Building the Brain: Exhibit Interactive Prototypes
The American Museum of Natural History announced Brain: The Inside Story, an amazing and stimulating exhibition that will give visitors a new perspective and insight into their own brains using imaginative art, vivid brain scan imaging, and thrilling interactive exhibits that will engage the whole family.
Watch as Helene Alonso, the Museum's Director of Exhibit Interactives and Media, discusses the process of building Brain's interactive elements and discover how new technologies are employed i
Moveable Museums Make Trip to D.C.
A group of New York City schoolchildren and American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) officials launched two Moveable Museums as they left on their first trip to Washington, D.C. The Moveable Museums, 37-foot-long customized recreational vehicles outfitted as exhibition spaces with specimens, videos, and interactive activities, will represented the Museum at the first-ever USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo on the National Mall on October 23-24.
The Moveable Museum fleet consists of four v
Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond Unveiled at Museum
The American Museum of Natural History unveiled the Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond for public view on Thursday, October 28, in the Museum's Harry Frank Guggenheim Hall of Minerals. The Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond is an extraordinary 31.06-carat natural fancy deep blue diamond that will be on display at the Museum through January 2011, courtesy of Laurence Graff.
"my father moved through dooms of love" by E E Cummings (poetry reading)
Cummings wrote this poem after his father was killed when his car was hit by a train at a crossing in 1926. The picture is just an illustration for atmosphere, not connected with the incident or even from the right period in history. More info here:
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It's hard to say why Cummings was so determined never to write any sentence, or clause even, that would parse. Perhaps it's the technical innovation that is the hallmark of genius.
To pick just one phrase, "dooms o
Inside the Collections: Ichthyology at AMNH
In the first of a new series of behind-the-scenes looks at the collections at the American Museum of Natural History, Melanie Stiassny, Axelrod Research Curator in the Department of Ichthyology, takes us through the Museum's vast collection of fishes.
The Department of Ichthyology, one of the four departments within the Museum's Division of Vertebrate Zoology, houses a collection that comprises more than 2 million specimens from around the world, with a special focus on African, Australian, Ce
Museum Marks Historic Partnership with Tribes of Grand Ronde
American Museum of Natural History officials and members of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon gathered today in the Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space to mark the 10th anniversary of an historic agreement recognizing the Tribes' spiritual and cultural connection to the Willamette Meteorite, which is the centerpiece of the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Hall of the Universe, and affirming the Museum's role in maintaining public access to
IMAX: Hubble Webisode
For nearly 20 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has dazzled the world with unprecedented views of the cosmos, from the splendor of Earth's celestial neighborhood to galaxies billions of light years away. Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, This awe-inspiring film from the award-winning IMAX Space Team allows audiences to blast off alongside the Atlantis STS-125 crew, witness some of the most challenging spacewalks ever performed, and experience firsthand Hubble's striking images. Recounting the amazi
2010 Urban Advantage Science Expo
The 2010 Urban Advantage Science Expo, which was held at the American Museum of Natural History on June 12, provided a grand finale to an extraordinary sixth year for the Urban Advantage Middle School Science Initiative. More than 700 students brought 310 science projects (a 56 percent increase over last year) to exhibit in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, the Grand Gallery, and the Hall of Northwest Coast Indians. Visitor numbers also rose more than 50 percent from 2009, with 2,230 attending th
The Oil Spill's Other Victims (Science Bulletins)
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Beyond oil-coated pelicans, the Gulf spill imperils many lesser-known species such as marsh grasses, seaweed, and deep-sea invertebrates. The latest Bio Bulletin from the Museum's Science Bulletins program highlights these unsung but critical components of Gulf ecosystems and features recent shoreline and surface oil maps from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). View the story in AMNH's Hall of Biodiversity until July 23, 2010 or online.
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Zircons: Time Capsules from the Early Earth (Science Bulletins)
Zircons are tiny crystals with a big story to tell. Some of these minerals are the oldest Earth materials ever discovered, and therefore yield clues about what the planet was like after it formed 4.5 billion years ago. In this new Science Bulletins video, travel to a remote island off Greenland's coast and a zircon-making lab in New York State to learn how geologists are using these time capsules to build new hypotheses about the early Earth.
Science Bulletins is a production of the National Ce
AMNH Explorer App for iPhone & iPod touch
Chart your own course at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City with AMNH Explorer—a new app that is part custom navigation system, part personal tour guide for the Museum's world-famous halls. Providing turn-by-turn directions, AMNH Explorer takes visitors from the edge of the universe to the age of the dinosaurs. Choose from a variety of Museum-designed tours or create your own from a list of popular exhibits, specimens, or artifacts. AMNH Explorer also lets you share your a
Museum Separates Iconic Battling Dinosaurs in Rotunda
The American Museum of Natural History began the process of separating two long-time combatants -- barosaurus and allosaurus skeletons -- that have shared the same display mount in the Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda since they were first installed in 1991. The separation kicked off with curator Mark Norell overseeing the first ceremonial cut in the mount.
By the end of the six-week project, an eight-food-wide pathway will be cut through the dinosaur mount to allow visitors to walk between the tower
Rose Center Anniversary Video Contest
Science is explosive. It's millions of years or the blink of an eye. Bright, loud and often imperceptible, science is volatile and all around us... and science makes for awesome videos.
In two minutes or less, show us how recent science breakthroughs have moved you or impacted your life. One lucky science-inspired winner will win a weekend for two in New York City to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History on October 10, 2
Bio Bulletin: The Ecology of Climate Change
The boreal forest, which stretches across northern latitudes just south of the Arctic Circle, is a key region for studying climate change—and not just the impacts. Follow ecologists into Alaska's boreal forest to learn more in this new Science Bulletins video.
Science Bulletins is a production of the National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology (NCSLET), part of the Department of Education at the American Museum of Natural History. Each Bulletin is produced by AMNHs curator
Trailer: The Search For Life: Are We Alone? (Narrated by Harrison Ford)
The American Museum of Natural History is launching a double feature of the Museum's space shows as part of the year-long celebration commemorating the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space. The double feature includes the Museum's first two space shows: "Passport to the Universe" (narrated by Tom Hanks), which launches visitors on a thrilling trip through space and time; and "The Search For Life: Are We Alone?" (narrated by H
AMNH Public Programs
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Since its founding in 1869, the Museum has advanced its global mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education and exhibition.
Suggested General Admission, which supports the Museum's scientific and educational endeavors, includes admission to all 45 Muse
SciCafe: Travels with Tyrannosaurus
American Museum of Natural History paleontologists Mike Novacek and Mark Norell hosted "Travels with Tyrannosaurus: On the Trek for Dinosaurs and Ancient Mammals" at the Museum on May 5, 2010 as part of the ongoing free SciCafe series in the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth.
Surrounded by magnificent geological specimens in the David S. and Ruth L. Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth, SciCafe patrons enjoyed the Museum after hours with music, drinks and thought-provoking conversation. The popular Sci
The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter
The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter, an annual favorite visited by millions of children and adults, returns to the American Museum of Natural History. Visitors can mingle with up to 500 live butterflies among tropical flowers and vegetation.
Watch as Hazel Davies, AMNH's Manager of Living Exhibits, and Whitney Doreen Ortiz walk through the vivarium and interact with butterflies from around the world -- blue morphos, striking scarlet swallowtails and large owl butte
AMNH: Cosmic Discoveries iPhone App
The American Museum of Natural History proudly presents American Museum of Natural History: Cosmic Discoveries, the next in its series of innovative apps.
Cosmic Discoveries takes you on a ride with the museum's astrophysicists through our Solar System, the Milky Way Galaxy, and beyond. Cosmic Discoveries is being launched as part of a year-long series of events to help commemorate the tenth anniversary of the opening of the museum's Rose Center for Earth and Space, a New York City icon and one
AMNH's 15th Annual Halloween Celebration
Celebrate Halloween at the American Museum of Natural History. The Museum's halls will be filled with trick-or-treating, live performances by David Grover and the Big Bear Band, arts and crafts, pumpkin carving and roaming characters including Curious George, Cat in the Hat, Toot and Puddle, Danny's Dinosaur and Clifford the Big Red Dog.
Admission is $10 per person ($9 for Museum Members). Special Monster Meal packages (choice of dino nuggets or hamburger, fries, and a soda), which include ad
