Black in Natural History Museums

Now at AMNH Exhibitions, *Black in Natural History Museums* turns attention to the people and labor often left out of museum narratives. It traces how Black collectors, scientists, educators, and staff have shaped the way natural history is gathered, classified, and displayed, while asking who gets credited in public memory. In New York City—where AMNH has long helped define what “nature” looks like—this presentation lands as a quiet correction to institutional storytelling. Its clearest point is structural: omission can be a curatorial choice as much as an oversight.