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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Exhibition. Opened May 26, 2007 and closed January 6, 2008. Located in Section 20, Floor 4 in the LeFrak Family Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids traced the natural and cultural roots of mythological creatures around the world and featured models, paintings, textiles, and cultural objects.
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.
Exhibition. Held annually beginning in 1911 and ending approximately September 1, 1941. Location unknown within the American Museum of Natural History. The New York Aquarium Society Annual Exhibition featured examples of aquaria, and later included terraria, with live animals.
Exhibition. Opened November 24, 1940 and closed January 31, 1941. Located in the Education Hall at the American Museum of Natural History. The New York Zoological Society Wild Animal Paintings Exhibition featured the New York Zoological Society's collection of paintings of North American mammals and birds that were either endangered or extinct.
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.
Exhibition. Opened April 2, 1953 and closed April 26, 1953. Located in Section 5, Floor 2, in the Corner Gallery. Original Illustrations of Hoofed Mammals of the World at the American Museum of Natural History featured original silhouette cut-out illustrations by Ugo Mochi from his book Hoofed Mammals of the World.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Exhibition. Opened October 13, 2001 and closed April 14, 2002. Located in Section 20, Floor 4 in the LeFrak Family Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. Pearls covered the natural history of pearls, the animals that produce them, and the role pearls have played in human culture.
Exhibition. Opened June 1947 and closed August 31, 1947. Located in Section 2, Floor 1 in the Grand Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. Pre-War Okinawan Culture at the American Museum of Natural History portrayed life in Okinawa, Japan prior to the Second World War.
Exhibition. Opened October 31, 1980 and closed May 1, 1980. Located in Section 1A, Floor 1 in Gallery 77 at the American Museum of Natural History. Profiles of the Past: Geology of Three Southwest Canyons explored the geologic history of Bryce, Zion, and Grand Canyons, and was curated by Sidney Horenstein, scientific assistant in the Museum's Department of Invertebrates.
Exhibition. Opened May 31, 1996 and closed approximately 1996. Located on Floor 4 in the Library Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. Purposeful Traveler: Titian Ramsay Peale featured a selection of Peale’s natural history illustrations, oil paintings, original photographs including salt prints, and memorabilia he collected from the South Seas.
Exhibition. Opened November 8, 1948 and closed approximately 1948-1949. Located in Section 2, Floor 1 in the Grand Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. Rare African Butterflies featured nearly 100 butterflies collected by Arthur S. Vernay during the Vernay-Nyasaland Expedition (1946-1947).