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In the Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien, Gondolin was the Sindarin name for the city of Singing Stone, although the name Gondolin itself means something...

Things are looking up for New York City. A summer of post-vaccine fun is in full swing, people are returning to the city, it just got a brand new park, and now one of its most iconic cultural attractions has a brand new hall devoted to all things sparkly. Opening this weekend is the Mignone Hall of Gems and Minerals at the American Natural History Museum on the west side of Central Park. It gives a once outdated corner of the museum a much...

The American Museum of Natural Historys Hall of Gems and Minerals is newly renovated and reopens with "Beautiful Creatures," an exhibit of stunning jewelry inspired by animals.

The hall has been completely renovated to showcase "natures art." June 9, 2021 This slab of amphibolite rock sourced from Gore Mountain in upstate New York contains huge almandine garnet crystals that formed more than a billion years ago. Photo by D. Finnin, ©American Museum of Natural History. Four years ago, the Halls of Gems and Minerals at New York’s American Museum of Natural History closed for long-overdue renovations. The cavelike space, deliberately designed to evoke the feeling...

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Earthmoments 5Elements Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars Hosted by either the free player or the full version of NI’s Kontakt, 5Elements utilises almost 6GB of samples sourced from a selection of handmade Indian Instruments, but you won’t find any sitars, tamburas or tablas here. These unique instruments were designed and built by Aurelio C Hammer, musicologist and founder of Svaram, whose instruments incorporate different natural metals, woods and types of stone. The 5Elements name relates to the f...

An Exclusive First Look Inside the American Museum of Natural Historys New Halls of Gems and Minerals Stellene Volandes © Hearst Owned The New York City institution will debut its renovation in spring 2021. It can’t be easy to renovate a place beloved because it never changes. And it’s not just Holden Caulfield, though one can’t help hearing that quote from The Catcher in the Rye when entering the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. You remember the on...