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What Happened to Marie Antoinette’s Jewels? Diamonds, Pearls and the Necklace That Launched a...
WWD· 10 hours agoMarie Antoinette was known — and eventually beheaded — for her lavish spending. The last Queen of...
Smithsonian announces Pride Month programs
WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.· 1 day agoThe Smithsonian is ready to celebrate Pride this June with a variety of activities and exhibits. A performance by DC's Different Drummers will kick off...
Cicadas broods map: Why are there so many cicadas in Illinois?
Peoria Journal Star· 6 days agoCicadas have emerged in many places in Illinois and started to serenade the state and other parts of...
David Rubenstein
GBH News· 14 hours agoMr. Rubenstein co-founded the...Center for the Performing Arts, a Regent of the Smithsonian Institution and on the Board of Directors...Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the ...
Why the SR-71 Blackbird Never Gets Old
Smithsonian Magazine· 8 hours agoLieutenant Colonel Ed Yeilding shot across the sky above California at 2,000 miles per hour. It was 4:30 in the morning on March 6, 1990, and the view from the cockpit of his Lockheed SR-71 ...
G. Wayne Clough
GBH News· 2 days agoSince he began as Secretary in July 2008, he has overseen several major openings at the Smithsonian, including the reopening of the National Museum ...
How long will the cicadas be here in Illinois?
Peoria Journal Star· 2 days agoMore and more people are seeing and hearing cicadas in Illinois. Cicada nymphs aerate the soil. In other cases, adult periodical cicadas live for just...
Smithsonian Hosts an Education Conference Unlike Any Other This Summer
Smithsonian Magazine· 7 days agoAs any educator at the Smithsonian will tell you, one of the great strengths of the world’s largest ...
Souls Grown Deep Elects Two New Board Members
Broadway World· 6 days agoConwill's vision and perspective were instrumental in establishing the Smithsonian's National Museum</ ...
Art Bites: Was Leonardo da Vinci the Original Bird Lady? | Artnet News
Artnet News· 6 days agoLeonardo da Vinci was a pioneering painter and inventor—and, perhaps, bird lady. Avians appear in a...
