Museum of Natural History

c. 1874 - present

The American Museum of Natural History was founded in 1869 after Albert Smith Bickmore successfully pitched his proposal. With the support of William E. Dodge, Jr., Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., Joseph Choate, and J. Pierpont Morgan, the museum quickly outgrew its first home in the Central Park Arsenal, and, in 1874, the cornerstone for the Museum's first building was laid. Over time, the Museum has collected rich repositories with the help of distinguished scholars like Franz Boas and Margaret Mead. Throughout the 20th century and into the present, the museum has curated its collection for the public sharing of information and has become a landmark building on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

Aerial Shot of Construction during the 1930s.
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Details

Category
Museum
Audience
All Ages
Founder(s)
Albert Smith Bickmore
Tags
naturelearning, research, recreation, philanthropy, informaleducation, collection

Location

  • 200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, USA
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Archival Collections

References

  1. American Museum of Natural History - https://www.amnh.org/about-the-museum/history/history-1869-1900