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A Monumental Museum Makeover
Engineering News-Record· 4 days agoAfter more than 40 years of chronicling the nation’s storied exploration of the sky and heavens, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space...
Taking the kids: To the Smithsonian museums
The Times and Democrat· 3 days agoThe next time you visit Washington, D.C., say a big thank you to James Smithson. Today, of course the Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest...
Researchers May Have Pinpointed Origin of Hope and Koh-i-Noor Diamonds
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe Hope and Koh-i-Noor diamonds—two of the most famous Golconda diamonds—may have come from...
Exploring Atomic Bomb History Beyond Los Alamos
New York Times· 3 days agoThe Atomic Museum in Las Vegas explains to visitors that Nevada and other states also played a role — for better or worse — in the creation of nuclear...
See inside one of Evanston’s most historic estates, now listed for $2.85 million
WGN Chicago via Yahoo Finance· 8 hours agoEVANSTON, Ill. — If you placed the terms “cupola” and “English rose garden” into the keywords menu...
A Glowing Review: Meet the Museum Scientist Who Studies the Evolution of Bioluminescence in Corals
Smithsonian Magazine· 4 days agoCoral reefs have been around for hundreds of millions of years. Deep-sea corals can thrive as many...
49 Spectacular Museums You Need to Visit in Your Lifetime
Veranda via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe only national museum devoted to the documentation of the African American experience, this ...
Dani Levinas, champion and collector of contemporary art, dies at 75
Washington Post· 3 days agoDani Levinas, an Argentine-born businessman and art collector who amassed a trove of works by...
