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Opened February 10, 2007
Humans, like all species, are a product of evolution. The Hall of Human Origins presents key and cutting-edge evidence - fossils, genetic data, and artifacts - that scientists use to assemble the evolutionary story of our taxonomic family, the hominids. Discover the relatives that make up our branch on the tree of life. Explore the characteristics that make humans unique. Learn how our species migrated throughout the globe, which we impact without parallel.

Sackler Educational Laboratory

Grades 8-12: Middle and high school laboratory experience in comparative genomics. MORE »


Downloads

Use these free downloads prepared especially to enhance learning in this exhibition.
Compare Skeletons
Compare Primates
Go On a Genetic Journey Quiz

Online Resources

Use these online resources selected from the Museum's vast collection of educational materials. They extend themes presented in the Hall.

Credits

The Museum is deeply grateful to the Hall's lead benefactors Anne and Bernard Spitzer, whose marvelous generosity inspired and made possible the new Spitzer Hall of Human Origins. The Museum also extends its gratitude to The Mortimer D. Sackler Foundation, Inc., Katheryn C. Patterson and Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., Arlene and Arnold Goldstein, the Honorable Lucy Wilson Benson, and the Stout Family for their generous support.