Jewelry | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/jewelry/RSS feed for JewelryenTue, 13 Oct 2026 15:19:10 +0000With the Help of Family Wealth and Instagram, Gen Z Is Spending Big in the Art Markethttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/with-the-help-of-family-wealth-and-instagram-gen-z-is-spending-big-in-the-art-market-180989664/According to a new survey, high-net-worth 20-somethings are emerging as the most active members of the global art trade, outspending other generations by wide margins. Their habits are changing how the art world worksTue, 13 Oct 2026 15:19:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/with-the-help-of-family-wealth-and-instagram-gen-z-is-spending-big-in-the-art-market-180989664/This One-of-a-Kind Bronze Ring Offers a Tantalizing Glimpse at the Lighthouse of Alexandria, a Lost Wonder of the Ancient Worldhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-one-of-a-kind-bronze-ring-offers-a-tantalizing-glimpse-at-the-lighthouse-of-alexandria-a-lost-wonder-of-the-ancient-world-180989661/Archaeologists in Egypt discovered the signet ring while conducting excavations on the island of Antirhodos, which once housed a lavish Ptolemaic palaceFri, 09 Oct 2026 15:21:52 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-one-of-a-kind-bronze-ring-offers-a-tantalizing-glimpse-at-the-lighthouse-of-alexandria-a-lost-wonder-of-the-ancient-world-180989661/A Community-Led Archaeology Dig on a Tiny Scottish Isle Has Unearthed a Medieval Monastery of 'International Importance'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-community-led-archaeology-dig-on-a-tiny-scottish-isle-has-unearthed-a-medieval-monastery-of-international-importance-180989654/The settlement, founded by an early Christian saint in the 500s, is "far more than a small island church." It may have played a larger role in the Christianization of Britain than historians once realizedFri, 09 Oct 2026 14:35:25 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-community-led-archaeology-dig-on-a-tiny-scottish-isle-has-unearthed-a-medieval-monastery-of-international-importance-180989654/A New Exhibition Reveals How Hot Pink Togas and Floral Perfumes Conveyed Power in the Roman Empirehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-new-exhibition-reveals-how-hot-pink-togas-and-floral-perfumes-conveyed-power-in-the-roman-empire-180989615/The show in Copenhagen explores the relationship between fashion and influence in ancient RomeMon, 05 Oct 2026 19:00:27 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-new-exhibition-reveals-how-hot-pink-togas-and-floral-perfumes-conveyed-power-in-the-roman-empire-180989615/Thieves Steal 3,000-Year-Old Treasure in a 'Super-Professional' Museum Heist That Took Only Four Minuteshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/thieves-steal-3000-year-old-treasure-in-a-super-professional-museum-heist-that-took-only-four-minutes-180989418/Officials were shaken after dozens of ancient artifacts vanished from the local archaeological museum in Villena, Spain. The thieves left only a few pieces from the Bronze Age treasure behindMon, 31 Aug 2026 17:11:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/thieves-steal-3000-year-old-treasure-in-a-super-professional-museum-heist-that-took-only-four-minutes-180989418/