In the final installment of this three-part series, discover the fascinating stories behind the Smithsonian's collection.

The nation’s capital is a surprisingly treasure-filled jewelry town. If you know where to look. Several years ago, when ...

The Division of Home and Community Life, Ceramics & Glass Collection is responsible for the Smithsonian's collections of ceramics made, used, and marketed in America from about 1600 to the present.

Only one in ten thousand diamonds has a noticeable fancy color outside of the subtle color range normally associated with ...

Jeffrey Post, curator of the Smithsonian’s National Gem and Mineral Collection ... the mine owner to be cut into anonymous stones for jewelry. The largest piece escaped that fate; it was ...