American Museum of Natural History. LeFrak Family Gallery.

Exist Dates

1999 - present

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Permanent exhibition. Opened November 20, 1999. Located on Floor 4, Section 20. The LeFrak Family Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History, the largest space for temporary exhibits in the Museum boasting 6,500- square feet of gallery space. Also referred to as Gallery 4, The LeFrak Family Gallery is part of the C.V. Starr Natural Science Building (1, 2000, p. 27).

Sources

(1) American Museum of Natural History. Annual Reports. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 2000.

Information for the hall appears in the following Museum publications:

American Museum of Natural History Annual Reports 2000 (page 27, 43), 2001 (page 27, 30), 2006 (page 22), 2007 (page 48), 2009 (page 34), 2010 (page 33)

American Museum of Natural History Official Guides for years 2001 (page 63)

Sweimler, Joel. "AMNH Temporary Exhibitions, 1997-Present. Permanent Halls, 1997-Present." 2014 July 22.

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