Rosanna and Ofelia Esparza pictured amongst the dolls they have made and collected
The Fabric of Memory 
Ofelia Esparza and Rosanna Esparza Ahrens | Tonalli Studio
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Man with Barbies
Designing for the Dreamhouse
Carlyle Nuera | Lead Designer, Barbie Signature
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Illustration of rabbit
Year of the Rabbit
Celebrate the 2023 Lunar New Year with highlights from the collection
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An opaque white and transparent mineral with many spiky outgrowths.
Research and Collections
The Secret Power of Zeolite
Our Curator of Mineral Sciences, Aaron Celestian, talks about why this mineral blows his mind!
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year of the tiger
Research and Collections
Year of the Tiger
Celebrate the 2022 Lunar New Year with highlights from the collection
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Painting of 4 coyotes on game show
Holding Hands Across Time
Celebrating the Art of L. Frank
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Ceramic Hairless Dog
Colima Dogs
Best Friends Forever
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Gems of the Americas
Gems of the Americas
Take a trip through deep time — via the 1980s — and explore gems with a vintage NHM documentary
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Bactrian camels at the Griffith Park Zoo, circa 1910-1916.
Topsy the Camel
A camel that captured hearts and headlines rediscovered in NHM's Mammalogy Collections
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