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It may be too chilly for bird-watching in Central Park, but just across the street the Museum offers warm, indoor bird-spotting in its varied dioramas.
In this video, accompany Exhibition Associate and bird expert Stephen C. Quinn on a bird-watching tour.
This image shows the 1947 progression of a mount for the Wolf Diorama in the Jill and Lewis Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals.
It begins with the positioning of the skeleton, then modeling the wolf form with plaster of paris, followed by the making of a cast, ending with a completed paper manikin which the wolf skin is fitted over.
Globe at Natural History Museum, NYC. #nyc #newyork #museum
Our two MET hosts, enthusiastic artist Mark Venaglia and funny lady Erin Thompson, teamed up to bring you five things that will make your museum-going experience incredible. We’ll give you one chance to guess who contributed each tip.
Allow an hour and 15 minutes...
A lot of people might say this was patronising, but honestly? These are all the things I love about art museum visits, and I find it sad because I do think a lot of people are put off because they think galleries are 'not for them' or because they would 'do it wrong'.
