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American Museum of Natural History

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Sean Decatur to Lead NYC’s American Museum of Natural History

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie December 7, 2022December 7, 2022

The last few years at the museum have not been without controversy, and Decatur will inherit a record of workforce struggles.

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11-Million-Year-Old Fossil Leads to Discovery of New Bird Species

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

The fossil sat in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, unidentified, for nearly 100 years.

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American Museum of Natural History Workers Vote to Unionize

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu May 26, 2022March 8, 2023

Workers told Hyperallergic that they were tired of meager pay and a lack of job security.

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140+ Artists and Scholars Call on NYC to Reverse Relocation of Roosevelt Statue to North Dakota

by Hakim Bishara February 22, 2022February 23, 2022

The letter, signed by artists including Alicia Grullon, Michael Rakowitz, Walid Raad, Dread Scott, and Hans Haacke, says the city failed to consult Indigenous leaders in the state.

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Nearly 200 American Museum of Natural History Workers Move To Unionize

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

The museum’s existing union was being “shredded by management,” said one worker, who accuses leadership of union-busting.

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NYC’s Racist Roosevelt Statue Is Gone, But Concerns Over Its Relocation Remain

by Hakim Bishara January 24, 2022January 24, 2022

Some have criticized the racist monument’s planned relocation to North Dakota, near land seized from Indigenous people.

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Activists Speak Out Against Plan to Relocate NYC’s Controversial Roosevelt Statue to North Dakota

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia November 29, 2021November 30, 2021

The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara (MHA) Nation says tribal leaders were not consulted regarding the relocation of the statue.

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Controversial Roosevelt Monument Doused in Red Paint at American Museum of Natural History

by Hakim Bishara October 6, 2021October 11, 2021

More than a year after the Manhattan museum promised to remove the long-disputed statue, it still stands.

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Get Vaccinated Under the Blue Whale at the American Museum of Natural History

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber April 19, 2021April 19, 2021

Whale done! The museum will operate as a vaccination site starting April 23.

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American Museum of Natural History Will Reverse Pay-what-you-wish Admission Upon Reopening

by Hakim Bishara July 31, 2020November 5, 2020

Pending approval from the state and city, the museum plans to reopen September 9 after being closed for the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Why It’s Right That the Theodore Roosevelt Statue Comes Down

by Nick Mirzoeff June 30, 2020November 5, 2020

Maybe we can finally really look at Theodore Roosevelt statue: a monument that is all about hierarchy, created to express what American Museum of Natural History exhibits at the time called the “distinct races of mankind.”

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After Years of Protest, Theodore Roosevelt Statue Will Be Removed From American Natural History Museum

by Hakim Bishara June 22, 2020November 5, 2020

An internal memo to the museum’s staff over the weekend was the first to announce the decision to remove the controversial statues on Central Park West.

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