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Close-up of a singular yellow diamond, emerald cut, against a plain gray background.
Photo by Robert Weldon, courtesy of Ronald Winston.
NMNH Red Diamond - Yellow Diamond

A 4.11 carat, emerald cut yellow diamond from the Winston Fancy Color Diamond Collection.

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Five diamonds, ranging from light pink to dark pink, against a plain gray background.
Photos by Robert Weldon, arranged by Gabriela Farfan, courtesy of Ronald Winston.
NMNH Red Diamond - Fancy Pink Diamonds

A selection of five Fancy pink diamonds, exhibiting one of the rarest natural diamond colorations. 

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Six singular diamonds in various rainbow colors and cut styles against plain gray background.
Photos by Robert Weldon, arranged by Gabriela Farfan, courtesy of Ronald Winston.
NMNH Red Diamond - Six Fancy Color Diamonds

40 colorful diamonds ranging in size from 0.4 to 9.49 carats will be displayed at the National Museum of Natural History beside the Winston Red Diamond.

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A spiral of diamonds, in a variety of colors and cuts, against a light background.
Photos by Robert Weldon, arranged by Gabriela Farfan, courtesy of Ronald Winston.
NMNH Red Diamond - Fancy Color Diamond Spiral

Selections from the Winston Fancy Color Diamond Collection that span the rainbow of colors in which diamonds occur.

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Close-up of a round red diamond against a dark gray background.
Photo by Robert Weldon, courtesy of Ronald Winston.
NMNH Red Diamond - Dark Background
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Close-up of a singular red diamong against a light gray background.
Photo by Robert Weldon, courtesy of Ronald Winston.
NMNH Red Diamond - Light Background

The Winston Red Diamond, an exquisite 2.33 carat Fancy red diamond - one of the finest in the world.

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Giant panda Bao Li in China
Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
Giant Panda Bao Li

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Image of an outfit on mannequin, blue leather jacket over black top and jeans with police badge at waist.
NMAH SVU Donation: Close-Up
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Black and white photograph of a young woman with her hair up.
Gift of the Estate of Carolyn Hunt, 2023.
NMAH Recent Acquisitions - Titanic, Elizabeth
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Photo of back of red jersey with number 17 and name Ohtani.
Shohei Ohtani jersey, gift of Shohei Ohtani.
NMAH Recent Acquisitions - Ohtani Jersey
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Stylized theater poster with word HAIR across top and mirrored image of person with afro in blue and red.
HAIR poster, gift of Merle Frimark.
NMAH Recent Acquisitions - HAIR Poster
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Small rectangular metal technological device.
Texar Audio Prism, gift of Nathan S. Clark Jr., Martha J. Clark and April E. Clark, in memory of Glen T. Clark
NMAH Recent Acquisitions - Texar Audio Prism
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Photo of a small, silver metal technological device, in the shape of a thumbdrive.
Closed captioning devices and documentation, gift of Elizabeth S. Ball.
NMAH Recent Acquisitions - Closed Captioning
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Small rectangular technological device, off white color with green and red graphics on surface.
Experimental Fuel Cells and Components, gift of Martin E. Kordesch.
NMAH Recent Acquisitions - Fuel Cell Technology
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Wooden filing cabinet with four closed openings, one open.
Findex File Cabinet with Punch Cards and Card Punch, gift of Carey Goodman, Southern Teachers Agency.
NMAH Recent Acquisitions - Findex System
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Black and white image of woman wearing dark dress and white headwrap in a small frame.
Quarter-Plate Daguerreotype of Dolley Madison
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Box with a leather bound case inside.
Daguerreotype Leather Case
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Black and white image of a woman in a dark dress and white headwrap.
Dolley Madison Daguerreotype

Dolley Madison by John Plumbe Jr., quarter-plate daguerreotype, c. 1846.

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Black and white fluffy panda bear sits on fake wooden logs.
Roshan Patel, Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
New Giant Pandas - Bao Li

Two-year-old male giant panda Bao Li in his habitat at Shenshuping Base in Wolong, China, May 16.

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Black and white fluffy bear eats a skinny twig with long green leaves.
Roshan Patel, Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
New Giant Pandas - Qing Bao

Two-year-old female giant panda Qing Bao in her habitat at Dujiangyan Base in Sichuan, China May 17.

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Close-up photograph of gold surface with bumpy texture and repeating pattern.

Embossed gold jar (detail), Ōnuma Chihiro (b. 1950), Japan, Shōwa era, 1988, hammered copper with amalgam gilding (kinkeshi), National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Bequest of Shirley Z. Johnson, S2022.8.37a–c Copyright Ōnuma Chihiro.

National Museum of Asian Art Announces Its Newly Acquired Shirley Z. Johnson Collection of Contemporary Japanese Metalwork
Objects From This Unprecedented Gift Will Be on View in the Upcoming Exhibition “Striking Objects: Contemporary Japanese Metalwork”
02.26.2024
Exhibitions New Acquisitions
Photograph of an aerial device with two propellers on the top.
“Ingenuity Mars Helicopter” Prototype Joins the National Air and Space Museum Collection
12.15.2023
Air and Space Museum New Acquisitions
Woman in long, silky purple dress holds an olive branch while standing in a garden with a large tree branch in the background.

Credit: Oprah Winfrey by Shawn Michael Warren, oil on linen, 2023. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Acquired through the generosity of Tommie L. Pegues and Donald A. Capoccia; Taylor and Wemimo Abbey; Anonymous; Deon Jones and Cameron J. Ross; Lisa Opoku and Loki Muthu; Mack Wilbourn; Charles Young and Andrea Wishom Young.

National Portrait Gallery Reveals a Newly Commissioned Portrait of Oprah Winfrey by Chicago-Based Artist Shawn Michael Warren
On View Beginning Dec. 13
12.13.2023
Portrait Gallery New Acquisitions
Five screens with digital images against black backdrop and red carpet floor.

Installation view, Isaac Julien: “Lessons of the Hour,” SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Sept. 24–Dec. 15, 2019. Copyright Isaac Julien, courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro. Image courtesy of SCAD.

Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery Acquire Visionary Film Installation “Lessons of the Hour” by Isaac Julien
First Joint Acquisition Between the Two Smithsonian Museums Debuts in Washington, D.C., Friday, Dec. 8
11.02.2023
American Art Museum Portrait Gallery New Acquisitions

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