ORIGAMI HOLIDAY TREE AND 19-FOOT HOLIDAY DINOSAURS
HERALD THE HOLIDAYS AT THE
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

An annual Museum tradition, the delightfully decorated Origami Holiday Tree and two merrily lit 19-foot Holiday Barosaurs welcome visitors to the Museum throughout the holiday season.

Origami Tree

November 19, 2007—January 1, 2008
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall, first floor

The Origami Holiday Tree has marked the start of the holiday season at the Museum for over 30 years. The theme of this year's tree is Fantastic Creatures: Mythic and Real. Echoing the extremely successful Mythic Creatures exhibition, this bountiful array of exotic creatures was created by some of the 1,600 members of OrigamiUSA. Mythic creatures such as dragons, mermaids, unicorns, as well as real animals like narwhals and peacocks hang from and surround the base of the tree. Volunteers begin folding in July to complete approximately 500 creations displayed on the tree. During the holiday season, volunteers will be on hand to teach visitors of all ages the art of origami folding.

Holiday Dinos

November 19, 2007—January 1, 2008

The two Holiday Barosaurs, which greet visitors to the Museum on the front steps throughout the holiday season, are fabricated of openwork stainless steel and festooned with pine boughs and lights. Illuminated at night, the whimsical dinosaurs flank the John Russell Pope Central Park West staircase and echo the Barosaurus mount in the Roosevelt Rotunda.

The Origami Tree is located in the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall. The Holiday Barosaurs are located at the Museum's main entrance on Central Park West at 79th Street.