Smithsonian MagazineU.S. Congress Curators Seek $25,000 to Repair Artworks Damaged in U.S. Capitol Attack smithsonianmag.com - Nora McGreevy When a far-right insurrectionist mob stormed the United States Capitol on January 6, lawmakers abruptly ended their session and fled to secure …
Smithsonian MagazineVincent Van Gogh Rare Vincent van Gogh Landscape Will Go on View to the Public for the First Time smithsonianmag.com - Isis Davis-Marks A long-hidden Vincent van Gogh painting is expected to sell for upward of $6 million next month. As Claire Selvin reports for ARTnews, the canvas, …
Smithsonian MagazineHabitats One-Third of Freshwater Fish Species Are at Risk of Extinction smithsonianmag.com - Alex Fox Two recent assessments of the world’s freshwater ecosystems catalogue the scope and severity of human impact on these once-bountiful, biodiverse …
Smithsonian MagazineTurtles Turtles Caught in Disastrous Oil Spill Treated With Mayonnaise smithsonianmag.com - Elizabeth Gamillo To clean up an oily mess, one might reach for dish soap. But for cleaning tar out of the eyes, throats and nasal passages of sea turtles after an oil …
Smithsonian MagazineEgypt Tomb Painting Known as Egypt's 'Mona Lisa' May Depict Extinct Goose Species smithsonianmag.com - Livia Gershon The 4,600-year-old tomb painting Meidum Geese has long been described as Egypt’s Mona Lisa. And, like the Mona Lisa, the artwork is the subject of a …