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March 3 through August 12, 2012
Location: Kahn Hall
Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids traces the natural and cultural roots of some of the world's most enduring mythological creatures from Asia, Europe, the Americas, and beyond. This amazing exhibition includes eye-popping models, paintings, and textiles, along with other cultural objects from around the world ranging from shadow puppets to Japanese armor that bring to light surprising similarities and differences in the ways people around the world have been inspired by nature to envision and depict these strange and wonderful creatures.
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March 17 through June 3, 2012
Location: Fawick Gallery
Seth Chwast, a 29-year-old artist who was diagnosed with autism at age 2, has produced a large body of paintings, drawings, and sculptures depicting mythological creatures. In 2006, the artist began a series of large colorful paintings of griffins. In keeping with the mythological theme, the series grew to include the winged horse Pegasus of Greek lore.
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February 26, 2011 through July 29, 2012
Location: Lower Level Gallery
Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology Joe Hannibal and Curator of Mineralogy Dr. David Saja contributed their expertise to the rehabilitation of the 116-year-old Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, located on Public Square in downtown Cleveland. Learn more about their work on this historic building.
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Exhibits
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June 16 through September 16, 2012
Location: Fawick Gallery
This rich and inviting exhibit is inspired by science writer John Perlin's classic book A Forest Journey: The Role of Wood in the Development of Civilization. It sheds new light on the history of the use of wood throughout the world, on forest products (from paper to lifesaving pharmaceuticals) and on the relationship between forests and the green house effect.
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June 16 through September 16, 2012
Location: Fawick Gallery
Math is everywhere in Nature! Look around, the pattern of spots on your dog, the delicate symmetry of butterfly wings, the shape of crystals in salt are all evidence of some of the mathematical properties of nature. Nature's Numbers provides opportunities for play with math and nature.
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Permanent Museum Exhibits
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From awesome dinosaurs and enchanting live animals to dazzling diamonds and distant planets, visitors of all ages can discover the nature of their universe as they experience our permanent exhibits.
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Now on Permanent Exhibit
Location: Kirtland Hall of Prehistoric Life
When T. rex lived 68 million to 65 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous Period, it was the largest and most formidable predator of its time. Come see the Museum's new full-sized replica of a T. rex as it faces off against the Museum's Triceratops.
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Now on Permanent Exhibit
Location: Kirtland Hall of Prehistoric Life
The Museum has acquired a 21-foot-long, full-sized replica of a Triceratops dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, from 68 million to 65 million years ago.
This exhibit has been made possible by The William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill Foundation.
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Location: Main Lobby
Jane is a life-sized skeletal cast of a juvenile tyrannosaur from the Late Cretaceous. While some scientists believe Jane may be a juvenile T.rex, others say it is instead a close cousin, Nanotyrannus, of which The Cleveland Museum of Natural History has the only certain specimen.
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