NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Sean Decatur, president of the American Museum of Natural History, about why some Native American exhibits are closing under a law requiring consent from Native tribes.

The American Museum of Natural History in New York City is the latest institution across the country to close access to Native American exhibits as authorities return or seek permission from ...

The American Museum of Natural History in New York will remove all human remains displayed in its exhibits and is preparing a new storage location for its collection of 12,000 remains – which ...

The American Museum of Natural History says it plans to improve its handling of thousands of human remains. A recent investigation found that the New York institution has not been proactive in ...

The American Museum of Natural History could have avoided the sudden and shocking shutdown of all its Native American exhibits had it made an effort over the years to “reconcile and work with ...

There’s something new and exciting at The American Museum of Natural History! The AMNH’s highly anticipated Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation opened May 4 ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The American Museum of Natural History will open its Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation next week. The museum says that the center will highlight ...

After nearly a decade of planning, designing and building, the massive new wing at the American Museum of Natural History will soon welcome visitors. The architecturally stunning, 230,000-square ...

The American Museum of Natural History is set to make a bit of New York history this spring, serving as an early-voting site for the first time. The 155-year-old Upper West Side museum ...

By Robin Pogrebin After an unusually long tenure of nearly 30 years as president of the American Museum of Natural History, Ellen V. Futter on Wednesday informed the board that she would step down ...

“Never bet against New York,” Ellen V. Futter, President of the American Museum of Natural History announced to a crowd of jovial gala attendees at the museum’s annual event on ...