Birds of North America

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY The American Museum of Natural History, founded in 1869 and currently celebrating its 150th anniversary, is one of the world’s preeminent scientific, educational, and cultural institutions. The Museum encompasses 45 permanent exhibition halls, including the Rose Center for Earth and Space and the Hayden Planetarium, as well as galleries for temporary exhibitions. The Museum’s scientists draw on a world-class research collection of more than 34 million artifacts and specimens, some of which are billions of years old, and on one of the largest natural history libraries in the world. Through its Richard Gilder Graduate School, the Museum grants the Ph.D. degree in Comparative Biology and the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree, the only such free-standing, degree-granting programs at any museum in the United States. In addition to its campus, the Museum’s exhibitions and Space Shows can be seen in venues on six Continents, and its website, digital videos, and apps for mobile devices extend its collections, exhibitions, and educational programs to millions more around the world. Visit amnh.org for more information.