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The Stranger and the Statesman
An excerpt from Nina Burleigh's book, The Stranger and the Statesman: James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the Making of America's Greatest Museum
March 01, 2007 |
By Nina Burleigh
Diamonds Unearthed
In part two of this series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, discusses conflict diamonds, colored diamonds and synthetic gems grown in the lab
January 01, 2007 |
By Cate Lineberry
Diamonds Unearthed
In the final installment of this three-part series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, discusses the fascinating stories behind the Smithsonian's diamond collection
January 01, 2007 |
By Cate Lineberry
Sacks Appeal
Attention shoppers: just what you need one more seasonal ornament
December 2006 |
By Owen Edwards
Diamonds Unearthed
In the first installment of a multi-part series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, explains how the rare crystals form
December 2006 |
By Cate Lineberry
It All Falls Down
A plummeting cougar population alters the ecosystem at Zion National Park
December 01, 2006 |
By Eric Jaffe
Bonobo Paradise
Lola Ya Bonobo, or "Bonobo Paradise" in the Lingala language, is an 86-acre sanctuary set in verdant hills 20 miles south of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
November 01, 2006 |
By Paul Raffaele
Q&A: Lucy Lawless
Lucy Lawless, star of Xena: Warrior Princess, which aired from 1995 to 2001, has given her signature costume to the Museum of American History
November 2006 |
By Katy June-Friesen
Steve Fossett
On March 3, 2005, after 67 hours aboard his Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, he became the first person to fly alone around the world nonstop.
September 2006 |
By Katy June-Friesen
Camelot
In the mid-1800's, "ships of the desert" reported for duty in the Southwest.
July 2006 |
By Owen Edwards
Q&A: Cheryl Henson
Museum will exhibit Jim Henson's first puppets and such classics as Kermit the Frog. Cheryl Henson, Henson's daughter and a muppet designer, spoke with Smithsonian's Jennifer Drapkin.
July 2006 |
By Jennifer Drapkin
Grand Reopening: Speaking of Art
Two museums return home and invite visitors to engage in "conversations."
July 2006 |
By Arthur Lubow
Back To The Future
One of Washington's most exuberant monuments—the old Patent Office Building —gets the renovation it deserves.
July 2006 |
By Adam Goodheart
Learning from Tai Shan
The giant panda born at Washington, D.C.'s National Zoo has charmed animal lovers. Now he's teaching scientists more than they had expected
June 2006 |
By Laura Tangley
Below the Rim
Humans have roamed the Grand Canyon for more than 8,000 years. But the chasm is only slowly yielding clues to the ancient peoples who lived below the rim
June 2006 |
By David Roberts
Forging its Own Future
Dedicated metalsmiths help a Memphis museum revive a lost American art form
May 2006 |
By Matt Dellinger
Mt. Rushmore
With a Native American superintendent, the South Dakota monument is becoming much more than a shrine to four presidents.
May 2006 |
By Tony Perrottet
Hallowed Highway
From Gettysburg to Monticello, a 175 mile thoroughfare leads through a rich concentration of national history
May 2006 |
By Joshua Kurlantzick
The Best and Brightest
A small museum illuminates Las Vegas' past by restoring the city's classic neon signs
March 2006 |
By Lauren Wilcox
Dresden's Crowning Glory
Sixty years after it was reduced to rubble by Allied bombing, the reconstructed Baroque Frauenkirche, or Church of Our Lady, once again dominates the historic city's skyline
March 2006 |
By Andrew Curry
