Inside You (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

2017 June 24 - 2019 June 16

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened June 24, 2017, and closed June 16, 2019. Located in Floor 2 in the Akeley Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "Inside You" was an exhibit which was inspired by the Museum-created exhibition "The Secret World Inside You" which introduced visitors to the human microbiome. This new exhibit introduced more visitors to the world of microbes and how they impact our health and well-being.

Summary

"Inside You" was an exhibit which was inspired by the Museum-created exhibition "The Secret World Inside You" which introduced visitors to the human microbiome. This new exhibit introduced more visitors to the world of microbes and how they impact our health and well-being. Visitors discovered where microbes live in, on and around them. Graphics detailed how microbes aid digestion, influence the immune system and help fight harmful microbes. The exhibit revealed how we acquire our microbiome and how it is shaped by the foods we eat and the environment we live in. On view was a video featuring some of the scientists who are breaking new ground in microbiome research. The exhibit was co-curated by Susan Perkins and Rob DeSalle, curators in the Museum's Division of Invertebrate Zoology and the Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics. Supported by Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson and the Arthur Ross Foundation, the exhibit was on view in the Akeley Gallery of the American Museum of Natural History from June 24 through June 16, 2019.

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release June 2017. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

American Museum of Natural History Press Release: Advance Schedule of Exhibitions and Programs, May 2017. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

"Inside You." American Museum of Natural History website, accessed June 17, 2019.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

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

DeSalle, Rob.
Co-curator of exhibition.

Perkins, Susan L.
Co-curator of exhibition.

The Secret World Inside You (Exhibition)

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