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Harvard Museum of Natural History

The Harvard Museum of Natural History was established in 1998.

While HMNH is a relatively new institution, its roots and the collection of its parent museums the Museum of Comparative Zoology, the Harvard University Herbariaand the Mineralogical and Geological Museum can reach back to the 19th century.

The collections in these museums are about 21 million specimens. Only a small fraction are on the display in the HMNH galleries.

The aim of establishing HMNH is to enhance public understanding and appreciation of the natural world and the human place in it, sparking curiosity and a spirit of discovery in people of all ages.

With this aim in mindthe university has come up with many ideas to attract the public's attention and interest.

First, there are permanent exhibits and special exhibits.

The permanent exhibits are on exhibition all year long and are held respectively in the Great Mammal Hall, Evolution, Arthropods: Creature and Rule, the Glass Flowers, the Zoological Galleries, and the Mineralogical and Geological Gallery.

These exhibits are unique and cannot be found anywhere else in New England.

The special exhibits present unique and diverse perspectives on the changing world: its past, present, and possible futures.

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