The American Museum of Natural History: Anthropology
The American Museum of Natural History: Anthropology
The American Museum of Natural History has many exhibits that demonstrate many aspects of anthropology. The Museum is located on Central Park
West between W81st and W77nd streets. The museum is an excellent place to open oneself to many new ideas and cultures. When looking through the museum the exhibits that are anthropological could enhance ones understanding of a culture.
The museum is very big and a lot of time is needed to get the most out of it.
The following exhibits that demonstrate many aspects of anthropology are located on the first, second and third floors. The first floor has American Northwest
Coast Peoples, Eskimos, Human Biology and Evolution. The second floor had
African Peoples, Asian Peoples, Mexico and Central American Peoples, and South
American Peoples. Finally, the third floor had Primates, North American Eastern
Woodlands And Plains Peoples, and Pacific Peoples. The museum also included many other interesting exhibits that did not have to do with anthropology like the Dinosaur Hall. All these exhibits in the museum had detailed information on each exhibit whether it was a big sculpture or a little skeleton. There was also films that could have been seen for a small price, but if one has the time it is very educational and worth seeing. In the hall of Asian Peoples the most intriguing exhibits was the
Chinese Wedding. It was very interesting to see how a different culture gets married. In this wedding the Chinese bride sits in this beautiful bridal chair from the groom's family that had carried her from her home. The bride now says her good-byes to her own family because in the Chinese culture she is now part of the grooms family. " Her impressive dowery, displayed by the procession on the road , gives prestige to her family as the beauty of the bridal chair gives prestige to the groom's." Prestige and honor are very important to the Chinese culture and during an important
The American Museum of Natural History has many exhibits that demonstrate many aspects of anthropology. The Museum is located on Central Park
West between W81st and W77nd streets. The museum is an excellent place to open oneself to many new ideas and cultures. When looking through the museum the exhibits that are anthropological could enhance ones understanding of a culture.
The museum is very big and a lot of time is needed to get the most out of it.
The following exhibits that demonstrate many aspects of anthropology are located on the first, second and third floors. The first floor has American Northwest
Coast Peoples, Eskimos, Human Biology and Evolution. The second floor had
African Peoples, Asian Peoples, Mexico and Central American Peoples, and South
American Peoples. Finally, the third floor had Primates, North American Eastern
Woodlands And Plains Peoples, and Pacific Peoples. The museum also included many other interesting exhibits that did not have to do with anthropology like the Dinosaur Hall. All these exhibits in the museum had detailed information on each exhibit whether it was a big sculpture or a little skeleton. There was also films that could have been seen for a small price, but if one has the time it is very educational and worth seeing. In the hall of Asian Peoples the most intriguing exhibits was the
Chinese Wedding. It was very interesting to see how a different culture gets married. In this wedding the Chinese bride sits in this beautiful bridal chair from the groom's family that had carried her from her home. The bride now says her good-byes to her own family because in the Chinese culture she is now part of the grooms family. " Her impressive dowery, displayed by the procession on the road , gives prestige to her family as the beauty of the bridal chair gives prestige to the groom's." Prestige and honor are very important to the Chinese culture and during an important