Restoration included finding new prairie grasses.

Conservators aided by original cast in collection.

Director, Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics

Learn to teach science in the Museum’s MAT Program

The team repairs damage and restores translucence.

Collection specimens used in making true model.

Conserving paintings required expert care.

Special dye mixture used to restore faded fur.

Tracking light from the early Universe. 

Mix of real and fabricated flora re-creates nature.