Smithsonian Magazine

Smithsonian Magazine takes you on a journey through history, science, world culture and technology with breathtaking images from around the world.

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Beyond Our Borders • EXPANDING SMITHSONIAN’S REACH AND RELEVANCE REQUIRES COLLABORATING WITH MUSEUMS AND RESEARCHERS AROUND THE GLOBE

Personal Best • The photography dynasty that made everyone look great

Image Makers • THE SIGNATURE BACHRACH STYLE HAS ENDURED—AND SOLD—FOR DECADES

REINVENTION • Putting a new spin on traditional themes, an artist revitalizes a once-popular form of painting

The Sacred Runner • He was an Olympic star. But he was also a holy man who just wanted to go home

Blazing Summer • LOUIS TEWANIMA WASN’T THE ONLY NATIVE ATHLETE FROM NORTH AMERICA AT THE 1912 SUMMER GAMES

THE WHITE STUFF • How the Inca discovered a prized pigment

Not a Huge Advantage • The Irish elk sported the biggest antlers ever. It’s extinct

Don’t Be Puzzled • YOU CAN FIND SEVEN ANSWERS IN THESE PAGES

PASSAGE THROUGH THE ZAGROS • True to an ancient way of life, a family in Iran makes a -treacherous seasonal migration across the mountains

The Nomads’ Journey • Tracing a section of the Mokhtaris’ route through the heart of the Zagros Mountains

Earthly Delights • Traditionally grown in Europe, these truffles were harvested in North Carolina in a breakthrough experiment that has food-lovers and farmers ravenous for more

Light Show • A spectacular arts building designed by Frank Gehry opens this month in Arles, France

a MISSION for FATHER STEWART • From Kathmandu to Timbuktu, an American monk travels the world to safeguard invaluable treasure—ancient documents that tell humanity’s story

RISING AGAIN • A colossus of the sky, the California condor was nearly gone when biologists rescued it from extinction. Then came the raging fires—and a terrible new challenge

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