From the legendary Hope Diamond to a rainbow of colorful gemstones, a multigenerational bond between the Winston family and the Smithsonian transformed the museum’s world-renowned gem collection Emma ...

Museum security concerns rise after the latest Louvre robbery, as experts recall other major art thefts, including the ...

From brilliant blues to fiery reds, discover how nature crafts diamonds in every color, and why some shades are rarer than the rest Emma Saaty Selections from the Winston Fancy Color Diamond ...

The Winston Red Diamond, an exquisite 2.33 carat Fancy red diamond - one of the finest in the world. Photo by Robert Weldon, courtesy of Ronald Winston. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural ...

A woman from China was charged with stealing gold last month from National Museum of Natural History. It’s one of several ...

Earlier this week, Ruth Angus, the associate curator of the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History, was giving me a tour of a jewelry exhibition nestled deep within the ...

WASHINGTON – As visitors walk into the rotunda of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, they’re greeted by an 11-ton taxidermized African Bush elephant, affectionately nicknamed Henry.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Sunday, museum goers are invited to bid a temporary farewell to a beloved gem in the Albuquerque metro. “It’s really just a chance for people to come and see their ...