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Museo Americano de Historia Natural
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New York. American Museum of Natural History
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Museum of Natural History (New York)
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Museum of Natural History (New York, N.Y.)
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The American Museum of Natural History was founded in 1869 to be of service to the city's public schools, advance scientific research in natural history, and to exhibit natural history objects for casual visitors.
Museum exhibition displayed in the Museum's showcase in 1975.
Ecological museum multi-media presentation in the Corner Gallery on endangered species.
Botanical museum exhibition in the Corner Gallery.
Geological museum exhibition located in the Corner Gallery.
The Roosevelt Centennial Exhibit was held in Roosevelt Memorial Hall.
Museum exhibition in Gallery 11.
Temporary Museum zoological exhibition in the Corner Gallery.
Ornithological museum exhibition designed by Eugene B. Bergman and shown in the Akeley Gallery.
Display in the Rare Book Room of the Dept. of Library Services, Winter 1978-1979.
Physical anthropology museum exhibition put together under the direction of Harry L. Shapiro.
Temporary museum exhibition which was located in the Akeley corridor.
In 1968 much of this Hall was encompassed by John Lindsley Hall of Earth History.
Shell Hall was incorporated into the Hall of Ocean Life in the mid-1920s.
Exhibition hall which opened in 1968 and encompassed much of the former Hall of Geology and Invertebrate Paleontology.
Vertebrate paleontological museum exhibition in the Roosevelt Rotunda.
Nigerian art exhibition held in Gallery 77, March 1978.
Asian ethnological museum exhibition mounted temporarily in the Corner Gallery.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), established in 1848, was the first permanent organization formed to promote the development of science and engineering at the national level and to represent the interests of all its disciplines. During its first fifty years, the society's meetings, held in cities across the country, attracted prominent scientists and were covered in major newspapers.
Entomological museum exhibition, September 1973.
Peruvian archaeological museum exhibition sponsored by the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation and prepared by the Dept. of Anthropology in honor of the visit of President Don Manuel Prado of Peru.
Museum exhibition which ran from December 27, 1981 to February 12, 1982 in the Roosevelt Rotunda.
The Hall of Insect Life has also been referred to as Entomological Hall, Insect Hall, and Hall of Local Insects.
Temporary Museum exhibition in Memorial Hall, May 1938. The official name of this exhibit is unknown.
Astronomical museum exhibition.
Entomological museum exhibition, 1974-1975, designed by Eugene B. Bergman.
The Museum acted as a host to the Atomic Energy Commission in presenting this temporary exhibition. It was mounted in the Corner Gallery between March 19 and April 30, 1947.
Astronomical museum exhibition from 1908-1912.
The Children's Fair, held in Education Hall, was first held in 1928 under the auspices of the American Institute, the School Nature League, and the American Museum of Natural History. This science fair was held for many years.
Exhibition hall which opened June 14, 1972.
Astronomical museum exhibition in the Akeley Gallery.
Temporary exhibit installed in the Roosevelt Rotunda, October 1974.
Temporary museum exhibition.
Ornithological museum exhibition in Gallery 77 from March through May 1974.
Permanent display of birds of the New York City Area.
Herpetological museum exhibition.
Photograph of a mounted specimen of a flying squirrel on display in the Museum.
Margaret Mead died on Nov. 15, 1978 after a 52 year career at the Museum.
Astronomical museum exhibit.
The Special Films Collection is comprised of over 300 films divided by genre.
The Hall of the Biology of Invertebrates was formerly Ocean Life Hall.
The name of the Hall could not be verified.
Physical anthropological museum exhibition.
Ornithological museum exhibition in the Roosevelt Memorial Hall of the Museum from December 1, 1949 to January 22, 1950.
Temporary Museum exhibition mounted in the Corner Gallery.
Preparation of the Hall began December 1971 and was completed December 1975.
Ethnological museum exhibition.
Temporary exhibit of rare books from the Library, mounted in the Corner Gallery.
The hall exhibited mammals from India, Burma and Nepal. It opened in 1930. Scientists involved in its creation included Arthur Stannard Vernay, John Champion Faunthorpe, and James Lippitt Clark.
Botanical museum exhibition mounted in the Corner Gallery.
Exhibition was held in 1979.
Brazilian ethnological museum exhibition.
The exhibition was produced by the Folger Library of Washington, D.C. with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, the Exxon Corporation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The exhibition was mounted during April 1919. The title and dates of this exhibition could not be verified.
Peruvian ethnological museum exhibition.
Temporary exhibit in the Museum's 77th Street Foyer.
Ethnological museum exhibition in Gallery 77.
Temporary museum exhibition mounted in the Corner Gallery.
Temporary museum exhibition held in the Museum's Gallery 77 in 1973.
Temporary exhibit in the Roosevelt Foyer.
Invertebrate zoological museum exhibition on display June 1977.
Circulating biological Museum exhibition.
Zoological museum exhibition.
The Hall was first referred to as the North Pacific Hall.
Temporary exhibition in the Corner Gallery.
Physical anthropological museum exhibition.
The exhibit marked the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the first human fossil, the "Gibraltar skull."
Exhibit of contemporary African art in Gallery 77.
The items in the exhibit were on loan from the Field Museum of Natural History.
Anthropological museum event.
The Margaret Mead Film Festivals are held annually by the Museum.
Ethnological museum exhibition.
This was a traveling exhibition on the role of feathers in religion, art, and history. It was created by the Field Museum of Natural History and was also known as "Feather Arts: Beauty, Wealth, and Spirit from Five Continents."
Ecological museum exhibition.
"Can Man Survive?" was a major temporary museum centennial exhibition. The multi-media display contained in a 55 ton structural shell presented environmental dangers inherent in technological advancement.
Mexican ethnological temporary multimedia exhibit mounted in the Corner Gallery.
It illustrated a discovery of mushroom stones made by R. Gordon Wasson and photographed by Allan Richardson.
Permanent exhibition which began in 1953.
It was installed on the second floor of the Roosevelt Memorial Building and was moved to first floor showcases in Roosevelt Memorial Hall in 1971.
Mineralogical museum exhibition.
The exhibition was a preview of one aspect of the Hall of Minerals and Gems scheduled to open the following year. The Dept. of Exhibition and Graphics utilized a new reusable temporary display system for the show.
Museum exhibition, 1974?
The date of this temporary exhibition could not be verified.
Anthropological museum exhibition.
Many objects in the exhibit were presented to the Museum by the Munitalp Foundation.
Archaeological museum exhibition of artifacts buried in the volcanic eruption in Pompeii of August 24, 79.
The exhibit was sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and Xerox Corporation.
Arizona ethnological museum exhibition in Gallery 3.
The full name of the temporary exhibition designed by the California Academy of Sciences, was "Hopi Kachina; Spirit of Life."
Zoological museum exhibition in the Education Gallery.
It opened in September 1972.
Three-month special exhibit in Gallery 77.
The artifacts were on loan from the Museo Oro del Perú. The show was designed by Museum Exhibit Design Chief, Henry Gardiner.
Museum exhibition in the Education Dept.
The date of this exhibit could not be verified.
Invertebrate zoological museum exhibition.
The exhibit was put together by the Dept. of Invertebrates from a gift of about 200 shells donated by Dr. Franklin J. Keller in memory of his wife. Many specimens could not be identified as belonging to this exhibit or to the Hall of Mollusks and Mankind (some might be duplicates), and these were included in Collection 233 - Mollusks and Mankind.
New Guinea ethnological museum exhibition.
This temporary exhibition was mounted in the Corner Gallery.
Ichthyological museum exhibition in the Roosevelt Memorial Hall.
The exhibition may have been officially called "Fossil Comes to Life."
Astronomical museum exhibition constructed by the North American Aviation Corporation.
It was installed as a temporary exhibition in the Planetarium in June, 1961. A closing date of the exhibit could not be ascertained.
Ethnological museum exhibition.
The exhibition was mounted from May 1 to November 1, 1946.
Ethnological museum exhibition.
The exhibition was sponsored by Chemical Bank with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities.
Temporary exhibition.
The date of the exhibition could not be ascertained.
Ethnological museum exhibition.
The temporary exhibition was mounted in the Education Gallery of the Museum.
Ethnological museum exhibition.
This was one of three special exhibitions prepared by the Museum's Architectural Design Dept. and Dept. of Anthropology for the High School Division of the New York City Board of Education. As part of the High School Museum Program, it was shown in fifty-two city high schools in 1951.
Temporary exhibit in the Museum's Rotunda.
The material was on loan from the National Library in Madrid, the Biblioteca Nacional.
Saudi Arabian ethnological museum exhibition in the Roosevelt Rotunda at the Museum from May 20 to August 23, 1981.
It was sponsored by the Government of Saudi Arabia. It has also been referred to as the exhibition of Saudi Arabian Traditional Artifacts.
Ornithological museum exhibition displayed in the Roosevelt Building.
The date of this temporary exhibition could not be verified.
Temporary exhibition in the Roosevelt Memorial Hall.
The date of this temporary exhibition could not be verified.
African ethnological museum exhibition.
The artifacts were collected during the Lerner African Expedition of the Nova Scotia Museum, 1946-1947.
Temporary exhibition in the Museum.
It traced the history of Manhattan Square from 1807 to 1958 when it was renamed the Theodore Roosevelt Park.
Anthropological museum exhibition.
This temporary exhibit, sponsored by Jay C. Leff, was mounted in the Corner Gallery of the Museum from January 27 through May 31, 1965. The full name of the exhibit was "Faces and Figures-Pacific Island Art from the Collection of Jay C. Leff."
Museum exhibition designed by Joseph M. Sedacca and located in the Education Hall.
The exhibition explained how the Museum creates its exhibits from both real and man-made materials.
Traveling ethnological museum exhibition.
It was designed by the Architectural Design Dept. and the Dept. of Anthropology of the Museum for the New York City Board of Education, Division of High Schools, and went to 52 high schools in the city. It was one of three exhibitions prepared by the Museum for the High School Museum Program.
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