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Museum Curator Featured in National Media

A study co-authored by the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Assistant Curator of Human Origins, Dr. Emma Finestone, was highlighted among the most influential scientific breakthroughs of 2023.

Posted January 29, 2024

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Get "Hoppy" with Museum's Iconic Sauropod

The Museum’s popular Think & Drink with the Extinct series continues with a special Leap Day edition: Hops with Happy.

Posted January 24, 2024

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Museum Announces Ohio's New Buckeye Chuck

One of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s newest animal ambassadors, Murray, has officially become Ohio’s “Buckeye Chuck.”

Posted January 15, 2024

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Museum Featured in Travel + Leisure Magazine

The city of Cleveland—and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History's ongoing transformation and expansion—was recently highlighted in the magazine Travel + Leisure.

Posted November 17, 2023

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Donors Submit Challenge for Museum Support

An anonymous couple has come forward with a bid to name the Cleveland Museum of Natural History's new Visitor Hall.

Posted November 15, 2023

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Museum Presents Out-of-This-World Lecture

NASA Astronaut Douglas H. Wheelock launches the new season of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Explorer Series.

Posted October 16, 2023

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Museum Unveils New Visitor Hall

As the next step in its transformation and expansion, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History has debuted a new community space showcasing its most iconic objects and specimens.

Posted October 13, 2023

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Museum Welcomes New Board Member Byron DaSilva

Byron DaSilva has joined the Cleveland Museum of Natural History's Board of Directors.

Posted July 11, 2023

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Museum Welcomes Animal Ambassador Diego

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History has welcomed a new male northern bobcat, Diego, to the Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center & Woods Garden—Presented by KeyBank.

Posted May 9, 2023

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Museum Icon Balto Contributes to Science

Nearly 100 years after Balto's lifesaving mission, a DNA sample from the sled dog contributed to new studies published in a special issue of Science.

Posted April 27, 2023

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Earth Day Events Highlight Year-Round Conservation

On Sunday, April 23, community members are invited to visit the Cleveland Museum of Natural History for an Earth Day celebration.

Posted April 18, 2023

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Lohiser Promoted to Senior Director of Finance

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History announced the promotion of Patty Lohiser to Senior Director of Finance, a position on the Museum’s senior leadership team.

Posted April 6, 2023

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