As a kid, I was wowed by the brick sized faceted topaz and aquamarines. As an old lady avoiding Covid I toured the collection online recently and was amazed at the beer can sized tourmaline specimens by the entrance, including a reconstructed gem pocket. More on those would be fabulous.
I’m so glad there are so many specimens for all to see, instead of being in a private collection. As for the Monopoly board, well, it was really quite something. A Gold “Get out of jail free card”, that’s special. Being from the U.K. the Natural History Museum in London has some great specimens as well. If I went to the Smithsonian gemstone exhibition I’d probably take about a week just looking.
My grandmother found and donated to the Smithsonian a fossilized camel jaw she found in Florida. Supposedly it was the first pregistoric camel jaw to be found in Florida. I cant verify that since it was before i was born. She also found part of a manatee skeleton and the bone she brought home my grandfather turned into a knife handle of a knife he had made. She had it until she died. The bone handle had a kind of greasy feel to it and the bone was very dense. Really cool knife. My great uncle stole it when she died, but i dont talk about him.
Wow, it's amazing to see so many kinds of gemstones in the Smithsonian museum.😲😃💎🏛 I wish I could go there. It's fascinating to know the history of each gemstones you mentioned.🤔📖 My favorites are the aquamarine brick💙🌊💎 and the crown with the turquoise gems.👑💎 I'm amazed at the golden boardgame too.🟧♟ Thanks for sharing and nice video.😉👍💎
Fantastic video, awesome history and knowledge, magnificent items . Wow that’s crazy to take out emeralds,but each to their own I guess. Magnificent collection in that museum awesome presentation and editing . Thank you
I would love to know the history of the Hope Diamond, even if it’s not housed there anymore? I remember seeing it as a kid many times and it was always the perfect grand finale for the exhibit :)
the lady who invented monopoly has been perpetually spinning in her grave when that gold set was made 😂 fun fact the game was invented to teach kids about how awful capitalism is. It's still a freaking cool piece and definitely a fun addition to what some people may find as a boring traditional museum. The Smithsonian actually has alot of interesting and fun things.
It's a beautiful piece, very intricate. It's not like any other turquoise I've ever seen, very soft pale babyish blue, a lot less green than most pieces I've seen. No veining, or at least not visible through the case. Sad they replaced all the emeralds, it must have been pretty spectacular, but it's still such a finely worked impressive piece.
the Smithsonian Museums are just amazing and they are tax payer paid so its your money paying for the upkeep. But please stop coming to DC. Just use the Metro and don't drive. No bathrooms, no nice people and too expensive.
The Smithsonian took the skeleton finds of the past of what they call giant humans and destroyed them and you call them preservers of history after they covered up the existence
As a kid, I was wowed by the brick sized faceted topaz and aquamarines. As an old lady avoiding Covid I toured the collection online recently and was amazed at the beer can sized tourmaline specimens by the entrance, including a reconstructed gem pocket. More on those would be fabulous.
My fiancé and I should have booked our honeymoon for Washington DC lol!! We love museums and history!
great episode. I'd love to see more like this about museum collections
🤩 ‘ YEAH BABY! ’…. The Hope Diamond & The Napoleon Diamond Necklace. Super Bling!
I’m so glad there are so many specimens for all to see, instead of being in a private collection. As for the Monopoly board, well, it was really quite something. A Gold “Get out of jail free card”, that’s special. Being from the U.K. the Natural History Museum in London has some great specimens as well. If I went to the Smithsonian gemstone exhibition I’d probably take about a week just looking.
I have been to the exhibit several times. My favorite piece is the Hooker Emerald. So beautiful. Would love to know the history.
Amazing video, thank you for sharing!!
How about the giant crystal ball they keep un there. I remember visiting as a child and found it beautiful and fascinating
YES! I love that
My grandmother found and donated to the Smithsonian a fossilized camel jaw she found in Florida. Supposedly it was the first pregistoric camel jaw to be found in Florida. I cant verify that since it was before i was born. She also found part of a manatee skeleton and the bone she brought home my grandfather turned into a knife handle of a knife he had made. She had it until she died. The bone handle had a kind of greasy feel to it and the bone was very dense. Really cool knife. My great uncle stole it when she died, but i dont talk about him.
Wow, it's amazing to see so many kinds of gemstones in the Smithsonian museum.😲😃💎🏛 I wish I could go there. It's fascinating to know the history of each gemstones you mentioned.🤔📖 My favorites are the aquamarine brick💙🌊💎 and the crown with the turquoise gems.👑💎 I'm amazed at the golden boardgame too.🟧♟ Thanks for sharing and nice video.😉👍💎
Talk about Tiffany Stone, Purpurite and Phosphosiderite, please. Love your content
I'd love to see move videos about this collection!
Fantastic video, awesome history and knowledge, magnificent items . Wow that’s crazy to take out emeralds,but each to their own I guess. Magnificent collection in that museum awesome presentation and editing . Thank you
Id like to see more historic Tourmaline in the Smithsonian please
I would love to know the history of the Hope Diamond, even if it’s not housed there anymore? I remember seeing it as a kid many times and it was always the perfect grand finale for the exhibit :)
American Tirquoise.
Especially #8 mine Edgar Cut!-)
GLHF
This is where my fascination started! My parents really enjoyed the jewelry but I was dumbstruck by the rough specimens
I also thought the Denver natural history museums exhibit was very good too. Especially how they recreated mineral rich mines
Wow, I kind of wish there was a way to change back Empress Marie Louise Bonaparte’s Tiara!
hope I can visit that place someday
This place is on my bucket list
Yes!! 🥰🥰🥰
As pedras tem milhões de anos de história
It's been years since I last went there even tho it's a rather close train ride for me
Nice episode, it would be awesome to se some Mexican precios opal (:
I,M originally from Bali indonesia.found a stone with a blue light 9.6 gr.then i sold it.
Thumbs up for the crying groyper.
Diadem is a great Scrabble word.
That first picture you showed of Carmen Lucia Buck is actually Babe Paley - just saying :)
I’d love to roll them dice lol
Their incredible red beryl
Did you just say it's worth more than my whole life?
the lady who invented monopoly has been perpetually spinning in her grave when that gold set was made 😂 fun fact the game was invented to teach kids about how awful capitalism is. It's still a freaking cool piece and definitely a fun addition to what some people may find as a boring traditional museum. The Smithsonian actually has alot of interesting and fun things.
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Why is there Coco Chanel at one point???? XD
Why why why turquoise they destroyed a piece of art
It's a beautiful piece, very intricate. It's not like any other turquoise I've ever seen, very soft pale babyish blue, a lot less green than most pieces I've seen. No veining, or at least not visible through the case. Sad they replaced all the emeralds, it must have been pretty spectacular, but it's still such a finely worked impressive piece.
the Smithsonian Museums are just amazing and they are tax payer paid so its your money paying for the upkeep. But please stop coming to DC. Just use the Metro and don't drive. No bathrooms, no nice people and too expensive.
The first carved Aqua is soooo ugly.
The Smithsonian took the skeleton finds of the past of what they call giant humans and destroyed them and you call them preservers of history after they covered up the existence
this video is about gems not skeletons, maybe comment this on another video