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John James Audubon: Science into Art (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1985 April 18 - 1985 July 21
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened April 18, 1985 and closed July 21, 1985. Located in the Naturemax Gallery of the American Museum of Natural History. John James Audubon: Science into Art, curated by Mary LeCroy, Senior Scientific Assistant in the Museum's Department of Ornithology, featured paintings, prints, documents, and memorabilia from the Museum's collection as well as two new hand-colored Birds of America prints struck from original, restored copperplates.

Joseph Wolf: Natural History Artist (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1981 February 1 - 1981 May-June, approximately
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened February 1, 1981 and closed approximately May-June 1981. Located on Floor 4 in the Library Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. Joseph Wolf: Natural History Artist showcased a compendium of works by natural history illustrator Joseph Wolf and was curated by Nina Root, Museum Chief Librarian.

Jumbo (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1974 April 1 - 1974 May 31
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened April 1, 1974 and closed May 31, 1974. Located on Floor 3 at the American Museum of Natural History. Jumbo featured the skeleton of the eponymous elephant and coincided with the traditional circus season.

Ladies in the Field: The Museum's Unsung Explorers (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1986 October 31 - 1987 October 26
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened October 31, 1986 and closed October 26, 1987. Located on Floor 4 in the Library Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. Ladies in the Field: The Museum's Unsung Explorers featured photographs, diaries, published monographs, and mementos of women who traveled on and contributed to expedition work, including Delia Akeley, Mary Jobe Akeley, Dina Brodsky, Grace Murphy, Sally Clark, and Osa Johnson.

Lerner Marine Laboratory: Window to the Sea (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1974 May 16 - 1974 August
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Exhibition. Opened May 16, 1974 and closed August 1974. Located on Floor 2 in the Akeley Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. Lerner Marine Laboratory: Window to the Sea recreated the Museum's research station on the island of Bimini in the Bahamas.

Lindbergh Plane (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1934 January 15 - 1955
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Exhibition. Opened in January 15, 1934 and closed in 1955. Located in Section 10, Floor 1 in the Hall of Ocean Life at the American Museum of Natural History. The Lindbergh Plane featured Tingmissartoq, the Wright-powered Lockheed Sirius seaplane flown by Charles and Anne Lindbergh as well as equipment, items, and maps used on their journeys.

Lonesome George (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
2014 September 19 - 2015 January 4
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened September 19, 2014, and closed January 4, 2015. Located on Floor 4, in the Astor Turret at the American Museum of Natural History. A taxidermy mount of Lonesome George, the world-famous tortoise from Pinta Island in the Galapagos, was on display at the Museum.

Lute, Flute and Drum: Musical Instruments Around the World (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1960 May 10 - 1961 January 31
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Exhibition. Opened May 10, 1960 and closed January 31, 1961. Located in Section 5, Floor 2 in the Corner Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. Lute, Flute and Drum: Musical Instruments Around the World featured more than 200 instruments from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the South Pacific and was curated by Colin M. Turnball, Assistant Curator of African Ethnology at the Museum with musicologist Theodore Grame.

Magnificent Voyagers: The U. S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1988 September 30 - 1989 January 1
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened September 30, 1988 and closed January 1, 1989. Located in Section 3, Floor 3 in Gallery 3 at the American Museum of Natural History. Magnificent Voyagers: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842, organized by the Smithsonian Institution and curated at the American Museum of Natural History by Stanley A. Freed of the Department of Anthropology, presented the scientific and maritime accomplishments of the U.S. Exploring Expedition.

Metropolitan Sewage Commission (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1911 May 15 - 1911 June 16
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Exhibition. Opened on May 15, 1911 and closed on June 16, 1911. Location within American Museum of Natural History, exact gallery unknown. The exhibition of the Metropolitan Sewage Commission was a joint exhibition with the Metropolitan Sewage Commission and the Museum's Department of Public Health. The exhibition, curated by C-E.A. Winslow, illustrated the problems connected with the pollution of New York Harbor and practical methods for the disposal of city wastes.

Moving a Museum: The Rothschild Bird Collection (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1985 May 24 - 1985 August
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Exhibition. Opened May 24, 1985 and closed August 1985. Located in Section 12, Floor 2 in the New York State Roosevelt Memorial (Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda) at the American Museum of Natural History. Moving a Museum: The Rothschild Bird Collection, an Arthur Ross Exhibit of the Month, featured selected specimens from the Rothschild Bird Collection, sold by Lord Walter Rothschild to the American Museum of Natural History in the 1930s, and explained the details of moving the collection from London to New York without mishap.

Museum Art and Methods (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1907 May - 1907 May
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Exhibition. Open in May 1907. Located in the East Mammal Hall at the American Museum of Natural History. Museum Art and Methods featured drawings, paintings, and models created by the Museum scientific staff for public exhibitions and illustrations for the Museum's scientific publications.

Museum Photography: Rarities from the Photo Collection (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1980 March 1 - 1980 March 31
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened March 1, 1980 and closed March 31, 1980. Located on Floor 4 in the Library Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. Museum Photography: Rarities from the Photo Collection showcased early black-and-white photography from the collection of the Museum Library.

Museum Treasure Hunt (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1959 July 3 - 1960 May
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Exhibition. Opened July 3, 1959 and closed September 8, 1959, then reinstalled October 1959 and closed May 1960. Located in Section 5, Floor 2 in the Corner Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History from July 3, 1959 to September 8, 1959 and possibly located in Section 13a, Floor 1 at the American Museum of Natural History for the reinstallation. Museum Treasure Hunt consisted of 37 black-and-white photographs with captions, which were chosen to add meaning to a Museum visit by calling attention to exhibits or aspects of exhibits that might have been otherwise overlooked.

Natural History Illustrated: An Exhibition of the Art of Illustrating the Natural Sciences (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1965 July 13 - 1966 September
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Exhibition. Opened July 13, 1965 and closed September 1966. Located in Section 5, Floor 2 in the Corner Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. Natural History Illustrated featured 60 rare books, engravings, paintings, and field notebooks selected from the Museum's collections. It was curated by George Goodwin, the Museum Librarian.

On Tap: New York's Water Supply (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1986 December 12 - 1987 August 2
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Exhibition. Opened December 12, 1986 and closed August 2, 1987. Located in Section 4, Floor 1 in Gallery 1 at the American Museum of Natural History. On Tap: New York's Water Supply, curated by Sidney Horenstein of the Museum's Department of Invertebrates, examined the past, present, and future of New York's water supply as well as the geological, biological, historical, and engineering aspects of the City's water system.

Papua New Guinea -- Then and Now (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1978 September 20 - 1978 October 15
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened September 20, 1978 and closed October 15, 1978. Located in Section 1A, Floor 1 in Gallery 77 at the American Museum of Natural History. Papua New Guinea – Then and Now was created to introduce Americans to the culture of Papua New Guinea; accompanying performances from Papua New Guinea groups took place in the Museum Auditorium during the exhibition’s run.

Paracas Mummy (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1949 September 30 - 1949 October 17
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Exhibition. Opened September 30, 1949 and closed October 17, 1949. Located in Section 12, Floor 1 in the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall at the American Museum of Natural History. The Paracas Mummy featured the famous pre-Inca Paracas Mummy as well as clothing and other materials discovered during its unwrapping.

Partners in Discovery (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1963 June 19 - 1964 January
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Exhibition. Opened June 19, 1963 and closed January 1964. Located Section 5, Floor 2 in the Corner Gallery of the American Museum of Natural History. Partners in Discovery highlighted 75 years of collaboration between the American Museum of Natural History and the National Geographic Society.

Pasteur Centenary (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1923, Winter - 1923, Winter
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Exhibition. Open in Winter 1923. Located in Section 3, Floor 1 in the Jesup Hall of North American Woods at the American Museum of Natural History. The Louis Pasteur Centenary, curated by George F. Kunz and in cooperation with the New York Mineralogical Club, the New York Academy of Medicine, the New York State Board of Health, and the United States Department of Agriculture, featured photographs, paintings, statues, letters, autographs, and memorabilia, and recreated some of Pasteur's most famous experiments.
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