#Carnegie Museum of Natural History

[paleotanks]

Cutaway Smilodon and Dire Wolf.

Carnegie Museum of Natural History

#smilodon #plestocene #dire wolf #Carnegie Museum of Natural History #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #enclosure #autopsy

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #WorldOrcaDay here are 2 examples of #orca (aka killer whale) headdresses from the Northwest Coast that the dancer could animate with moving parts:

1. Haida - “dancer could roll its eyes or move lower jaw” Carnegie Museum of Natural History

2. Kwakiutl - “dancer pulled strings to make the pectoral fins, tail flukes & jaw move” Field Museum

#animals in art #World Orca Day #orca #killer whale #headdress #woodwork #indigenous art #first nations art #native american art #museum visit #Field Museum #Carnegie Museum of Natural History #animal holiday #Kwakiutl #Haida

[eucyon]

#carnegie museum of natural history #carnivora #canidae #mesocyon #from annals of the carnegie 1903-1904 #bones #skull #illustration #paleontology #collection

[white-elorda-photography]

24th August 2022

Tyrannosaurus Rex display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

#photography #my photography #white elorda photography #aesthetic photography #aesthetic #carnegie museum of natural history #natural history #tyrannosaurus rex #tyrannosaurid #dinosaurs

[mineralsrocksandfossiltalks]

ANDREW CARNEGIE

As Americans, this is a name we have all come to recognize. Carnegie was an incredibly successful industrialist and philanthropist in the late 19th century and early 20th century.

He was born in Dunfermline, Scotland but his family moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when he was a child. He built Pittsburgh's Carnegie Steel Company which he sold to J.P. Morgan for a whopping $300 mill ($10 bill today).

His biggest contributions came after he sold his steel company. He believed that the rich had a duty to improve society so he focused his efforts on building local libraries, world peace, education, and scientific research. He are some of the buildings he funded or had built:

Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Institute of Science

Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Museums

Carnegie was fascinated with dinosaurs. He actually funded the digs at Dinosaur National Monument (yes, that place exists thanks to him).

He was especially proud of Dippy, the first Diplodocus ever discovered.

The species name was actually named for him (Diplodocus carnegii) and the full skeleton stands in Dinosaur Hall today at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Carngie had several copies of the skeleton made and shipped to other museums in South America and Europe.

Carnegie donated over $250,000 to paleontology for "collecting, preparing and studying dinosaur and other vertebrate fossils." If only we had as generous a wealthy benefactor for our site. That is the dream.

While Diplodocus was the most famous dinosaur connected to Carnegie, there was one other fairly famous dinosaur connected to him. You've probably heard of this guy:

The American Museum of Natural History in New York sold the skeleton to Carnegie during WWII when they thought in would be bombed by the Germans. The skeleton has stood in Carnegie's museum ever since.

#paleontology #dinosaur #fossils #fun facts #dinosaur national monument #andrew carnegie #history #pittsburgh pa #carnegie museum of natural history

[carnegiemuseumnaturalhistory]

#carnegie museum of natural history #pittsburgh #museum #museums #science #birds #christmas

[hufflepuffdoingmybest]

Why did it go out of style for millionaires to flex by building beautiful libraries, theaters, and public buildings? Like bring back the vibe that built Carnegie hall.

Make billionaires showing off by building and putting their names on public buildings great again.

#jeff besos #mark zukerburg #millionaire #billionaire #carnegie museum of art #carnegie museum of natural history #carnegie hall #funny post #funny #social media

[lackadaisically-m]

the only thing holding me up in these trying times

#that man is a ray of sunshine #i love him so much #he makes my day every single time i see him #how do i tag this so that people see it #i need everyone to see it and appreciate him #Carnegie museum of natural history #idk but he's the sweetest

[pittsburghbeautiful]

Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Discovering the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Located in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood lies an iconic museum that has been capturing the curiosity and imaginations of its visitors for over a century. The Carnegie Museum of Natural History (CMNH) is a remarkable institution dedicated to the exploration and preservation of our planet’s rich natural history. A Journey Through Time and…

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[visualworms]

august 23

#photography #photographer #photooftheday #iphone #aesthetic #pennsylvania #pittsburgh pa #carnegie museum of natural history #art #gallery

[komal0arora]

A collection of real dinosaur fossils and several replicas, including a Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops, make up the main exhibit of the museum. The Cretaceous Seaway exhibit depicts the underwater existence of dinosaurs. Exhibits on earth sciences like geology and gems, animal life around the globe, and cultural history including Native American and Egyptian culture are also shown in the museum's wide galleries.

#Carnegie Museum of Natural History #pittsburgh #vaccation #holiday #holiday planning

[paleotanks]

La Brea Tar Pits, Carnegie Museum of Natural History

#carnegie museum of natural history #terrarium #ice age #smilodon #giant sloth #california condor #dire wolves #pittsburgh #pennslyvania

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #CrowAndRavenAppreciationDay:

Raven Hat, Tlingit (Pacific NW Coast), early-mid 1800s. Carnegie Museum of Natural History display.

“RAVEN HAT Tlingit, early to mid 1800s This raven crest hat probably belonged to a clan that owned the right to display Raven in this guise accompanied by story and song. The basketry rings may refer to the number of times that the hat was publicly displayed and validated as a crest object. Since the rings are woven as a single piece, at some point the number was set and no more were added. Unidentified wood, Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), mineral paints, abalone shell (Haliotis sp.), commercial cotton, unidentified adhesive, laundry blueing, tanned hide, iron 3178-60 & 3178-1236”

“Raven and Eagle Tlingit society is divided into two halves, or moieties, named the Ravens and the Eagles. (Note: it’s more broadly Raven/Crow and Eagle/Wolf as there are regional variants) Every Tlingit person belongs to one side or the other. Within each moiety, there are many clans. When introducing themselves, Tlingit individuals identify their moiety and clan. We're very clanish people. We are proud of who we are, like I'm a Raven, says Isabella Brady (1992). Other Northwest Coast cultures have similar and equally complex social structures, some with two divisions and some with more. Each clan has rights to its own designs, songs, stories, and more.”

“Raven also moves between the creature and human worlds, bestowing gifts yet playing tricks on humans in an extensive series of stories. He has a dual personality. As a culture hero and transformer, Raven is credited with shaping much of our world. As a trickster, he is driven to outlandish adventures by his selfishness, greed, and hunger.”

#Tlingit #Pacific Northwest Coast peoples #Native American art #First Nations art #Indigenous art #animal holiday #International Crow and Raven Appreciation Day #raven #crow #eagle #wolf #moieties #Tlingit culture #wood carving #hat #Carnegie Museum of Natural History #19th century art #museum visit #interpretive signage #animals in art

[night-for-night]

bear mtn park, zoo & museum, ny - canon demi c & 400 iso color film - developed at eliz digital & scanned with minolta dimage dual iii

#35mm #bear mountain #park #zoo #museum #swan #birds #nature #animals #history #revolutionary war #museums #new york #hudson valley #hudson river #bridges #infrastructure #architecture #engineering #carnegie mellon university

[white-elorda-photography]

11th August 2023

Journal spread - Carnegie Museum of Natural History: 11.06.2023

#photography #my photography #white elorda photography #aesthetic photography #aesthetic #academia vibes #journals #just journal things #journal spread #journal photography #journaling #travel journal #carnegie museum of natural history

[myarchitectphil]

The Empress has no Clothes!!

The new wing of the Natural History Museum in NYC has opened to rapturous reviews. The interior of this $450 million building is made of shotcrete, which is normally used for swimming pools. People are drinking the Kool Aid, wanting to appear hip. Where would you rather look at dinosaur bones? In a ersatz swimming pool or a glorious hall like the old buildings of the New York museum?

I recently learned that the beautiful Carnegie library in my home town was demolished and replaced by what looks, to all appearances, like a suburban spec office building. I spent my childhood learning to love reading, and, ultimately, architecture, in the nooks and crannies of the old library. How could a child do that in a spec office building?

In the 1950's inumerable historic buildings were defaced with new modern facades to bring them up to date. Many of these, like the Reading Terminal Headhouse, were later restored. Now we are doing this all over again, apparently having learned nothing. When are we going to learn to treasure what we have and resist the urge to follow fashion?

Perhaps never.

#Natural History Museum #NYC #Carnegie Library