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Peabody Museum of Natural History near New York, NY


Peabody Museum of Natural History near New York, NY

When it comes to museums in the New York, New York area; there are many different museums to visit; however, one of the most visited museums is the Peabody Museum of Natural History.

While visiting the Peabody Museum of Natural History you will be able to see and learn about many things, mostly of how the world was once living; naturally.  Not only will you have the chance to see dinosaur fossils but you will also be able to explore the people and their cultures throughout the world; such as in Egypt, the Great Plains and the Andes.  In fact, the Peabody Museum of Natural History has thousands of pieces that are displayed.

Some of the different things that you will come across while visiting the Peabody Museum of Natural History are The Age of Mammals and The Age of Reptiles murals (they were completed in 1967 by Rudolph Zallinger), The Torosaurus Project (where artists, paleontologists and zoologists created a 21 foot bronze sculpture of a Torosaurus), the Curator's Choice Exhibitions (where the curator division gets material out of storage for display for a couple months; such as unique gemstones, unique anthropological pieces and amazing insects.)  Some of the permanent exhibitions you will see are the Fossil Fragments, Hall of Native American Cultures, The Discovery Room, Hall of Mammalian Evolution, the Goliath Beetle, and Daily Life in Ancient Egypt, Hall of Minerals, Earth & Space, North American Dioramas and also South New England Dioramas amongst many other wonderful exhibitions!

No matter what you go to see at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, you will be sure to have fun and learn not only what you wanted to learn but much, much more!  It is truly a wonderful learning experience!


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Peabody Museum of Natural History near New York, NY
170 Whitney Ave,
New Haven, , CT 06511

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