The museum consists of 115,000 square feet (10,700 m2) organized into 20 galleries as well as research, library, and office space. It holds some 22 million specimens, of which about 10,000 are on view at any given time and about 1 million are cataloged in online databases. In 2008 it hosted 386,300 admissions and 63,000 school group visits. Museum education staff also actively engage in outreach by traveling to schools all around western Pennsylvania.
The museum gained prominence in 1899 when its scientists unearthed the fossils of Diplodocus carnegii.[1] Notable dinosaur specimens include one of the world's very few fossils of a juvenile Apatosaurus, the world's first specimen of a Tyrannosaurus rex,[2] and a recently identified species of oviraptorosaur named Anzu wyliei.[3]
Other major exhibits include Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems, Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians, Polar World: Wyckoff Hall of Arctic Life, Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt, Benedum Hall of Geology, Dinosaurs in Their Time, and Powdermill Nature Reserve, established by the museum in 1956 to serve as a field station for long-term studies of natural populations.
The museum's active curatorial departments are: Anthropology, Birds, Botany, Herpetology (Amphibians & Reptiles), Invertebrate Paleontology, Invertebrate Zoology, Mammals, Minerals, Mollusks (Malacology), and Vertebrate Paleontology. These departments work collaboratively under strategic centers created to re-frame how the museum leverages its research, exhibitions, and public programming to meet the challenges and issues of today. In late 2013, however, the museum's parent organization and interim administration eliminated multiple scientific positions, seriously reducing its capacity to conduct original research.
Scientific publicationsedit
Gift shop inside Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum of Natural History publishes scholarly journals and books including Annals of Carnegie Museum, which offers peer-reviewed articles in organismal biology, earth sciences, and anthropology; Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, offering monographs or collections of related papers from symposia; and Special Publications of Carnegie Museum, documenting special topics or areas of research.
^Batz, Bob Jr. (July 2, 1999). . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
^Switek, Brian (October 16, 2013). . National Geographic. Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
^Webner, Richard (March 20, 2014). "Carnegie Museum unveils dinosaur nicknamed 'chicken from hell'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
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The Carnegie Museum of Natural History abbreviated as CMNH is a natural history museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania It was founded by Pittsburgh based industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1896 Housing some 22 million specimens the museum features one of the finest paleontological collections in the world Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryOne of the four Carnegie Museums of PittsburghLocation of Carnegie Museum in PennsylvaniaShow map of PittsburghCarnegie Museum of Natural History Pennsylvania Show map of PennsylvaniaCarnegie Museum of Natural History the United States Show map of the United StatesEstablished1895LocationPittsburgh PennsylvaniaCoordinates40 26 37 N 79 57 00 W 40 44361 N 79 95000 W 40 44361 79 95000TypeNatural HistoryVisitors300 000DirectorGretchen BakerPublic transit access54 58 61A 61B 61C 61D 67 69Nearest parkingOn site and streetWebsitecarnegiemnh wbr org As seen from the 36th floor of the Cathedral of Learning Contents 1 Description and history 2 Scientific publications 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription and history editThe museum consists of 115 000 square feet 10 700 m2 organized into 20 galleries as well as research library and office space It holds some 22 million specimens of which about 10 000 are on view at any given time and about 1 million are cataloged in online databases In 2008 it hosted 386 300 admissions and 63 000 school group visits Museum education staff also actively engage in outreach by traveling to schools all around western Pennsylvania The museum gained prominence in 1899 when its scientists unearthed the fossils of Diplodocus carnegii 1 Notable dinosaur specimens include one of the world s very few fossils of a juvenile Apatosaurus the world s first specimen of a Tyrannosaurus rex 2 and a recently identified species of oviraptorosaur named Anzu wyliei 3 Research teams including former Carnegie scientists made critical discoveries such as Puijila darwini Castorocauda lutrasimilis and Hadrocodium wui nbsp Portion of the dinosaur exhibit nbsp Fossil fish nbsp Fossil specimen of Anaethalion knorri from the Solnhofen limestone nbsp Mummies from the Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt Other major exhibits include Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians Polar World Wyckoff Hall of Arctic Life Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt Benedum Hall of Geology Dinosaurs in Their Time and Powdermill Nature Reserve established by the museum in 1956 to serve as a field station for long term studies of natural populations The museum s active curatorial departments are Anthropology Birds Botany Herpetology Amphibians amp Reptiles Invertebrate Paleontology Invertebrate Zoology Mammals Minerals Mollusks Malacology and Vertebrate Paleontology These departments work collaboratively under strategic centers created to re frame how the museum leverages its research exhibitions and public programming to meet the challenges and issues of today In late 2013 however the museum s parent organization and interim administration eliminated multiple scientific positions seriously reducing its capacity to conduct original research Scientific publications edit nbsp Gift shop inside Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryCarnegie Museum of Natural History publishes scholarly journals and books including Annals of Carnegie Museum which offers peer reviewed articles in organismal biology earth sciences and anthropology Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History offering monographs or collections of related papers from symposia and Special Publications of Carnegie Museum documenting special topics or areas of research See also editCarnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Carnegie Collection List of museums in Pennsylvania Andrey Avinoff Rudyerd Boulton Andrew Carnegie Benjamin Preston Clark Mary R Dawson Carl H Eigenmann John Bell Hatcher William Jacob Holland Lion Attacking a Dromedary Bradley C Livezey M Graham Netting Arnold Edward Ortmann Albert Schwartz Richard Shine James L Swauger Walter Edmond Clyde Todd Richard VogtReferences edit Batz Bob Jr July 2 1999 Dippy the star spangled dinosaur Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pittsburgh Archived from the original on June 29 2011 Retrieved August 11 2009 Switek Brian October 16 2013 My T Rex Is Bigger Than Yours National Geographic Pittsburgh Archived from the original on October 16 2013 Retrieved June 16 2014 Webner Richard March 20 2014 Carnegie Museum unveils dinosaur nicknamed chicken from hell Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pittsburgh Retrieved April 14 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carnegie Museum of Natural History Official website Carnegie Museums Coleman J Goin in French LeRoy Kershaw Henry in Spanish Kenneth C Parkes in Finnish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carnegie Museum of Natural History amp oldid 1186294381, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
