American Museum of Natural History

The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is one of the world's most significant scientific and cultural institutions. Founded in 1869, the museum works to explore, interpret and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe through scientific research, education and exhibitions.

The museum serves as a field guide to the entire planet and presents a panorama on world cultures. Its exhibitions and scientific collections are world renown.

The AMNH works to share its engaging scientific content with audiences around the world through travelling exhibitions, immersive planetarium shows, and content drawn from the vast scientific expertise and collections. They work with institutions, venues, publishers and manufacturers around the world.

More than 250 museums in over 39 countries have presented museum-produced content which presents forward-looking scientific questions and inspires intellectual curiosity whilst engaging visitors.

Travelling Exhibitions

Engage and inspire your visitors with travelling exhibitions from the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH).

The company's award-winning exhibitions draw upon the expertise of the Museum's scientists, educators, and renowned designers and preparators, and have been seen by millions of visitors at venues all over the globe.

Microsculpture 2D photography exhibition. © Levon Biss

AMNH's dedicated traveling exhibitions team works closely with you throughout the rental process from selecting an exhibition, planning logistics, on site install management and marketing and educational tools.

Planetarium Content

Created by a team of producers, directors, astrophysicists and artists, AMNH's Planetarium shows are best in class, featuring the latest scientific data and the latest visualisation technology available.

These award winning shows, available to rent in your own digital planetarium, will engage audiences, capture their curiosity and inspire them.

Film and Video Content

The museum creates exceptional science film and video content, made available to partners around the globe. Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Dark Universe is available to license in 4K and 3D for giant screen cinemas. The film whisks audiences across the Milky Way and out to the far reaches of space and time to highlight the breakthroughs that have led astonomers to confront two great cosmic mysteries: dark matter and dark energy.

Other content in production includes a series of HD documentaries highlighting cutting-edge scientific research across astrophysics, earth science, biodiversity and conservation, human evolution and health.

Publishing and Licensing

The Museum's trade publishing program covers everything from guide books to art books, from board books to literary non-fiction. The museum titles are creates by a team of more than 200 scientists working across a range of disciplines from anthropology to astrophysics to zoology.

Commercial licensing extends the reach of the museum's exhibitions and research to a wider audience. This can be through products like stationary, educational toys and fossil reproductions as well as content such as the Library's photographic archive containing more than 1 million photographs and the Library's rare book collection with more than 14,000 volumes.