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Museum of the Earth
	Location of the Museum of the Earth in New York
Established	2003
Location	1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, New York
Coordinates	42°27′59″N 76°32′10″W / 42.466306°N 76.536203°W
Visitors	30,000
Director	Warren D. Allmon
Architect	Weiss/Manfredi
Website	museumoftheearth.org
Ithaca Discovery Trail
	Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art; Sciencenter; Cornell Botanic Gardens; Museum of the Earth; Cayuga Nature Center; Tompkins County Public Library; The History Center; Cornell Lab of Ornithology;

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The Museum of the Earth is a natural history museum located in Ithaca, New York. The museum was opened in 2003 as part of the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI), an independent organization pursuing research and education in the history of the Earth and its life. Both PRI and the Museum of the Earth are formally affiliated with Cornell University.^[1]^[2] The Museum of the Earth is home to earth-science exhibits and science-related art displays with a focus on the concurrent evolution of the Earth and life.

Exhibits[edit]

The Museum of the Earth features both permanent and traveling exhibits. Recent examples of the latter include Into The Depths: Marine Paintings By Stanley Meltzoff, The Buzz Saw Sharks of Long Ago, and Evolution of the Human Skull. The museum’s permanent exhibits include North Atlantic Right Whale #2030; Rock of Ages, Sands of Time; and A Journey Through Time.

North Atlantic Right Whale #2030[edit]

North Atlantic Right Whale #2030 was killed after becoming severely entangled in fishing gear in May 1999. Rescuers attempted to free her, but she fought them off, swimming hundreds of miles before ultimately succumbing to her injuries...

References[edit]

^ "About". priweb.org. Paleontological Research Institution. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
^ Broad, William J. (3 May 2005). "Academic Rift Is Healed, and Paleontology Gains". New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

[1] "About". priweb.org. Paleontological Research Institution. Retrieved 2017-07-18.

[2] Broad, William J. (3 May 2005). "Academic Rift Is Healed, and Paleontology Gains". New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

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