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❄️Spend your snow day at the Museum! We're open today Monday, January 26. Here's a snowy diorama from inside the Museum to get you started: the Mountain Goat Diorama! Did you know that each of the Museum’s dioramas depicts a real location at a particular time of day? Image no. ptc-46 © AMNH Library

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American Museum of Natural History

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26 Jan

Depicted is artist Belmore Browne in 1946 putting the finishing touches on the background painting of the snowy diorama. The views are recreated from paintings, photographs, data, & specimens collected in the field. Image 1: Image no. ptc-45 © AMNH Library Image 2: Image no. ptc-1035 © AMNH Library

American Museum of Natural History

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26 Jan

This diorama shows a herd of mountain goats in Tongass National Forest, Alaska. Today, Alaska’s glaciers are noisier than ever, disintegrating faster than they were when this background was painted in 1946. Image 1: Image no. ptc-48 © AMNH Library Image 2: Image no. ptc-47 © AMNH Library

American Museum of Natural History

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26 Jan

Climate change is causing severe melting at Alaska’s steep southern coast and other icy landscapes worldwide. If this scene were painted today, the glacier’s edge would be much more distant. Plan your visit.👇

amnh.linkPlan Your Visit | American Museum of Natural HistoryStart here: find out how to get to the Museum, get tickets, and map out your must-see exhibits.