Back to the Gobi (Exhibition)

Dates

• Existence: 1990 - 1991

Summary

Abstract:

Exhibition. Opened in 1990 and closed 1991. Located in Section 9, Floor 4 in the Hall of Late Dinosaurs at the American Museum of Natural History. "Back to the Gobi" was an exhibition highlighting dinosaur and reptile fossils discovered by Museum scientists during a 1990 expedition to Mongolia's Gobi desert and placed those discoveries in context with discoveries made by Museum explorer Roy Chapman Andrews in the 1920's.

Description

"Back to the Gobi" was an exhibition highlighting dinosaur and reptile fossils discovered by Museum scientists during a 1990 expedition to Mongolia's Gobi desert and placed those discoveries in context with discoveries made by Museum explorer Roy Chapman Andrews in the 1920's. An Arthur Ross Exhibit of the Month, the exhibit was on view in the Hall of Late Dinosaurs of the American Museum of Natural History during 1990 and 1991.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: Names that turn up in the other columns.

REFERENCES

American Museum of Natural History Press Release: Museum Programs and Exhibitions Calendar, June, 1991. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

Places

• New York (N.Y.)
  • Note: AMNH, Section 9, Floor 4, Hall of Late Dinosaurs

Topics

• AMNH Temporary Exhibitions