Life after Death

Stories from the Vaults: Life after Death

The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, the National Museum of Natural History, and the National Postal Museum all hold clues to the afterlife. Deep inside their vaults, the evidence for life after death has never been more convincing.

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Skin Eating Insects

Look out! These insects are hard at work. They've munched through Smithsonian specimens for over 70 years.