Natural History Museum

different kinds of exciting museums to visit all over the country; however, my personal favorites are the Smithsonian museums located in Washington D.C. These three intriguing museums are the National Museum of Natural History, National Museum of the American Indian, and the National Air and Space Museum. I visited all of these museums within a 2-day span during the Summer of 2014. I have never been more astounded than when I saw the stimulating architectural design of the Museum of the American Indian

Museums have long served a purpose as cultural staples. For every museum, big and small, careful consideration is used in selecting its contents. When securing new items for a museum, it is most important to consider public appeal, educational value, and cost-effectiveness. What makes a museum different from a billionaire’s private collection is patronage. Thus, a museum must be able to attract visitors interested in its displays. This captivation of interest should be for the purpose of entertainment

exploring area history to all-you-can-eat dining, and with no state sales tax in Delaware, the family dollar can stretch farther. For spring days that are on the cooler side, Wilmington has many museums to explore. history buffs young and old will appreciate Hagley Museum and Library. Along the banks of the Brandywine river, history comes alive with live-action machinery and gunpowder demonstrations, and civil war exhibits. An award-winning Wilmingham attraction is Winterthur Museum, Garden, and

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) opened to the public. The foundation which was established in 1916, in New York City, The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian located on a symbolically significant site on the National Mall, next to the U.S. Capitol, and it is in a very grand building. I went to this museum twice, and I think this museum is a very special museum, I think it is not a typical history or anthropology museum, but it is a developing

information on Earth’s past history. In Hancock Park, Los Angeles, CA it does just that. The La Brea Tar Pits were formed during the Pleistocene era over 40,000 years ago and have supplied most of the fossils found during that era in the world (Polly, 1994). Many well-known extinct mammal species are found in these tar pits, such as the Mammoth and the Sabre-tooth cat. Even trees have been found in the tar pits, the largest fossil being a California Juniper Tree (The Natural History Foundation , n.d.). We

Corning Museum of Glass was built. It was an L-shaped building that composed of the non-for-profit Corning Museum of Glass, the for-profit Corning Glass Center, and the Steuben Glass factory. The Corning Museum of Glass is an institution whose mission is “to tell the world about glass by engaging, educating, and inspiring visitors and the community through the art, history, and science of glass.” Thanks to resources like the Juliette K. and Leonard S. Rakow Research Library, this museum is able to

identified a new species of bat that had been lurking in museums, nestled among bats of other species and quietly going undetected for over a century. With the startling surprise discovery, researchers decided to aptly name the species, Lonchophylla inexpectata . word. New Species of Bat Discovered is Already On Display at Museums A new study published in the open-access journal ZooKeys has found a new species of bat in museums all over the world had been misidentified for over a century

New Jersey New Jersey – Eastern Suburbia If you’ve had your fill of the madness that is New York and have craned your neck to look at the skyscrapers enough, then the natural progression on your travel itinerary is, but of course, New Jersey. Bordering New York, Pennsylvania and the Atlantic Ocean, here’s where you will see the real life ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ play out their lives. If you’ve heard of the term American suburbs, or seen them in the Hollywood movies, this is it—New Jersey

Museums seminar write up. Title Page- Slide one British culture influenced by imperialism 19th/20th century. Museums. The British Empire- Slide two At the height of its influence the British Empire was one of the largest empires in the world. Historically the British Empire is split up into the first and second empire. First empire concentrated on the first settler colonies of the Americas- The thirteen colonies beginning in the 17th century and declaring their independence from the British Empire

key symbols that help develop the novel, and to help show Holden Caulfield’s point of view on the way he sees the world. Three of these key symbols include: Holden Caulfield’s red hunting hat, the ducks in the Central Park lagoon, and The Museum of Natural History. One of the most important and recognizable symbols in the novel is Holden Caulfield’s red hunting hat. It symbolizes his uniqueness. The way he wears the hat gives off an impression that he wants to be very different