Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants

Location: Second Floor
Exhibit: May 30, 2009 – October 10, 2009

Did you know that some ants grow their own food, just like farmers?  Or that other ants build highways that can be seen from the air?  Or that large ant colonies go to war with each other?  Get a look at life from an ant’s point of view with large-format photographs of ants going about their daily business, a cast of an underground ant city, and a live ant colony.

Since Darwin: The Evolution of Evolution

Location: First Floor
Exhibit: September 12, 2009 – July 18, 2010

Celebrate with us the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his groundbreaking On the Origin of Species. This exhibition focuses on the significant role that Darwin’s theories have played in explaining and unifying all the biological sciences.  Specimens from the Museum’s diverse collections, along with documentation from our ongoing research, illustrate the importance of evolution as a scientific foundation, and how our knowledge of evolution has evolved over the last 150 years.

Yuungnaqpiallerput (The Way We Genuinely Live)
Masterworks of Yup’ik Science and Survival

Location: Second Floor
Exhibit: March 2010 – May 2010

Yup'ik elders share their scientific and spiritual knowledge for living in the sub-arctic environment of western Alaska in this exhibition of more than 200 19th- and 20th-century tools, clothing, weapons, and watercraft. From harpoons to snow-goggles, and kayaks to dance masks, Yup'ik people devised solutions for living unsurpassed by Western science. Explore how the Yup'ik people discovered these scientific principles that have allowed them to live in intimate relationship with their environment.

Snapshots of 100 Years at the
National Museum of Natural History

Location: Second Floor
Exhibit: June 5, 2010 – October 17, 2010

The Natural History Building first opened its doors to the public on March 17, 1910. To Museum celebrates its 100th birthday with a special exhibition featuring archival and modern photographs highlighting many facets of this building-its people, collections, exhibitions, and outreach throughout the years. Photographs both old and new give snapshorts of life and work at the Museum over the past 100 years.