Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.
Description: Celebrating our 300th Link Love since 2010!Macro x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (MA-XRF) reveals ancient manuscripts reused as bookbindings! [via The Guardian]A historic moment - refugees form their own squad for this summer's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. [via NPR]Get your color on with National Parks! [via National Park Foundation]Artist Bill Domonkos' archival remixes.[via
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="286" caption="James Burford, Anthony Pineau, and Raymond Watson, On September 19, 1981, an ex-clerk with Smithsonian Museum shops, armed with a .25 caliber automatic pistol attempted to steal more than $2,500 from the National Museum of Natural History’s shop but was stopped by this trio, November 1981, by Jeffrey Ploskonka, Black and
Creator: Neufeld, Michael J. 1951- ed,Crouch, Tom D,Pisano, Dominick,Van der Linden, Robert,Glenn, John 1921-,Dailey, John R,Maxwell, Ted A,Daso, Dik A. 1959-,Spencer, Alex M ed
Creator: Neufeld, Michael J. 1951- ed,Crouch, Tom D,Pisano, Dominick,Van der Linden, Robert,Glenn, John 1921-,Dailey, John R,Maxwell, Ted A,Daso, Dik A. 1959-,Spencer, Alex M ed