American Museum of Natural History

Summary

American Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of natural_history_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,510 views/month, #1 of 131).^[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 ranks in the top 0.76% of natural_history_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,510 views/month, #1 of 131).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Works attributed to it include Bulletin of the it^[30], a scientific journal^[31], founded in 1881^[32], written by Joel Asaph Allen^[33] and American Museum Novitates^[34], a scientific journal^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1921^[37].