Tagged With "Smithsonian Institution"
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 26, 2014: The Hope Diamond, Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
Ottoman, did you try to pocket that little gem?
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 26, 2014: The Hope Diamond, Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
DrFumblefinger, if you by chance came across any incriminating headlines, you didn't see anything. Now, thanks to TravelGumbo, I can research a nice quiet getaway...I mean retirement destinaiton for myself (cough cough).
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Re: U.S. Customs House, Battery Park, NYC (Where Gumbo was #110)
What an incredible building! Great reveal and photos!
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Smithsonian reopens historic D.C. building
The Smithsonian Institution is reopening its historic 1881 Arts and Industries Building, at least for special events. Not the famous "Smithsonian Castle," but similar in style and almost as old, Arts and Industries closed for renovation in 2004....
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, April 23, 2015: The 1903 Wright Flyer, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
I heard a joke once that said "Y'know the Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C.? They actually have stuff in there!" Case-in-point, the 1903 Wright Flyer. Many reproductions of the Wright Flyer have been made, but this is...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 26, 2014: The Hope Diamond, Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
Throughout my academic life I have come across the famed Hope Diamond. In elementary school I remember seeing photos of this magnificent gem. In middle school I remember hearing stories of its notorious curse. In high school...
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Paris has a bee in its bonnet
Paris rooftops are becoming home to beehives that may help reverse declines in honeybee populations.
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Today is National Bike-to-Work Day
May is National Bike Month, and today's special event is Bike-to-Work Day, when everyone is encouraged to give two-wheeling a try, in hopes of increasing bicycle commuting, according to the League of American Bicyclists . For more information on...
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'Food Fridays' debut with Smithsonian's new demo kitchen
How Food Fridays at the Smithsonian will look (Illustration: Smithsonian Institution) Yet another new feature at the Smithsonian in Washington: a demonstration kitchen at the National Museum of American history, and a series of...
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Smithsonian's Hall of Invention opens next week
The Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation takes a big leap on July 1, moving from backstage to a public exhibition space of its own in the National Museum of American History in Washington. Its 3500...
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Dec. 23, 2017: Stravinsky Fountain, Dry
One of PHeymont's favorite Paris spots was missing its water and its animation on a recent visit, giving a new view.
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Rambler in Paris: Buildings and Grounds
PHeymont shares some more views collected while wandering Paris, this time focusing on structures and perspectives.
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Berlin: 1-ton döner kebab sets new record
Another food record falls (were you really waiting for it?), but a technicality almost kept it out of the record books.
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Old Patent Office in DC: Home to great art
Jonathan L takes us on a tour of the Old Patent Office Building in Washington DC, home to The National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Dec. 24, 2018: Museum of the American Indian, Washington
DrFumblefinger visits the Smithsonian's Museum of the American Indian.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, April 23, 2015: The 1903 Wright Flyer, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
Thanks for reminding me of this great museum, Ottoman! I think this was my favorite museum in D.C. I was astounded to see the rickety old Wright flyer on display and even more amazed that this was THE ORIGINAL, the very plane that the Wright brothers flew at Kitty Hawk -- the one that made history, flying over distance into a head wind. The Wright brothers were compulsive at documenting their findings, so it's not a surprise they would have kept the original plane. Other highlights of the...
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Swiss Boarding Schools
Swiss private schooling is among the most prestigious in the world.
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France back at top of food honors
For the first time since 2013, the Bocuse d'Or returns to France, and to its home at Lyon.
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French aristo wants family chateau back
The man who would be king would also reclaim his family's castle, where the Institut de France wants to create a luxury hotel.
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Catalonia's History: Caught in the Middle
Catalonia has long been a buffer: between Christians and Muslims, France and Spain, and more. Join PHeymont on a visit to its history museum
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Smithsonian Castle, Washington, DC
Jonathan L visits the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC
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U.S. Customs House, Battery Park, NYC (Where Gumbo was #110)
Sometimes you make a plan to see something, but don't get there for a long time. And sometimes you have no plan at all, and just find something worth seeing. The latter happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I was left with time to kill in Lower...
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France's most popular street names
A roundup of the top ten historic figures honored with French street names.
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Bouquinistes and The Arab World Institute
Jonathan L takes a last walk along the Seine, and visits the Arab World Institute
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Smithsonian highlights 500-year-old 'Great Inka Road'
The Great Inka Road, an engineering marvel, 24,000 miles long and passing through 6 Latin American countries, is the focus of a new two-year exhibit that opened this week at the Smithsonian's Museum of the American Indian in Washington.
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Simone Leigh at the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC
Jonathan L visits the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC to catch up on some contemporary art
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Re: Simone Leigh at the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC
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Re: Simone Leigh at the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
Jonathan L shares views of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC