American Museum of Natural History

Summary

American Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• American Museum of Natural History was a member of Biodiversity Heritage Library^[3].
• American Museum of Natural History was a member of Association of Science and Technology Centers^[4].
• American Museum of Natural History was a member of Natural Science Collections Alliance^[5].
• American Museum of Natural History is located in Manhattan^[6].
• American Museum of Natural History is in the country of United States^[7].
• American Museum of Natural History's instance of is recorded as natural history museum^[8].
• American Museum of Natural History's instance of is recorded as educational institution^[9].
• American Museum of Natural History's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[10].
• American Museum of Natural History's architect is recorded as Calvert Vaux^[11].
• American Museum of Natural History's architect is recorded as Rafael Guastavino^[12].
• American Museum of Natural History's architect is recorded as Jacob Wrey Mould^[13].
• American Museum of Natural History's architect is recorded as James Polshek^[14].
• American Museum of Natural History's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[15].
• American Museum of Natural History's postal code is recorded as NY 10024-5^[16].
• American Museum of Natural History's Commons category is recorded as American Museum of Natural History^[17].
• April 6, 1869 marks the founding of American Museum of Natural History^[18].
• American Museum of Natural History's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.780833333333334, 'lon': -73.97444444444444}^[19].
• American Museum of Natural History's official website is recorded as http://www.amnh.org/^[20].
• American Museum of Natural History's topic's main category is recorded as Category:American Museum of Natural History^[21].
• American Museum of Natural History's work location is recorded as Manhattan^[22].
• American Museum of Natural History's director / manager is recorded as Ellen Victoria Futter^[23].
• American Museum of Natural History's director / manager is recorded as Sean M. Decatur^[24].
• American Museum of Natural History's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+5000000'}^[25].
• American Museum of Natural History's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[26].
• American Museum of Natural History's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[27].

Body

Founding

April 6, 1869 marks the founding of American Museum of Natural History^[18].

Leadership

Directors / managers include Ellen Victoria Futter^[23] and Sean M. Decatur^[24].

Operations

American Museum of Natural History's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[15].

Why It Matters

American Museum of Natural History has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Works attributed to it include Bulletin of the it^[29], a scientific journal^[30], founded in 1881^[31], written by Joel Asaph Allen^[32] and American Museum Novitates^[33], a scientific journal^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1921^[36].