- Gorgeous rights-free illustrations of caterpillars from a German entomological by Christian Friedrich Vogel volume in the Biodiversity Heritage Library. [via Public Domain Review]
- A look at the first multispecies experimental coral microcosm in the world installed at our National Museum of Natural History in 1980. [via Ocean Portal]
- You can explore over 30,000 NY Historic Landmarks on this interactive map by New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). [via Hyperallergic]
- Speaking of landmarks, the building design of our National Museum of African American History and Culture won the 2017 Beazley Design of the Year! [via Arch Daily]
- Discoveries can still be made! The fossilized tracks of the armored nodosaur was found outside Washington DC! [via WAPO]
- A good question: Why don't archivists digitize everything? [via Peel Archives]
- American Public Media and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History are launching a podcast series starting February 19 examining the internment of Japanese civilians during WWII. [via Free Daily Radio News]
- The Hirshhorn is hosting another projection on it's round brutalist building, this time a politically-charged work of Krzysztof Wodiczko February 13-15, 6:30–9:30 pm. [via Artnet]
- A Japanese Museum dedicated to rocks with human faces. [via Open Culture and Great Big Story]
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