Artifacts
Lincoln's Pocket Watch Reveals Long-Hidden Message
The Smithsonian opens one of its prized artifacts and a story unfolds
March 11, 2009 |
By Beth Py-Lieberman
Libraries' Surprising Special Collections
Tucked away in libraries across the country are unexpected archives and world-class treasures
March 01, 2009 |
By Kristin Ohlson
Gettysburg Address Displayed at Smithsonian
Lincoln's timeless speech during the Civil War endures as a national treasure
December 2008 |
By Owen Edwards
The Road to Repatriation
The National Museum of the American Indian works with Native Tribes to bring sacred artifacts home again
November 25, 2008 |
By Kenneth R. Fletcher
Chasing the Lydian Hoard
Author Sharon Waxman digs into the tangle over looted artifacts between the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Turkish government
November 14, 2008 |
By Sharon Waxman
American History Museum: Pieces of Our Past
Smithsonian curators probe the meanings of telltale objects
November 2008 |
By Anika Gupta
Star-Spangled Banner Back on Display
After a decade’s conservation, the flag that inspired the National Anthem returns to its place of honor on the National Mall
November 2008 |
By Robert M. Poole
Lost & Found
Ancient gold artifacts from Afghanistan, hidden for more than a decade, dazzle in a new exhibition
September 2008 |
By Richard Covington
All that Glitters
Carol Channing can't forget the night her gown got ransomed
August 2008 |
By Owen Edwards
The Smithsonian's Crystal Skull
How the museum's quartz cranium highlights the epic silliness of the new Indiana Jones movie
May 30, 2008 |
By Owen Edwards
Forensic Science for Antiques
Revealing art secrets—and exposing forgeries
May 15, 2008 |
By Dina Modianot-Fox
Spirals of History
Hand-carved elephant tusks tell the story of life in the Congolese colonies of the late 1800s
April 2008 |
By Owen Edwards
Daredevil
Evel Knievel took risky behavior (and showboating) to new heights
March 2008 |
By Owen Edwards
Breuer Chair, 1926
Marcel Breuer's Bauhaus minimalism redefined a household basic
February 2008 |
By Owen Edwards
Garth Brooks
Retired country star garth brooks donated a collection of mementos to the American History museum, including his trademark cowboy hat, an acoustic guitar, a gold record and a handwritten lyric sheet.
February 2008 |
By Jess Blumberg
Monumental Mission
Assigned to find art looted by the Nazis, Western Allied forces faced an incredible challenge
February 2008 |
By Robert M. Poole
Looting Iraq
No one was prepared for the pillaging of Baghdad's Iraq Museum in 2003, but a fast-thinking Marine officer Col. Matthew Bogdanos, improvised an investigation—and helped recover thousands of stolen antiquities
February 2008 |
By Robert M. Poole
Protecting the Priceless
How one retired Army Reserve Major taught soldiers to save artworks and antiquities during wartime
February 01, 2008 |
By Adam Minter
Sky King
Pan Am founder Juan Trippe turned Americans into frequent fliers
November 2007 |
By Owen Edwards
