Collecting | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/collecting/RSS feed for CollectingenWed, 26 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000In 1952, You Could Buy a Pack of Baseball Cards That Included This Mickey Mantle at a Corner Store. Today, You Would Probably Have to Go to an Auction Househttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/pack-baseball-cards-included-mickey-mantle-corner-store-today-probably-sothebys-180989281/The rookie card of the future Yankees legend once sold for pennies. But, even with garish colorization, it became a treasured symbol of the golden age of the sport that is now valued in the millionsWed, 26 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/pack-baseball-cards-included-mickey-mantle-corner-store-today-probably-sothebys-180989281/In Some Trattorias in Italy, Diners Can Enjoy a Meal and Take the Plate It Was Served on Home as a Souvenirhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/in-some-trattorias-in-italy-diners-can-enjoy-a-meal-and-take-the-plate-it-was-served-on-home-as-a-souvenir-180989386/The Piatti del Buon Ricordo, or “Plates of Good Memories,” tradition dates back to 1964, when a clever marketer came up with it to encourage Italians to travel across the country and taste regional dishesTue, 25 Aug 2026 12:42:32 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/in-some-trattorias-in-italy-diners-can-enjoy-a-meal-and-take-the-plate-it-was-served-on-home-as-a-souvenir-180989386/Stanford University's Founding Matriarch Was a Travel-Loving Philanthropist Who Met a Tragic End. A New Exhibition Explores Her Life, Grief and Death by Poisonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/stanford-universitys-founding-matriarch-was-a-travel-loving-philanthropist-who-met-a-tragic-end-a-new-exhibition-explores-her-life-grief-and-death-by-poison-180989211/Jane Stanford's legacy is the focus of a new showcase at the California university. The display features artifacts that have never previously been exhibitedThu, 30 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/stanford-universitys-founding-matriarch-was-a-travel-loving-philanthropist-who-met-a-tragic-end-a-new-exhibition-explores-her-life-grief-and-death-by-poison-180989211/