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.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/opinion/18sun4.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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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.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/arts/design/16hors.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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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.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/sports/othersports/15vecsey.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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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.
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http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/travel/27weekend.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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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.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/arts/artsspecial/12sleep.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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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.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/arts/artsspecial/12license.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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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
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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.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/science/06fossil.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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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.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/arts/design/02wate.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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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.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/15/nyregion/15meteor.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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