American Museum of Natural History Marketing, Merchandise and Visitor Ephemera

Marketing, Merchandise and Visitor ephemera includes products sold at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)’s Museum Shop and emphera distributed to vistors to the Museum. Most of the items from the Museum Shop are mementos of the Museum and its exhibitions, including mugs, and a tote bag with the Museum logo, dinosaur figurines, a stargazer kit, and a pin from the Hall of Ocean Life. Merchandise related to the Hayden Planetarium is grouped with the Hayden Planetarium memorabilia (Mem 100).

The group also contains more recent Museum merchandise, including Discovery Tours shirts, bags, and notebooks from 2003 through 2006, and marketing materials from Ology, AMNH’s science website for kids, such as dinosaur wall wraps, figurines, and pins. Visitor emphera includes admission buttons, contributor buttons, and several shopping bags that highlight AMNH branding over the years.