Who was the real owner of Kohinoor diamond? Its not Mughals, the diamond was found in..., its first owner was...
Persian ruler Nadir Shah defeated Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah, captured Delhi, and carried the Kohinoor diamond back with ...
Pakistan's mountains are calling—here's why you should go
Pakistan’s far north holds some of the world’s highest peaks and has a proud cultural identity, but until now international ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
How Do Diamonds Get Their Fancy Colors?
Taking center stage is the Winston Red, a rare diamond with a Fancy red color grading. James D. Tiller and James Di Loreto, Smithsonian Institution Starting today, visitors at the National Museum ...
The Baltimore Sun4d
Most Institute of Museum and Library Services workers placed on leave
The official, speaking on background, said that roughly 80% of the 70 employees of the Institute of Museum and Library Services were placed immediately on administrative leave. “The notification ...
Artnet6d
DOGE Has Decimated the Institute of Museum and Library Services
When president Donald Trump’s Secretary of Labor, Keith E. Sonderling, descended upon the offices of the Institute of Library and Museum Services (IMLS) at 955 L’Enfant Plaza in Washington, D ...
The Hill6d
Wes Moore: Trump order on Smithsonian museums is ‘deeply disrespectful’
Wes Moore (D) said President Trump’s order looking to control the “divisive narratives” at Smithsonian museums and federal ... America great in the first place,” Moore said.
The Art Newspaper5d
How many visitors is too many? Paris museums confront ‘over-attendance’
When Paris’s public museums published their annual visitor figures in January, it was another bright day for cultural outreach—but a bit too bright for some. “8.7 million entries to the ...
The World's Largest Flawless Paraiba Tourmaline Heads To Auction At Bonhams Hong Kong
PRNewswire/ - The Kat Florence Lumina, a flawless 181.61-carat Paraiba tourmaline, is completing its global debut tour with final exhibitions across Asia before making its way ...
Business Insider2d
21 affordable jewelry brands where you can find luxury-grade pieces on a budget
Best for lab-grown diamonds: Plum Diamonds Plum Diamonds is a fantastic place to get affordable, lab-grown diamond engagement rings. But if you're not getting engaged anytime soon, you can still ...
Scientific American6d
Coal—Our Black Diamonds
The Koh-i-Noor diamond is valued at $2,500,000—a sum which could purchase 590,000 tons of coal. If this diamond was dropt into the depths ot the sea and lost forever, no one in the world would ...