Water: H2O = Life is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (www.amnh.org), and Science Museum of Minnesota (www.smm.org) in collaboration with Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland; The Field Museum, Chicago; Instituto Sangari, São Paulo, Brazil; National Museum of Australia, Canberra; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada; San Diego Natural History Museum; and Singapore Science Centre with PUB Singapore.
The American Museum of Natural History gratefully acknowledges the Tamarind Foundation for its leadership support of Water: H2O = Life, and the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future for its assistance.
Exclusive corporate sponsorship for Water: H20 = Life is provided by JPMorgan.
Water: H2O = Life is supported by a generous grant from the National Science Foundation.
The Museum extends its gratitude to the Panta Rhea Foundation, Park Foundation, and Wege Foundation for their support of the exhibition’s educational programming and materials.
The exhibition is curated by Eleanor Sterling, Director of the American Museum of Natural History’s Center for Biodiversity Conservation (CBC) and an expert in marine biodiversity conservation.
“Water is vital to our survival as individuals, to the welfare and sustainability of human societies, and, indeed, to the health of all ecosystems on Earth,” said Ellen V. Futter, President of the American Museum of Natural History. “Yet, in the 21st century, water usage and population growth patterns are straining our planet’s precious and finite water resources. Building on the Museum’s longstanding tradition of educating the public about pressing and topical issues, Water: H2O = Life will present the comprehensive story of water from scientific, cultural, and environmental points of view while also celebrating the beauty and inspiration humans have found in water.”
Water: H2O = Life will explore the beauty and wonder of our planet’s “lifeblood” using an innovative combination of cutting-edge presentation techniques, including live fishes and frogs, images projected on a curtain of fog, a six-foot globe displaying satellite images of Earth, immersive dioramas, and interactive exhibits that will allow visitors to experience firsthand the power of water. The exhibition will also examine the most compelling challenges that people and ecosystems around the globe face with respect to water quality and availability. Artifacts from the Museum’s and other collections will highlight diverse cultural and spiritual aspects of water. Throughout the exhibition, visitors will be challenged to reconsider the way they view water—to see it not as a limitless resource to be taken for granted, but as the limited and life-sustaining resource it truly is.
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HALL
OF HUMAN ORIGINS
The innovative Spitzer Hall, the successor
to the Museum's popular Hall of Human Biology
and Evolution, combines for the first time anywhere
the most up-to-date discoveries in the fossil
record with the latest in genomic science to
explore the most profound mysteries of humankind:
who we are, where we came from, and what is
in store for the future of our species. Permanent
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New York, September 6, 2007—The American Museum of Natural History today announced a new exhibition, Water: H2O = Life, that will give visitors an in-depth look at one of the most important substances and environmental issues that we face. This exhibition illuminates one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century: humanity’s sustainable management and use of the life-giving, but finite, resource—water.
