Hall of North American Mammals Opens

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Summary

A brief ceremony is held at the recently completed Hall of North American Mammals. Presented in this hall are 12 habitat groups with scenic mural backgrounds of mammals important to American pioneers.

Subject

  • Exhibits Modernization Program United States National Museum
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • United States National Museum

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1957, p. 34

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

April 30, 1957

Topic

  • Animals
  • Exhibit openings
  • Mammals

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