American Museum of Natural History. Gallery 77.

Exist Dates

1973 - present

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Permanent exhibition. Opened April 1973. Located on Floor 1, Section 1A. Gallery 77 at the American Museum of Natural History is a 3,800-square-foot space for temporary exhibits. Notably, it was the first exhibit hall in the Museum to accommodate temporary and changing displays and was designed to accommodate a large scale exhibit or to be divided into smaller multiple exhibit areas. Gallery 77 was air-conditioned, a feature proudly emphasized in the 1972 Annual Report. (1, 1972-1973 p. 7, 31).

Information for the hall appears in the following Museum publications:

Annual Reports for years 1972 (page 7, 31), 1973 (page 31), 1974 (page 4, 7, 24), 1975 (page 14, 25), 1976 (page 26), 1977 (page 3), 1978 (page 7, 48, 53), 1979 (page 2, 49), 1980 (page 47, 49), 1981 (page 48), 1988 (page 0, 46), 1989 (page 49), 1990 (46, 66), 1991 (page 67), 1992 (page 69), 1994 (page 37), 2000 (page 44) 2001 (page 28), 2007 (page 49-50), 2009 (page 35), 2010 (page 35)

American Museum of Natural History Official Guide for years 1993 (page 15, 50), 2001 (page 60)

American Museum of Natural History Floor Plan, 2015.

Sources

(1) American Museum of Natural History. Annual Reports. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1972-1973.

Information for the hall appears in the following Museum publications: 

Annual Reports for years 1972 (page 7, 31), 1973 (page 31), 1974 (page 4, 7, 24), 1975 (page 14, 25), 1976 (page 26), 1977 (page 3), 1978 (page 7, 48, 53), 1979 (page 2, 49), 1980 (page 47, 49), 1981 (page 48), 1988 (page 0, 46), 1989 (page 49), 1990 (46, 66), 1991 (page 67), 1992 (page 69), 1994 (page 37), 2000 (page 44) 2001 (page 28), 2007 (page 49-50), 2009 (page 35), 2010 (page 35)

American Museum of Natural History Official Guide for years 1993 (page 15, 50), 2001 (page 60)

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