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"Black Orloff" Diamond (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1951 March 19 - 1951 April 2
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened March 19, 1951 and closed April 2, 1951. Located in the Morgan Memorial Hall of Minerals and Gems at the American Museum of Natural History. The "Black Orloff" Diamond exhibition presented the world's largest black diamond.

120th Anniversary: American Museum of Natural History (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1989 June - 1989 June
Abstract
Exhibition. Open in June 1989. Located in the New York State Roosevelt Memorial at the American Museum of Natural History. "120th Anniversary: American Museum of Natural History" commemorated the 120th anniversary of the Museum with a 15-foot representation of a Tyrannosaurus rex.

A Beast Every Way Admirable (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1988 December - 1989 January
Abstract
Exhibition. December 1988 and closed January 1989. Located in the Library Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. " A Beast in Every Way Admirable" featured rare books and plates from the Library's collection, which surveyed the depiction of the rhinoceros through four centuries.

A Child's World of Nature (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1958 September 5 - 1958 October 13
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened September 5, 1958 and closed October 13, 1958. Located at the American Museum of Natural History. "A Child's World of Nature" featured more than 50 black and white photographs by Arline Strong.

A Contemporary African Arts Festival (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1975 May 16 - 1975 August 17
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened in May 16, 1975 and closed August 17, 1975. Located in Section 1A, Floor 1 in Gallery 77 at the American Museum of Natural History. "A Contemporary African Arts Festival" was an exhibition displaying the work of a group of artists from nine African countries.

A Designer's Interpretation of Nature (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1953 February 6 - 1953 March 1
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened February 6, 1953 and closed March 1, 1953. Located in the Corner Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "A Designer's Interpretation of Nature" featured paintings by Simon Lissim.

A Flowering of Science: Plants from Captain Cook’s First Voyage, 1768-1771 (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1983 April 26 - 1983 July 8
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Exhibition. Opened in April 26, 1983 and closed July 8, 1983. Located in the Naturemax Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "A Flowering of Science: Plants from Captain Cook's First Voyage 1768-1771" was on display as part of the city-wide "Britain Salutes New York 1983."

A Half Million Army Ants (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1974 October 1 - 1974 October 29
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened in October 1, 1974 and closed October 29, 1974. Located in Section 12, Floor 2 in the Roosevelt Hall at the American Museum of Natural History. "A Half Million Army Ants," was an exhibition on the behavior patterns of the army ant of Panama.

A Legacy of Lepidoptera: Titian Ramsay Peale (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1975 March - 1975 Fall
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened March 1975 and closed approximately Fall 1975. Located in the Library's Rare Book Room at the American Museum of Natural History. "A Legacy of Lepidoptera: Titian Ramsay Peale" featured the volume's original plates of American butterflies, restored by members of the Library staff, as well as the handwritten manuscripts of Titian Ramsay Peale.

A Maya Masterpiece In Clay (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1967 November 22 - 1967 December
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened November 22, 1967 and closed December 1967. Located in the niche in the 77th Street Entrance at the American Museum of Natural History. "A Maya Masterpiece In Clay" featured a 13-inch clay figurine from the Maya civilization.

A New Wing for Birds: 50th Anniversary of the Whitney Building (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1989 October 6 - 1989 October 22
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened October 6, 1989 and closed October 22, 1989. Located in the Hall of Oceanic Birds at the American Museum of Natural History. "A New Wing for Birds: 50th Anniversary of the Whitney Building" was an exhibition of photographs recording the construction of the Whiney Building and the Hall of Oceanic Birds.

A Stranger in India (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1967 May 9 - 1967 August 30
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened in May 9, 1967 and closed August 30, 1967. Located in Section 5, Floor 2 in the Corner Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "A Stranger in India" was an exhibition surveying new and old India in color photographs taken by Joan McKelvy Swift.

A Wood Full of Birds (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1981 October 30 - 1982 January
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Exhibition. Opened October 30, 1981 and closed January 1982. Located in the New York State Roosevelt Memorial at the American Museum of Natural History. "A Wood Full of Birds" featured two sculptures of American birds, a wild turkey and a great blue heron, by Vermont artists B. Porter Brown and his wife Mary Brown.

A. Hyatt Verrill: Explorer and Artist (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1923
Abstract
Exhibition. On display in 1923. "A. Hyatt Verrill: Explorer and Artist" was an exhibition displaying a series of paintings of indigenous peoples encountered during his extensive travels and explorations in British Guiana and in Panama. It was held in the Southwest Indian Hall at the American Museum of Natural History.

Action at Mount St. Helens: Recent Eruptions and the Geology Behind Them (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1980 August - unknown
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened August 1980. Located in the New York State Roosevelt Memorial at the American Museum of Natural History. "Action at Mount St. Helens: Recent Eruptions and the Geology Behind Them" provided visitors with an in-depth look at the volcanic eruptions of Mount St. Helens and included photographss and a special videotape narrated by Dr. Peter Mattson, Professor of Geology at Queens College.

Adaptation to Environment--A Photographic Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1970 October 15 - unknown
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened in October 15, 1970. Located in Section 5, Floor 2 in the Corner Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "Adaptation to Environment--A Photographic Study of Amphibians and Reptiles" was an exhibition of 94 color photographs of reptiles and amphibians.

African Figurine (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1968 April 1 - 1968 April 30
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened April 1, 1968 and closed April 30, 1968. Located in the niche at the 77th Street Entrance at the American Museum of Natural History. "Exhibit of the Month - African Figurine" featured a wooden figurine representing a female ancestor of one of the clans of the Kuba peoples in the Congo, Africa.

African Textiles (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1983-06-15 - 1983-12-04
Abstract
Exhibition. Opened in June 15, 1983 and closed December 4, 1983. Located in Section 3, Floor 3 in Gallery 3 at the American Museum of Natural History. "African Textiles" was an exhibition providing a comprehensive look at the continent's colorful traditional fabrics, their cultural uses and the technology that produced them.

Afro-American Arts from the Suriname Rain Forest (Exhibition)

Exist Dates
1981 October 28 - 1982 January 24
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Exhibition. Opened in October 28, 1981 and closed January 24, 1981. Located in Section 3, Floor 3 in Gallery 3 at the American Museum of Natural History. "Afro-American Arts from the Suriname Rain Forest" was an exhibition featuring the Suriname Maroons.

Ahnighito (Meteorite)

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Specimen, AMNH 867. The Ahnighito meteorite (also known as the Tent) is one part of several pieces of the Cape York Meteorite that fell into Earth thousands of years ago. The 34-ton mass of iron is on display at the American Museum of History in the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites (1). The meteorite is 10 feet 10 inches (length), 7 feet 2 inches (height), 5 feet 6 inches (width). It is composed of iron (91.476%), nickel (7.785%), cobalt (0.533%), copper (0.014%), phosphorus (0.202%) and carbon (0.028%). A trace of chromium was found in the fine oxidized particles from the surface (2, p. 5-6).
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