Citations with the tag: NATIONAL Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
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- Around the mall and beyond.
Parks, E. // Smithsonian; Jan92, Vol. 22 Issue 10, p22Describes the author's experience of visiting the `Inner Sanctum' of the Smithsonian Institution's Blue Room located at the National Museum of Natural History. This room, which is actually a vault, guards a trove of glittering gemstones and minerals. A mineral becomes a gemstone once it is...
- Birth of an entomologist.
Wilson, Edward O. // Discover; Nov93, Vol. 14 Issue 11, p86Features the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Author's visits to the museum and its influence to his becoming an entomologist; Collection of insects as simulacrum of the Museum; Fascination with ants; Special attractions; Visiting hours; Contact information.
- Sacred music traditions come to Washington.
Wilson, Edward O. // New York Amsterdam News; 10/09/97, Vol. 88 Issue 41, p22Reports that the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (14th and Constitution Avenue, NW) will host the Washington premiere of `Wade in the Water: African-American Sacred Music Traditions'. When the event will take place; What is the main focus of the exhibition.
- National Museum of Natural History.
Wilson, Edward O. // Faces (07491387); Oct93, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p38Features the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Exhibits about human societies; Reproduction of an Ice Age scene; Complete collection of Eskimo materials; Availability of `Antho Notes' free of charge.
- Happy Birthday!
Wilson, Edward O. // American Music Teacher; Feb/Mar2001, Vol. 50 Issue 4, p32Focuses on the Piano 300: Celebrating Three Centuries of People and Pianos exhibit sponsored by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. Background information on the invention of a piano; Highlights of the exhibit; Additional sponsors of the exhibit.
- Ocean planet.
Wilson, Edward O. // Popular Science; Mar95, Vol. 246 Issue 3, p29Reports on the launch of the Ocean Planet exhibition by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. Focus on the connection of man to the oceans on April 1995; Contribution of `Popular Science' magazine to the celebration.
- The object at hand.
Conover, Adele // Smithsonian; Nov95, Vol. 26 Issue 8, p28Focuses on tigers. Tiger display in the World of Mammals Hall in the National Museum of Natural History; Reasons why a tiger becomes a man-eater; Decline of tiger population; Launching of the Save the Tiger Fund.
- The object at hand.
Conover, Adele // Smithsonian; June97, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p30Discusses the 207-million-year-old petrified forests of prehistoric Arizona. Relics of the ancient conifer Araucarioxylon arizonicum; How the forests were formed; What they tell us about life 200 million years ago; An exhibition of the trees in the Early Life hall of the Smithsonian...
- Audiodescription.
Conover, Adele // Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness; Nov/Dec97 Part 2 of 2, Vol. 91 Issue 6, p26Provides information on an audiodescribed tour of the permanent marine exhibit `Exploring Marine Ecosystems,' offered by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, District of Columbia. Availability of the tour.
- Enormous emeralds sparkle at Washington's Smithsonian.
Popiel, Leslie Albrecht // Christian Science Monitor; 9/25/95, Vol. 87 Issue 210, p12Informs about the display of two precious emeralds at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington until December 27, 1995. Historical background of the emeralds; Details about the emeralds.
- Smithsonian opens Rocks Gallery.
Popiel, Leslie Albrecht // Pit & Quarry; Jan99, Vol. 91 Issue 7, p9Focuses on the exhibit `The Rocks Gallery,' at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History in Washington. Completion of the museum's Hall of Geology, Gems and Minerals renovation; Goal of showing the importance of earth sciences.
- Meet the beetles and spiders, too.
Steindorf, Sara // Christian Science Monitor; 7/17/2001, Vol. 93 Issue 162, p18Presents information about insects and insect collecting, in light of an exhibit called the Insect Zoo, which is housed in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
- A network of treasures.
Steindorf, Sara // Scholastic Choices; Apr96, Vol. 11 Issue 7, pD-1Presents information related to exhibitions and museums across the United States. Garbage from the Smithsonian Institution Travelling Exhibition Service; Spiders from the National Museum of Natural History; Ocean Planet from the Smithsonian's Office of Environmental Awareness; How one can win...
- LOCAL DINOSAURS.
Callard, Abby // Smithsonian; Feb2010, Vol. 40 Issue 11, p26The article discusses paleontology in Maryland. Topics include the history of fossil discoveries in the state and contemporary public attractions like Dinosaur Park in Laurel, Maryland, and the exhibit "Dinosaurs in Our Backyard" opening in February 2010 at the Smithsonian National Museum of...
- Instantaneous insect identifications.
Callard, Abby // American Nurseryman; 9/15/94, Vol. 180 Issue 6, p36Reports on the development of an informational database at the Smithsonian Institution's Natural Museum of Natural History that will aid in the identification of its collection of insects. Entomological resources; Release of the database.
- Mining gallery exhibit featured at Smithsonian.
Callard, Abby // Advanced Materials & Processes; Feb98, Vol. 153 Issue 2, p49Discusses the mine gallery exhibit at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. Features of the exhibit; Description of a diorama of the crystallized cave at the Copper Queen Mine; Other displays included in the gallery.
- No Bones About It.
Moltenbrey, Karen // Computer Graphics World; Feb2001, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p24Describes the skeletal replica of a triceratops developed by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History using digital modeling and scanning. Entities involved in the replica development; Use of a Steinbichler Optotechnik OptoTrak scanning system; Simulation of the dinosaur's movement;...
- Is Advertising Art?
Melillo, Wendy; Dill, Mallorre // Adweek New England Edition; 11/12/2001, Vol. 38 Issue 46, p19Focuses on a collection of print advertisements exhibited at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Description of the advertisements; Criticisms against the concept of advertising as an art form; Discussion on the commercial aspect of advertising. INSET:...
- Arachnophilia.
Baldinger, Scott; Cohen, Meg // Harper's Bazaar; Jun94, Issue 3391, p52Presents an invitation to `Spiders!' exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History from June 11, 1994 to January 2, 1995.
- Digging Into the Past.
Wallace, Rebecca // Washingtonian Magazine; Oct2010, Vol. 46 Issue 1, p223The article profiles David Hunt, manager of the physical-anthropology collections at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.
- Planes, birds, microscopes, and DNA.
Lynch, Jennifer A. // Birder's World; Apr2009, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p30The article discusses the issue of bird hits with airplanes and the efforts taken by scientists to overcome it. About 35,000 bird strikes occur yearly, costing the industry about $620 million annually and more than 200 people have died in crashes attributed to birds since 1988. To look for ways...
- Amber: Window to the Past.
Undheim, Dobrila // Ornament; Summer97, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p21The article reviews the exhibit "Amber: Window to the Past" at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. from June 6-September 1, 1997.
- Industrial-strength museum.
Undheim, Dobrila // Christian Science Monitor; 3/21/97, Vol. 89 Issue 80, p20Focuses on the development of the National Museum of Industrial History, a joint venture between the Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and the Smithsonian Institution of the District of Columbia. View that steel is part of America's future; Information on the exhibition.
- Where Do All Those Feathers Go?
Dove, Carla J. // Flying Safety; Apr99, Vol. 55 Issue 4, p16Reports about the process of identifying species of birds in the Division of Birds laboratory of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. Analysis of bird strike remains; Discussion on feather identification.
- An Annotated Checklist and Preliminary Designation of Drainage Distributions of the Crayfishes of Alabama.
Schuster, Guenter A.; Taylor, Christopher A.; Johansen, John // Southeastern Naturalist; 2008, Vol. 7 Issue 3, p493As a first step toward elucidating the current status of Alabama's crayfish fauna, museums known to have significant crayfish collections were queried for their holdings from that state. A total of 4649 records of Alabama crayfishes were obtained from seven museums. Three-hundred thirty of the...
- RA goes prehistoric to design caf� for Natural History museum.
Schuster, Guenter A.; Taylor, Christopher A.; Johansen, John // Nation's Restaurant News; 7/15/2002, Vol. 36 Issue 28, p18Reports on the use of an ancient design motif for the Fossil Cafe of Restaurant Associates at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. Cost of the exhibits for the restaurant; Selection of menus for the diners.
- Ocean view.
Matthews, Jermey N. A. // Physics Today; Nov2008, Vol. 61 Issue 11, p31The article reports on the 23,000-square-foot Sant Ocean Hall at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., which opened in Fall of 2008. The hall features a 45-foot whale replica and was funded in part by philanthropists Roger and Vicki Sant. The...
- From the wild, botanical beauties.
Burke, Kathleen M. // Smithsonian; Dec90, Vol. 21 Issue 9, p156Highlights the exhibit of artwork by Mary Vaux Walcott entitled `North American Wild Flowers: Watercolors by Mary Vaux Walcott' at the National Museum of Natural History in 1990.
- How taxonomy helps us make sense out of the natural world.
Hubbell, Sue // Smithsonian; May96, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p140Provides an extensive discussion about taxonomy, the main focus of scientists at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. How Jonathan Coddington overturned a long-held notion about spider phylogeny; Taxonomy far more complex now that our understanding of the world has...
- Philanthropy.
Sandham, Jessica L. // Education Week; 10/08/97, Vol. 17 Issue 6, p6Reports on philanthropic developments in education in the United States as of October 8, 1997. Time Warner Inc.'s and Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corp.'s $1.1 million commitment to the Virtual Y after-school program; Partnership between the Smithsonian Institution's National...
- Footsteps of Our Ancestors.
Grushkin, Dan // Archaeology; Jul/Aug2010, Vol. 63 Issue 4, p13The article discusses a permanent museum exhibition at the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Topics include a brief overview of the focus of the exhibit, which is the history of humans and bipedalism, and what the author feels is the...
- Expanding a Mission.
Heyman, I. Michael // Smithsonian; Jan99, Vol. 29 Issue 10, p14Reports on the expanding mission of the National Museum of Natural History, which began in the late 1990s. The three main missions of the museum as being its status as a huge collection center for natural materials, education of the public about natural history, and research; Testing of a...
- Tasty Brazil Nuts Stun Harvesters and Scientists.
Taylor, David // Smithsonian; Apr99, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p38Presents information on the uses of brazil nuts and the work of researchers from the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in the United States to show their worth both to the people of Brazil and as a commodity. Work of Enrique Ortiz of the NMNH to show that the castaneros, nut harvesters,...
- An Era Ends at High Noon.
Py-Lieberman, Beth // Smithsonian; Dec99, Vol. 30 Issue 9, p46Promotes two exhibitions at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D. C., on the construction of the Panama Canal. Information about 'Make the Dirt Fly!' Building the Panama Canal,' and `Panama's Canal: Dawn of a New Era.'
- Whole Worlds to Order.
Small, Lawrence M. // Smithsonian; Jun2000, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p10Focuses on the reconstruction of an African landscape by the Smithsonian's Office of Exhibits Central (OEC) at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. How children were compelled to touch the exhibit; Stages of development museum exhibits go through before completion; The...
- Reading the Bones.
Small, Lawrence M. // Smithsonian; Aug2000, Vol. 31 Issue 5, p16Focuses on the science of anthropology, in particular the work done by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. How the bones are studied; Studies which can provide knowledge of aspects of an individual life or of a community; Role of Smithsonian scientists in such cases as the...
- DIAMOND DAYS.
Py-Lieberman, Beth // Smithsonian; Sep2000, Vol. 31 Issue 6, p26Reports on the National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. which will feature a pair of diamonds, the Hope and the Dresden Green, in October of 2000. History of the diamonds which came from the ancient mines of India.
- THE Twigman Cometh.
Py-Lieberman, Beth // Smithsonian; Dec2000, Vol. 31 Issue 9, p124Profiles artist Patrick Dougherty who makes sculptures out of sticks. Details of 'Watchamacallit,' which is exhibited at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.; How his work eventually breaks down; Pictorial.
- How Squirrels Fly.
Kernan, Michael // Smithsonian; Feb2001, Vol. 31 Issue 11, p32Focuses on a study of flying squirrels at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. Use of a wind tunnel and models of the squirrels by research associate Brian Stafford to observe how the animals glide; Discussion of other gliding mammals, including the feather-tail glider...
- Inside the Domain of Dinosaurs.
Dawson, Victoria // Smithsonian; Aug2002, Vol. 33 Issue 5, p40No abstract available.
- HOW MANY TAXIDERMISTS DOES IT TAKE...?
Py-Lieberman, Beth // Smithsonian; Jan2003, Vol. 33 Issue 10, p28From his first day at the Smithsonian, March 1, 1908, taxidermist William L. Brown had a weighty goal: to successfully prepare a hippopotamus for display. In attempts at other museums, hippo skin proved tricky to tan and always cracked. For years, Brown prepared by observing and sketching a...
- PICTURES OF YOUTH.
June-Friesen, Katy // Smithsonian; Jan2007, Vol. 37 Issue 10, p31This article reviews the exhibition, "Visual Griots," a collection of more than 40 black-and-white photographs taken by children in Mali at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History through April 2007.
- ANT EYE VIEW.
Bensen, Amanda // Smithsonian; Jul2009, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p28The article reviews the exhibition "Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants," featuring photographs by scientist Mark Moffett, at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. through October 10, 2009.
- A trove of artifacts from the land where...
Parks, E. // Smithsonian; Oct88, Vol. 19 Issue 7, p42Describes an exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., called `Crossroads of Continents' which bring together 580 artifacts from both sides of the Bering Strait--from both the Asian Siberian Eskimos and the North American Alaska Eskimos.
- Mr. Cox's Keepsake.
Edwards, Owen // Smithsonian; Feb2012, Vol. 42 Issue 10, p30The article discusses a mummy received as a gift by New York Congressman and American envoy to Turkey Samuel Sullivan Cox, noting that it is part of the exhibition "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" at the U.S. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). The mummy was given to Cox by the...
- Q & A.
Edwards, Owen // Marines; Jan-Mar2007, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p40The article presents questions and answers related to the National Museum of the U.S. Marine Corps. One person asks on the actual construction of the museum. Another questions on the area of the museum to be cover by its expansion. A reader asks on how to engage in volunteering as a museum guide...
- Bi-Centennial.
Clough, G. Wayne // Smithsonian; Apr2010, Vol. 41 Issue 1, p20The article discusses the centennial anniversary of the opening of the National Museum of Natural History and Smithsonian research expeditions to Panama.
- How to Crochet a Coral Reef.
Righthand, Jess // Smithsonian; Dec2010, Vol. 41 Issue 8, p28The article reviews the exhibition "Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef" at Sant Ocean Hall in the U.S. Natural History Museum in Washington, D.C.
- Stories in Stone Read From Ancient Leaves.
Cannon, William // Smithsonian; Jun99, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p34Focuses on Conrad Labandeira, of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, and the relationship between eocene insects and the plants they ate. Fossil records in the town of Republic in Washington State; Angiosperms; Excavation details.
- A Practiced Eye for the Beauty of Science.
Boser, Ulrich // Smithsonian; Feb2005, Vol. 35 Issue 11, p46Profiles Alice Tangerini, a botanical illustrator at the National Museum of Natural History. Tangerini's method of drawing including studying a specific plant for a week or two before drawing it; Use of a microscope.
