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  2. National Museum of Natural History - Wikipedia

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    The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. It has free admission and is open 364 days a year.

  3. List of museums in Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    Mid 18th century period house, the oldest unchanged building in Washington, D.C. O Street Museum Foundation: Independent Art The collection rotates and changes daily and includes art, music, architecture, memorabilia, manuscripts, sculpture and other items that promote exploration of the creative process. The Phillips Collection: Independent Art

  4. National Mall - Wikipedia

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    From the 1970s to 1994, a fiberglass model of a triceratops named Uncle Beazley stood on the Mall in front of the National Museum of Natural History. The life-size statue, which is now located at the National Zoological Park (the National Zoo) in Northwest Washington, D.C., was donated to the Smithsonian Institution by the Sinclair Oil Corporation.

  5. Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History

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    The department supports and collaborates in the "Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution" exhibit, indoor butterfly pavilion and outdoor butterfly habitat garden, [10] the O. Orkin Insect Zoo, [11] and the Q?rius learning center, [12] all located in or around the National Museum of Natural History. The Entomological Society of Washington ...

  6. O Street Museum Foundation - Wikipedia

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    O Street Museum hosts educational programs for all age groups to learn about and participate in the creative process. Programs include artist-in-residence programs, [12] jammin’ [13] (live music collaboration), songwriters’ workshops, book signings, film screenings [14] and live performances from artists of diverse genres including; Emmylou Harris, Los Texmaniacs, [15] Esperanza Spalding ...

  7. Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt (New York City)

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    The statue of Theodore Roosevelt, my great-grandfather, in front of New York's Museum of Natural History, does so, and it is good that it is being taken down." [ 21 ] [ 22 ] On June 21, 2021, the New York City Public Design Commission voted unanimously to remove the statue from in front of the museum and relocate it to an institution devoted to ...

  8. List of natural history museums in the United States

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    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, America's first natural history museum. There are natural history museums in all 50 of the United States and the District of Columbia. The oldest such museum, the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1812. [1]

  9. American Museum of Natural History - Wikipedia

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    The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is a natural history museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. [5] Located in Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from Central Park, the museum complex comprises 21 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library.