American Museum of Natural History
One of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world. Located on park-like grounds, the museum comprises 25 interconnected buildings that house 46 permanent exhibition halls, research laboratories, and its renowned library.
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Current Exhibitions
The Butterfly Conservatory (Until May 31, 2010)
The butterflies are back! Celebrate the eleventh annual return of this re-created tropical forest environment filled with over 500 live butterflies.
Journey to the Stars (June 21, 2008 - July 1, 2010)
In this all-new Space Show narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, travel 13 billion years into the past, when the first stars were born. Visit the heart of our fiery Sun, and glimpse its eventual demise some five billion years in the future.
On Feathered Wings: Birds in Flight (June 21, 2008 - July 1, 2010)
Four renowned wildlife photographers present striking photographs of birds as we rarely see them: up close in flight.
Traveling the Silk Road (Until August 15, 2010)
In this stunning exhibition, you'll traverse the ancient cities of Asia and the Middle East between AD 600 and 1200, where spectacular sights, exquisite skills, and rousing stories await.
Highway of an Empire: The Great Inca Road (June 21, 2008 - July 1, 2010)
An exhibition of more than 50 striking photographs featuring the 25,000 miles of roads and trails that the Incas built six centuries ago in South America.
Spider Silk (Now open)
See a spectacular and extremely rare textile, woven from golden-colored silk thread produced by more than one million spiders in Madagascar.
Alfred Wallace (Now open)
Visit a long-lost collections cabinet reportedly designed by and belonging to Alfred Russel Wallace-the influential naturalist and thinker whose independent insights and writings on evolution and natural selection spurred Darwin to finish On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
New Diamonds (Now open)
A new display of 25 dazzling diamonds are now on view at the Museum's Morgan Memorial Hall of Gems.
For more information, please visit the American Museum of Natural History website.
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