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Where Art Meets Science

A behind the scenes look at art conservation at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art

A prairie warbler greets the spring in New Jersey. PHOTO Cameron Darnell

Deciphering the Mysteries of Migratory Birds

(ILLUSTRATION Evan Keeling)

Moments of Innovation

(James Renwick Jr., Sketch of the north tower of the Smithsonian Castle, 1846. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Graphic treatment by Deanna Luu)

Our Foundation is Our Future

The Smithsonian came into being around the same time as the medium of photography (Graphic created by Deanna Luu)

175 Years of Photography at the Smithsonian

left to right: Herrenhauser Embreea Orchid (Embreea herrenhusana). Smithsonian Gardens; Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Gwaneum bosal), Goryeo period, c. 1220–85. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, on loan from National Museum of Korea. 3D scanning data used to create this digital model generously provided by the National Museum of Korea.

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