The Natural History Museum’s first permanent gallery in nine years will explore the biggest challenges facing Earth and how ...

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Kirk Johnson is the Sant Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History where he oversees the world’s largest natural history collection. The museum hosts more than 6 million ...

With some 38 million specimens on hand (only a fraction of which are on display), the museum has the largest natural history collection in Europe behind those in Paris and London. Don't miss the ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: This expansive museum ... of the world's largest blue sapphires. The Hall of Ancient Egypt is another well-received exhibit that covers 4,000 years of Egyptian history.