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Introduction
Part
of the Smithsonion Institue, the Museum of Natraul History may be the
best feature of the institute. Its not only a museaum but is where much
research is carried out. The Washington D.C. placed museum was
inagurated in 1910. It is the oldest museum in the Smithsonion
Institute. The museum contains many artifacts from the world. It
includes history of humans and animals, from the history of diamonds
and gems.
"Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - About the Museum."
Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History NMNH. 2011.
Web. 29 Mar. 2011. <http://www.mnh.si.edu/about.html>.
"Google Images." Google. Web. 29 Mar. 2011. <http://www.google.com/imghp>.
Video
"Google Images." Google. Web. 29 Mar. 2011. <http://www.google.com/imghp>.
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Pictures
Links
http://www.mapsofworld.com/cities/usa/washingtondc/museum-of-natural-history.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbTlUKnelAo
Interesting Facts
The Museum of Naturaul History was
opened in 1910 in Washington D.C. The Smithsonian Institution owend
museum is called by many as "the most important mueseum in the
Smitsonian Institute." The museum's permanant and temporary exhibits
greatly educate while entertain many visitors yearly.
The Museum of Natural History covers many subjects such as history and cultures of Africa, describing our earliest Mammal ancestors or primate diversity around the world, examining ancient life forms including the ever popular dinosaurs, or exploring the beauty of rare gemstones such as uniquely colored diamonds. The main building inside the National Mall covers 325,000 square feet in public space making it extremley large. The Museum of Natural History covers the size of 18 football fields in total space. It is also able to be reached by anyone with internet.
More than 126 million natural science speciman are found in the center of the museum. Just to name a few of our museum holdings, the collections include 30 million insects carefully pinned into tiny boxes, 4½ million plants pressed onto sheets of paper in the Museum’s herbarium, 7 million fish in liquid-filled jars, and 2 million cultural artifacts, including 400,000 photographs housed in the National Anthropological Archives. Over 3½ million specimens are out on loan each year, over 15,000 visitor days are spent in the collections, and there are almost 600,000 additional visits to collection data bases available on the Web.
The Museum of Natural History covers many subjects such as history and cultures of Africa, describing our earliest Mammal ancestors or primate diversity around the world, examining ancient life forms including the ever popular dinosaurs, or exploring the beauty of rare gemstones such as uniquely colored diamonds. The main building inside the National Mall covers 325,000 square feet in public space making it extremley large. The Museum of Natural History covers the size of 18 football fields in total space. It is also able to be reached by anyone with internet.
More than 126 million natural science speciman are found in the center of the museum. Just to name a few of our museum holdings, the collections include 30 million insects carefully pinned into tiny boxes, 4½ million plants pressed onto sheets of paper in the Museum’s herbarium, 7 million fish in liquid-filled jars, and 2 million cultural artifacts, including 400,000 photographs housed in the National Anthropological Archives. Over 3½ million specimens are out on loan each year, over 15,000 visitor days are spent in the collections, and there are almost 600,000 additional visits to collection data bases available on the Web.
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