Museums

The Horse, Familiar and Unfamiliar

NYT > American Museum of Natural History At the American Museum of Natural History’s new exhibition about “The Horse,” it is hard not to marvel at the way the commonplaces of life simply vanish. Go to Source http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/opinion/18sun4.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss World Zoo Today

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Man’s Best Friend, Hoofed Department

NYT > American Museum of Natural History Without horses, where would we be? The answer is revealed in a sprawling, charming and illuminating exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History. Go to Source http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/arts/design/16hors.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss World Zoo Today

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Relying on the Horse, but Not Protecting It

NYT > American Museum of Natural History An exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History depicts how humankind has become the steward of horses, and reminds racing fans that we should not treat our charges casually. Go to Source http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/sports/othersports/15vecsey.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss World Zoo Today

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Curators Point the Way to Hidden Treasures

NYT > American Museum of Natural History So you know there’s a water tower at MoMA and a monkey god at the Met? No? Hidden treasures are to be found at the city’s biggest museums. Go to Source http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/travel/27weekend.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss World Zoo Today

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A Slumber Party Where the Wild Things Are

NYT > American Museum of Natural History What happens in a museum at night, after all the people go home? These days, thousands of children in bunny slippers and flannel pajamas are finding out. Go to Source http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/arts/artsspecial/12sleep.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss World Zoo Today

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Your Favorite Museum, Coming Soon to a Theater Near You

NYT > American Museum of Natural History For museums, licensing buildings, galleries and collections provides both money and a chance to attract new visitors. Go to Source http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/arts/artsspecial/12license.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss World Zoo Today

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Corrections: For the Record

NYT > American Museum of Natural History Correction to Nov 2 exhibition review about Water: H2O=Life, at American Museum of Natural History, concerns number of gallons of water used daily per capita in Britain and Ethiopia Go to Source http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E3D61E31F934A25752C1A9619C8B63&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss World Zoo Today

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Rethinking What Caused the Last Mass Extinction

NYT > American Museum of Natural History The discovery of thriving communities of survivors at the end of the Cretaceous period is giving some scientists second thoughts about the extinction’s causes and effects. Go to Source http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/science/06fossil.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss World Zoo Today

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The Blue Planet’s Lifeblood: A Finite Flow

NYT > American Museum of Natural History The American Museum of Natural History’s show is enlightening, yet frustrating: It presents a free-flowing flood of data and has an overly insistent and predictable message. Go to Source http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/arts/design/02wate.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss World Zoo Today

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Need Cash? Just Auction Off a Meteorite

NYT > American Museum of Natural History A 30-pound chunk sliced off one of the most famous meteorites in the world, the Willamette meteorite, will be auctioned on Oct. 28. Go to Source http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/15/nyregion/15meteor.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss World Zoo Today

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