Museum of National History Presents Annual Identification Day Today
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WHEN |
TODAY, May 9 |
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WHAT |
Inspired by the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt, the Museum celebrates the importance of natural history collections and citizen science by inviting visitors to bring in their own specimens to our annual Identification Day. Bring your unidentified shells, rocks, insects, feathers, bones, and artifacts to be identified by Museum scientists and explore rarely seen objects from the Museum's collections. Items identified in previous years have included a whale jawbone, a fossilized giraffe vertebra, and a 5,000-year-old stone spear point from Morocco. New this year: In conjunction with the Museum's new exhibition, Life at the Limits: Stories of Amazing Species,discover objects from the Museum's collections that showcase the incredible adaptations that allow life to thrive even in the most unlikely places on Earth. Also new this year, visitors can explore the Museum's new web series, Shelf Life, with producer Erin Chapman and featured scientists. Lastly, participants can immerse themselves in the world's largest cosmic atlas with Director of Astrovisualization Carter Emmart, as he discusses the role of citizen science in the collection of data.Please note: No appraisals will be given and gemstones will not be identified. |
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ADMISSION |
Free with Museum admission |
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WHO |
Among the Museum scientists participating in Identification Day: |
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WHERE |
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall, on the Museum's lower leve |
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