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  Natural History Museums and Collections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Museum of Natural History of Crete, University of Crete (Greece)
Museums of Natural History at Tøyen (Tøyen, Norway)
Natural History Museums (from U.C. Berkeley Museum of Paleontology)
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 Peabody Museum houses millions of artifacts
The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History at New Haven, 170 Whitney Ave., New Haven, Conn.
In 1867, Othniel Charles Marsh, Peabody's nephew, was appointed director of the museum, and he used the inheritance from his uncle to put together a tremendous collection of vertebrate fossils, fossilized footprints, invertebrate fossils, skeletons and archaeological and ethnological artifacts.
Enes brought her students to the Peabody Museum because it caters to a younger crowd, as well as those who are older.
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 STERNBERG MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY - SUBSECTION
The Florida Museum of Natural History, located on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainsville, is the largest natural history museum in the southern United States.
Oklahoma Museum of Natural Historyconducts research and develops exhibits to preserve and educate for a greater understanding and appreciation of natural resources, natural history and human cultural heritage of the region to people of Oklahoma and others.
Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University.
www.fhsu.edu /sternberg/other/weblisting.shtml   (916 words)

  
 Harvard Museum of Natural History and Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology | Museum/Attraction Review | Boston | ...
Harvard Museum of Natural History and Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
Harvard Museum of Natural History and Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology boasts the Hall of the North American Indian, where 500 artifacts representing 10 cultures are on display, and is home to the only surviving artifacts positively attributed to the Lewis and Clark expedition.
www.frommers.com /destinations/boston/A24270.html   (419 words)

  
 The Yale Herald - Mar 6, 2003 - T. rex fossil unearthed at Peabody   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven, unknowingly, has had a hundred million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex tooth in one of its "fossil drawers" for the past 125 years.
Murray said it is typical of all museums of this size and age to have unidentified specimens.
Kenneth Carpenter of the Denver Museum of Natural History identified the tooth of the carnivorous beast in question.
www.yaleherald.com /article-p.php?Article=1896   (237 words)

  
 Natural History Books, Vintage Natural History Books & Addenda, American Museum of Natural History, Field Museum, ...
The Biology and Economic Importance of the Ocean Pout, Macrozoarces Americanus (Bloch and Schneider) by Yngve H. Olsen and Daniel Merriman and V. Parasites and Diseases of the Ocean Pout, Macrozoarces Americanus by Ross F. Nigrelli.1946.
Includes " On the Natural History of George Sprague Myers" by Lionel A. Walford, and an Annotated chronological bibliography of the publications of George Sprague Myers (to the end of 1969).
W.A. Harriman, the entomological department of the American Museum of Natural History was granted the use of about forty acres of woodland and meadow in the Ramapo Mountains near Tuxedo, N.Y., abourt forty miles from New York City.
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 George Peabody Remembered   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Peabody with a gold framed enamel oil portrait of herself: this magnificent painting hangs in our library today, together with a medallion and sculpture presented to George Peabody by the United States Congress.
Likewise, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard, the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale, the Peabody-Essex Museum of Salem, and the George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee were all founded with his generous donations.
George Peabody died in England on November 4, 1869, and was buried at the request of the Dean of Westminster at Westminster Abbey on a temporary basis.
www.peabodylibrary.org /history/george.shtml   (427 words)

  
 BUBL LINK: Natural history
Museum scientists trace the history of life, explore the development and relationships of different groups of animals, document changes in the environment, and describe the achievements of human cultures.
National museum which aims to increase understanding of, and influence public debate on, the natural environment, human societies and human interaction with the environment.
The Peabody Museum's collections are at the core of the museum's exhibit philosophy.
bubl.ac.uk /link/n/naturalhistory.htm   (1042 words)

  
 Peabody Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University was founded by the philanthropist George Peabody in 1866 at the behest of his nephew Othniel Charles Marsh, the early paleontologist.
The current director of the Peabody Museum is Michael J. Donoghue, the Curator of Botany and a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Although there is not an eskimo exhibit in the museum, it is very similar to the permanent diorama exhibits on the third floor.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peabody_Museum_of_Natural_History   (780 words)

  
 Artcom Museums Tour: Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven CT
The mission of the Peabody Museum is to advance our understanding of earth's history through geological, biological, and anthropological research, and by communicating the results of this research to the widest possible audience through publication, exhibition, and educational programs.
Fundamental to this mission is stewardship of the Museum's rich collections which provide a remarkable record of the history of the earth, its life, and its cultures.
The museum is therefore also a major source of science education for New Haven and the surrounding community and its many outreach programs are among the principal ways in which Yale serves the public.
www.artcom.com /Museums/newones/06520.htm   (686 words)

  
 The Harvard Guide: Harvard Museum of Natural History
The Harvard Museum of Natural History (HMNH) is the public museum of the University's three natural history institutions: the Botanical Museum, the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and the Mineralogical and Geological Museum.
Museum membership HMNH members support one of the nation's finest university-based natural history museums and its efforts to present the collections and research of Harvard University to the public.
Members receive free, unlimited admission to the entire museum complex; discounts on education programs and on purchases in all three museum stores; access to one of three affiliated natural history libraries; invitations to special members-only events, such as exhibition openings and behind-the-scenes tours; and the opportunity to travel to exotic international destinations with museum scientists.
www.news.harvard.edu /guide/to_do/to_do3.html   (750 words)

  
 Natural History Museums
Massachusetts Museum of Natural History, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
Museums of Natural History, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Zoological Museum of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu /subway/nathistmus.html   (375 words)

  
 Hoppa - Natural History in the World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Gainesville, Museums, Natural History Specimens of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, mollusks, butterflies, vertebrate and invertebrate fossils, Recent and fossil plants, Native American and Colonial period artifacts and associated databases and libraries.
New Haven, Museums, Universities, Natural History the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University
Harvard, Museums, Natural History The Harvard Museum of Natural History (HMNH) is the public museum of three renowned institutions at Harvard University: the Botanical Museum, the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and the Mineralogical and Geological Museum.
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 The Harvard Guide: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
The Peabody Museum is among the oldest archaeological and ethnographic museums in the world, with one of the finest collections of cultural history found anywhere.
The Museum is an active member of its international, scholarly, and local communities, with research, expeditions, exhibitions, and education programs.
The Peabody Museum's Mesoamerican cast collection is among the largest in the world and preserves a wealth of hieroglyphic and iconographic information now lost forever on the original monuments.
www.hno.harvard.edu /guide/to_do/to_do-peabody.html   (468 words)

  
 Carnegie Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Inca religion was full of natural shrines with magical importance, places where the sun and the stars could be worshipped, and where the ancestors were venerated.
The Inca were astronomers, and the divine King himself wore a tunic with rows of complex geometric motifs, suggesting the forces of energy that interacted between heaven and earth.
Whether Richard L. Burger, director of the Peabody Museum from 1995 through the end of 2002, and his co-curator Lucy C. Salazar, have finally solved the mystery of Machu Picchu, is up to visitors to the exhibit to decide.
www.carnegiemuseums.org /cmag/bk_issue/2003/sepoct/feature1.html   (2230 words)

  
 Natural History (on ReferenceFizz.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Natural history and stewardship of the Sonoran Desert region.
The public museum of three institutions at Harvard University: the Botanical Museum, the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and the Mineralogical and Geological Museum.
One of Belgium's largest natural history museums, with extensive collections in the geology, palaeontology and flora and fauna of southern Limburg and contiguous areas.
www.referencefizz.com /Museums/Science/Natural_History   (925 words)

  
 Natural History Museums | Collo.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Harvard Museum of Natural History (HMNH) is the public museum of three renowned institutions at Harvard University: the Botanical Museum, the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and the Mineralogical and Geological Museum.
Museum Mission: The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County exists to advance knowledge and to enable people of all ages, backgrounds, and interests to appreciate their natural and cultural heritage.
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is a regional museum focusing on the natural history of Cape Cod, with exhibits, lectures, live marine creatures, nature tours, and childrens summer camp, and is open year-round.
www.collo.net /Community/Environment/Natural_History_Museums/18656/Natural_History_Museums.html   (1945 words)

  
 History Museums in the United States
Field Museum of Natural History - an educational institution concerned with the diversity and relationships in nature and among cultures.
These "fossils" are replicas from the originals at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, which boasts one of the finest and largest collections of dinosaur fossils in the world.
Museum of Natural History and Cormack Planetarium - Welcome to the Roger Williams Park Home page, featuring a sampling of the exhibits and attractions of the Museum of Natural History and Cormack Planetarium.
home.gwu.edu /~mcorry/museumu3.htm   (388 words)

  
 NEW HAVEN -- Peabody Museum of Natural History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
NEW HAVEN -- Peabody Museum of Natural History
Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT, (203) 432-5050.
The Peabody maintains exhibits on dinosaurs, mammals, human origins and cultures, minerals and meteorites, birds, and other aspects of our Earth and solar system.
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 Data and Collections: Invertebrate Collections, Recommended Web Sites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Curators, students, and others associated with the museum are active researchers and are recognized nationally and internationally for their work.
Description: The Tulane University Museum of Natural History is a private, non-profit zoological research museum comprising collections of invertebrates (primarily freshwater molluscs and decapod crustaceans), fishes, amphibians and reptiles (herpetology), birds, mammals and vertebrate fossils.
Vertebrate Paleontology at the Flordia Museum of Natural History
www.nbii.gov /datainfo/syscollect/by_type/vertebrates.php   (602 words)

  
 Natural History, Museum -- Peabody Museum of Natural History
Yale University's Peabody Museum of Natural History celebrates the work of Othniel Charles Marsh, nephew of international financier George Peabody.
A product of seven thousand hours and five years of work, the painting is one of the world's largest, scientifically accurate, natural history murals.
The third floor highlights Connecticut Birds, Southern New England Natural History, Minerals and Rocks, and Indians of Connecticut.
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 Artists | American Museum of Natural History
Collections of his paintings are held by the Museum's Department of Ornithology, as well as Cornell University and the New York State Museum in Albany.
His diorama backgrounds can also be found at the Bell Museum of Natural History in Minneapolis; the Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven, Connecticut; the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia; the Boston Museum of Science; the University of Nebraska Museum; and the Illinois University Natural History Museum.
Rungius's most notable contribution to the dioramas at the AMNH is the background painting for the monumental fighting bull moose diorama in the Hall of North American Mammals.
www.amnh.org /exhibitions/dioramas/artists/painters.php   (1709 words)

  
 Harvard Museum of Natural History
The Harvard Museum of Natural History is the public museum of Harvard University's three natural history institutions: the Harvard University Herbaria, the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and the Mineralogical and Geological Museum.
Through exhibitions and an array of educational programs, the Museum presents a historic and interdisciplinary exploration of science and nature.
The Museum is also connected to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, located at 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA.
www.hmnh.harvard.edu   (262 words)

  
 Museum of Natural History - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Museum of Natural History most often refers to the American Museum of Natural History, in New York City, United States.
Humboldt Museum (or Museum für Naturkunde), Berlin, Germany
Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University, New Haven, United States
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Museum_of_Natural_History   (167 words)

  
 Museum SOS
For many people in the museum community, the events that took place in New York and Washington D.C. on September 11, 2001 brought home the vulnerability of our cultural heritage and added new urgency to efforts to put together collection preparedness and response plans (CollPRPs).
In May 2004, a conference entitled Museum SOS: Strategies for Emergency Response and Salvage was held at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City as part of the 19th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC).
The high level of interest in the topic was reflected in the number of participants from outside the natural science collections community; from art and cultural institutions, biological repositories, and government agencies.
www.museum-sos.org /htm/what_is_sos.html   (418 words)

  
 Natural History Magazine | Feature
On the last day of the field season, late in the summer of 1964, he was circling a small hill composed of the blue, red, and gray sediments so typical of the Cloverly, near the town of Bridger in south-central Montana.
In 1994 Rich Cifelli, of the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, and his crew were exploring a new Tenontosaurus site on state land when they discovered teeth of a small theropod that looked suspiciously like those of Deinonychus.
The theropod-bird connection is brought to life in the Museum’s Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs, with depictions of Deinonychus in midleap and its feathered relative Archaeopteryx becoming airborne.
www.naturalhistorymag.com /features/1299_feature.html   (2684 words)

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