During his Pacific expeditions (1879-85), Otto Finsch collected over 1,000 artifacts and compiled an extensive archive which includes an object catalog and a descriptive manuscript (in German), alo…
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Einstein passed by the clock towers morning on his way home, a route he often took with his closest friend, Michele Besso. The two men regularly discussed science and philosophy—including the nature of time. After one such discussion, Einstein came to a sudden realization: Time is not absolute.
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With the museum’s full consent the Tseycum tribe repatriated the remains of 55 of their ancestors to Canada.
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The remains of 107 Māori and Moriori were formally handed back to Māori after an agreement was reached between the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and the AMNH.
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1926-1958 Curator, University of Pennsylvania Museum Archives 1924-1925 Assistant Curator AMNH 1922-1923 Fieldwork in Sa…
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In 1904, objects collected by Berthold Laufer during an expedition to China (1901-1904) were installed in the Southwest Gallery (Chinese Hall) on the third floor of the museum. The exhibition illus…
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A carved wooden beaver (AMNH Catalog No: 16.1/988) important to Angoon Tlingits was returned to tribal leaders during a quiet ceremony in a private conference room in the museum.
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The conference presents international research on the biological, epidemiological, and social contexts of the emergence of HIV/AIDS.
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