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Details on visiting these unique institutions
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The photographer uses movie production techniques to create "in-between moments." But you'll have to supply the story line
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Sir John Soane's Museum in London and other idiosyncratic house museums in Europe yield pleasures beyond their size
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Early Birds
Environmental Justice Advocate
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Few U.S. coins are rarer than the never circulated 1933 double eagle, melted down after the nation dropped the gold standard
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A new Smithsonian Networks Film brings alive the upbeat music of Colombia's cowboy country
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What a Year!
Readers Respond to the May Issue
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Ten of the most incredible art heists of the modern era
Raffaele Reports on His Recovery
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On the artist’s innovative spirit
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Revealing art secrets—and exposing forgeries
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At the Museum of Fakes, what's not real is still art
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