The Animals' Christmas Dinner (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1948 December 11 - 1949 January 3

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened in December 11, 1948 and closed January 3, 1949. Located in Section 2, Floor 1 in the 77th Street Foyer at the American Museum of Natural History. "The Animals Christmas Dinner" was a holiday exhibit featuring more than thirty life-like mounted specimens of small birds and mammals depicted as if seeking food on a wintery Christmas day.

Summary

"The Animals Christmas Dinner" was a holiday exhibit featuring more than thirty life-like mounted specimens of small birds and mammals depicted as if seeking food on a wintery Christmas day. The purpose of the exhibit, according to Katharine Beneker, supervisor of special exhibitions, was to show the ways in which woodland animals overcome the hardships of winter. The exhibit was on display in the 77th Street Foyer of the American Museum of Natural History from December 11, 1948 through January 3, 1949.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: Katharine Beneker, supervisor of special exhibitions

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, December 11, 1948. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History. Grand Gallery.
Location of exhibition.

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