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The American Museum of Natural History uses evolution as an organizing theme
through out the Museum. Some examples and links to our websites featuring
these halls are below.  And, I apologize if this already came up in the
evolution/creation thread, but we just did a Darwin Exhibition in
cooperation with the Boston Museum of Science, The Field Museum, The Royal
Museum of Ontario, and the Natural History Museum of London.  Here's the
link to the online exhibit. The Evolution Today section is particularly
interesting if you are thinking about issues involved with presenting
evolution.  http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/darwin/   The physical exhibit
closed here a few months ago and is opening in Boston on February 18.  I
should note that Darwin was a smash hit here, and quite a few lively debates
were overheard in the halls. 

Examples of Evolution as a organizing theme at AMNH:
1) Fossil Halls - Visitors are encouraged to start in the Hall of Vertebrate
Evolution and follow through our two dinosaur halls and the Hall of Early
Mammals.  Stops every few feet highlight the key evolutionary developments
exhibited in the fossils in the halls.
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/fossilhalls/?src=e_h
2) Cladograms -  As a working science research institution who's primary
business is looking for evolutionary relationships via DNA and fossil
evidence, our curators have put cladograms in each of our animal halls.
Here's the invertebrate tree in in Ocean Life
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/ocean/03_oceanlife/c1_invert.php
3) Rose Center Cosmic Pathway - A walk starts in the Big Bang Theater and
then curves down a ramp illustrate major events in the evolution of the
universe. http://www.amnh.org/rose/cosmic-moreinfo.html
4) Hall of Human Origins - This spring, we will be reopening our recently
updated Hall of Human Origins, which again will feature both DNA and fossil
evidence.



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Gretchen Walker
Project Manager
Education Department
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West @ 79th Street
New York, NY 10024
212-313-7495

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