Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
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Established1920
Location1 Wade Oval Drive
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
U.S.
Coordinates41°30′41.6″N 81°36′47.1″W / 41.511556°N 81.613083°W / 41.511556; -81.613083
Visitors260,000[1]
PresidentSonia Winner [2]
Websitewww.cmnh.org

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in University Circle, a district of educational, cultural and medical institutions approximately five miles (8 km) east of Downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The museum was established in 1920 by Cyrus S. Eaton to perform research, education and development of collections in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, botany, geology, paleontology, wildlife biology, and zoology.[3] The museum traces its roots to the Ark, formed in 1836 on Cleveland's Public Square by William Case, the Academy of Natural Science formed by William Case and Jared Potter Kirtland, and the Kirtland Society of Natural History, founded in 1869 and reinvigorated in 1922 by the trustees of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.[4]

Donald Johanson was the curator of the museum when he discovered "Lucy," the skeletal remains of the ancient hominid Australopithecus afarensis. The current Curator and Head of the Physical Anthropology Department is Yohannes Haile-Selassie.

The museum has embarked on a multi-year, $150 million renovation and expansion project. DLR Group was selected to design the project in June 2019, and the museum broke ground on its new visitor hall, lobby and exhibit wing in June 2021. The renovation was completed in December 2024.

  1. ^ https://www.cmnh.org/CMNH/media/CMNH_Media/CentennialMedia/docs/CMNH_AtAGlance_final.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer (July 27, 2018). "Cleveland Museum of Natural History promotes Sonia Winner from acting CEO to president and CEO". cleveland.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Cyrus Eaton - Cleveland Biography
  4. ^ Hendrickson, Walter B. (1962). The Arkites and Other Pioneer Natural History Organizations of Cleveland. Cleveland: Western Reserve University. LCCN 62-17763.

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