Jeffrey Brown:
But it's also a major research and education institute.
And the new Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation, a $431 million expansion, offers more space for that as well, a chance for visitors to see more of the vast collection, and the curators and researchers working within it, as here among jars of different fish species.
It is the kind of experience Sean Decatur, a biochemist, former head of Kenyon College, and now president of this historic museum, knows firsthand.
Sean Decatur, President, American Museum of Natural History: I participated in after-school and summer camp programs at the Natural History Museum in Cleveland, where I grew up.
My mother signed me up to every possible program. That's a place where I not only had my curiosity piqued, but I also began to meet scientists, to learn what the scientific process is like. I think that's something that this museum does very well on many levels.
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