Natural History museum to mark 150th anniversary

NEW YORK

The American Museum of Natural History announced big plans recently for its big 150th anniversary, including exhibits, an anniversary website and a new space show in the planetarium.

The slate of events is starting Monday to commemorate the museum’s incorporation in April 1869, with the opening of the “T. rex: The Ultimate Predator” exhibit, and will continue over the next couple of years.

Some spaces in the museum are being renovated or redesigned in conjunction with the anniversary, including the Northwest Coast Hall, which was the museum’s first cultural gallery, and the Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals.