10 Truly Bizarre Things Kept at the Smithsonian

Washington D.C.'s Smithsonian Institution is home to millions of objects, including artwork, historical artifacts, and specimens of note spanning the

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"New blog alert! What's it like for a designer and the child of an air traffic controller to work at a museum within an airport? Natalia Gajos, our Digital Design Assistant, describes what two years at SFO Museum and San Francisco International Airport has meant to her. Read Natalia's story here: https://www.sfomuseum.org/about/blog/change-plans Link also in bio." This was posted to our Instagram account on April 19, 2021 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1763559183/
"What is happening at SFO Museum? We are getting ready for our newest exhibition, "Zuber: The Art of French Scenic Wallpaper!" http://bit.ly/ZuberScenicWallpaper" This was posted to our Instagram account on July 29, 2019 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1729356279/
"VERY DEFINITELY NOT A SECRET! Did you know that SFO Museum has a dedicated collections storage facility that houses a portion of our aviation collection of over 162,000 objects in high density storage? Check out this episode of Inside SFO to get a glimpse inside SFO Museum’s collection storage facility. https://bit.ly/4aMXdBJ" This was posted to our Instagram account on June 10, 2024 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1947424979/
Manchester Museum asks visitors if Egyptian woman’s body should be taken off display. #MuseumMonday Museum in the City of Manchester which includes Egyptian artefacts, and prehistoric stone implements from many sites in the region, including Creswell Crags and Alderley Edge. Lots more on our page. πŸ“· DrewParsons More:
The Lycian sarcophagus of Sidon is a sarcophagus discovered in the Royal necropolis of Ayaa near Sidon, Lebanon. It is made of Parian marble and dated to circa 430–420 BC. Istanbul Archaeological Museum. πŸ“Έ me #MarbleMonday #MuseumMonday
The Gemma Constantiniana, one of three surviving great Roman imperial cameos. Rubens once owned it and had the frame made (it was originally much bigger, but the four panels were sold off). It has a fascinating history. I saw it today at @rmoudheden.bsky.social. #MuseumMonday
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