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

“Nailed all the elements we revere about da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.”

In Museums, We Trust • AFTER A YEAR FRAUGHT WITH CHALLENGES, WE MUST BUILD ON OUR STRENGTHS FOR A COMMON PURPOSE

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Going Nuts • The bizarre sanitarium staple that would become a spreadable obsession

Sustainable • GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER’S RESEARCH WAS ABOUT MORE THAN PEANUTS

MASTER PIECES • Spirituality, culture and memory come together in collages by a curator and artist

Coda for the Kid • His pioneering trombone work put New Orleans jazz on the map, but only now is Kid Ory getting the encore he deserves

Fascinating Women • THEY MAY NOT BE HOUSEHOLD NAMES, BUT THEY WERE TRUE JAZZ PIONEERS

Inventing the Alphabet • New scholarship points to a paradox of historic scope: Our writing system was devised by people who couldn’t read

LAY OF THE LAND • In Ohio, a legal battle over access to some of the world’s largest human-made earthworks

Hail the King of Wakanda • The black superhero who changed comics forever

Don’t Be Puzzled • YOU CAN FIND EIGHT CLUES IN THESE PAGES

THE LOST HISTORY OF YELLOW STONE • DEBUNKING THE MYTH THAT THE GREAT NATIONAL PARK WAS A WILDERNESS UNTOUCHED BY HUMANS

First IN THE House • Born enslaved, Joseph Rainey of South Carolina was elected to Congress 150 years ago. But the impact of this momentous step in U.S. race relations did not last long

MAKING THE NATION • TODAY’S CRAFT RENAISSANCE IS MORE THAN JUST AN ANTIDOTE TO OUR OVER -AUTOMATED WORLD. IT RENEWS A WAY OF LIFE THAT MADE US WHO WE ARE

INSPIRING AWE in ALASKA • IN NATIVE COMMUNITIES ALONG THE COAST, A LIVELY ART ISTIC MOVEMENT DRAWS ON INNOVAT ION AND HUMOR AS WELL AS TRADITION

ON THE Origin OF Culture • Wild monkeys in Japan are teaching scientists how animals develop valuable skills—and pass them to the next generation

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