American Museum of Natural History. Mammals of the Polar Regions (Hall)

Exist Dates

1911 - 1911

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Permanent exhibition. Open approximately 1911. Located on Floor 2, Section 5. The Mammals of the Polar Regions (Hall) exhibited groups of boreal mammals including fur seals from the Pribilof Islands, Grant's caribou from the Alaskan Peninsula, mountain sheep, polar bears, Roosevelt elk, and Peary musk ox. The polar bear and musk ox specimens were secured by Robert Peary during the Peary Expedition (1, 1911, p. 49-51). By 1913, the space was being used for the preparation of the new Elephant Group and other African mammals, and the polar mammals were moved to the Allen Hall of North American Mammals (2, 1913, p. 55).

Additional location information: Southwest Pavillion.

Information for the hall appears in the following museum publications:

American Museum of Natural History General Guide, 1911, page 35, 49.

Sources

(1) General Guide to the Exhibition Halls of the American Museum of Natural History. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1911.

(2) American Museum of Natural History. Annual Reports. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1913.

Information for the hall appears in the following Museum publications:

American Museum of Natural History General Guide, 1911, page 35, 49.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

Allen Hall of North American Mammals
The Allen Hall of North American Mammals exhibited specimens previously in the Mammals of the Polar Regions after 1911 (2, 1913, p. 55).

Peary Expedition
Expedition collected specimens for hall (2, 1911, p. 51).

Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin) 1856-1920
Led expedition which collected specimens for hall (2, 1911, p. 51).

Related Resources

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Historic Halls of the American Museum of Natural History
Curated digital images of permanent halls in the American Museum of Natural History Library, Digital Special Collections.

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