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Statement of Purpose

With more than 120 million objects in its research collections, the museum provides 6.4 million annual visitors with a fascinating resource about people and their natural surroundings.

Visitors can see examples of thousands of ancient and modern mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, insects, and sea creatures.

Realistic dioramas reveal humankind's earliest history and the development of world cultures.

Among the exhibits are halls devoted to dinosaurs, Native American cultures; geology, gems and minerals; and live insects.

Highlights & Collections

Highlights include:

African bush elephant, dinosaurs, Hope Diamond, O. Orkin Insect Zoo, and the Discovery Room where children can have hands on experience with museum specimens.

Other attractions also include the new Discovery Center which includes the Samuel C. Johnson Theater, an IMAX theater with 3D capabilities, the 600 seat Atrium cafe, and the expanded museum shops recognized as a model for integrating museum artifacts with retail products.

Current Exhibits and Upcoming Special Events

Permanent Exhibits:

• "Tigers!"
• The Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals
• "African Voices" opens December 1999
• Dinosaur Hall
• O. Orkin Insect Zoo

Permanent Exhibitions also describe life in the ancient seas; fossil mammals, with particular emphasis on the rise of mammals toward the end of the Age of Dinosaurs through the climax of the Ice Age; contemporary understandings of human evolution; the origins of Western culture; South America's cultures and ecosystems; the cultures of the Pacific and Asia; osteology (bones); cold-blooded vertebrates (reptiles); and the living world today, especially mammals, birds, and marine life.

1999 Calendar of Events:

"Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People"

• April 30, 1999 - January 2, 2000
• This new exhibition offers an in-depth look at the 10,000-year-old culture of the Ainu -- the resilient, indigenous people of northern Japan. The exhibit considers the effects of environmental, historical and social forces on the Ainu, and presents the artistic development and living traditions of a nearly extinct culture.

"African Voices"

• Opens December 15, 1999
• This new permanent exhibition will examine the historical diversity, dynamism,and global influence of Africa's peoples and culture within the realms of family, work, community, and the natural environent. The exhibition draws upon the museum's vast colletions, as well as commissioned sculptures, textiles and pottery.

2000 Calendar of Events:

"Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga"

• April 29, 2000 - September 4, 2000
• The exhibition will commemorate the 1000-year anniversary of the Viking arrival in North America. It will explore the historical impact of new archaeological finds that have redefined the world's knowledge of early North American and Scandinavian life.

Hours:

• Daily 10:00-5:30 p.m.
• Closed December 25.

Admission & Directions:

Free.

• 10th Street and Constitution Avenue N.W.
• Metro Station: Federal Triangle or Smithsonian (Mall exit)

Key Personnel:

Robert Fri, Director

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