WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL

HISTORY
 The National Museum of
Natural History opened 1910
being part of the Smithsonian
Institution, the world’s
preeminent museum and
research complex. It is one of
the most visited museum in
the United States and the most
visited natural history
museum in the world with 7.3
million visitors in 2014.
 The main building on the
National Mall contains
1.5 million square feet of
space overall and 325,000
square feet of exhibition
and public space;
altogether the Museum is
the size of 18 football
fields, and houses over
1000 employees.
 It houses more than 126 million natural
science specimens and cultural artefacts,
including 30 million pinned insects, 4.5
million pressed plants, 7 million fish, and
400,000 photographs.
 The museum awes
visitors from the
second they walk in
thanks to the 13-
foot-tall African
elephant watching
over the rotunda.
(His name is Henry.)
 In the new "Deep Time"
exhibit, you’ll travel back in
time to the Jurassic Era and
beyond. T Rex and Triceratops
fossils tower over you while
you learn about geological
events of the past, compare
the effects of climate change
then and now, and discover
how microbes created the
world as we know it. But
there’s so much to see beyond
fossil hall.
 The National Museum of Natural History is
home to the Hope Diamond, early human
artifacts, Ancient Egyptian mummies, and a
butterfly pavilion.
The museum’s largest exhibit is the
Sant Ocean Hall where visitors can see
a replica of a 45-foot-long North
Atlantic Right Whale and a giant
squid.
 Whether looking at the history
and cultures of Africa,
describing our earliest
Mammalian ancestor or primate
diversity around the world,
examining ancient life forms
including the ever popular
dinosaurs, or exploring the
beauty of rare gemstones such
as uniquely colored diamonds,
the Museum’s temporary and
permanent exhibitions serve to
educate, enlighten and entertain
millions of visitors each year.
THANK YOU YOUR ATTENTION