Department of Exhibition
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Found in 84 Collections and/or Records:
Preparation Molds for Exhibits
Collection
Identifier: Mem 306
Scope and Contents
Molds for exhibits were created and used to prepare the models that compose the exhibits of the American Museum of Natural history, approximately from 1889 to the 1990s, first by the science departments and then by the Department of Exhibition and its different iterations. Models were meant to reproduce existing and extinct animal specimens, humans and cultural artifacts, insects and plant life. The types of mold that can be found in this grouping provide insight on the methods employed to...
Dates:
Usage: circa 1889-1990s
Spirits in Steel: The Art of the Kalabari Masquerade : [videorecording]
Item
Identifier: EXH.070
The Endurance: Schakleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition : [videorecording]
Item
Identifier: EXH.066
Dates:
1999 - 2006