Natural History Museum
Fossils on display
A natural history museum is an institution housing collections related to the natural world—specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, and geological formations.
These museums preserve and display objects for scientific study and public education: The kids spent hours in the dinosaur hall at the natural history museum.
Major examples include the Smithsonian in Washington and London's Natural History Museum.
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
- mammothExtinct elephant with curved tusks
- ice ageEra of massive glaciation
- extinctNo longer existing
- taxidermyPreserving animal skins lifelike
specimen jars · dinosaur · dinosaur bones · paleontology · South Kensington · exhibition hall · blue whale · geology · evolutionary biology · taxonomy · diorama · anthropology · minerals · zoology · interactive displays · archaeological artifacts · heritage preservation · Smithsonian
- American MuseumsMoMA, Guggenheim, National Gallery, Smithsonian, LACMA
- French MuseumsLouvre, Pompidou, Toulouse-Lautrec
- Geneva SightsLake Geneva, Rhone River, United Nations, CERN
- Milan CultureLa Scala, Milan Cathedral, Last Supper
- OsloRoyal Palace, National Theatre, Opera House, National Gallery
- SmithsonianNational Zoo, Hope Diamond, Wright Flyer, Spirit of St. Louis, Apollo 11
Natural History Museumart museum
Institution displaying visual works
art gallery · modern art museum · fine arts museum · sculpture gallery · MoMA
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