the sun. Or does it?
Smithsonian exhibitions highlight the secrets of soil, lavish interiors and Chinese landscape paintings
Role Reversal
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