The American Museum of Natural History, located in New York City, is one of the world's preeminent scientific, educational, and cultural institutions. The museum is home to a collection of more than 32 million specimens and cultural artifacts and 45 permanent exhibition halls, including the world-renowned dinosaur halls and the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, home to the celebrated 94-foot-long blue whale model.
The spectacular Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space includes the Hayden Planetarium and striking exhibits about the nature of the universe and our planet.
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Canon U.S.A. has loaned digital radiography equipment to assist with the restoration of the museum's 95-year-old elephant exhibit and has provided network video solutions for select exhibitions.
For more information: www.amnh.org
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Akeley Hall of African Mammals
An imposing herd of African elephants greets visitors as they enter the Akeley Hall of African Mammals.
© AMNH/D. Finnin
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Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space
The Hayden Planetarium in the Rose Center for Earth and Space contains one of the largest and most powerful virtual reality simulators in the world, housed in an 87-foot-diameter, four-million-pound sphere that appears to float in a 95-foot-high glass cube.
© AMNH/D. Finnin
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David H. Koch Dinosaur Wing
Located in the Koch Dinosaur Wing, the Museum's imposing Tyrannosaurus rex was completely disassembled, cleaned, prepared, and repositioned in a sleek, stalking pose, with its head looming just above visitors.
© AMNH/C. Chesek
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Milstein Hall of Ocean Life
Suspended in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life is a 94-foot-long, life-size model of a blue whale, the largest model of the largest creature that has ever lived on Earth.
© AMNH/D. Finnin
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