Habitat Dioramas: Early Tools for Wildlife Conservation

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The dioramas in the Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals have always been splendid, but after more than a year of painstaking restoration, they look better than ever. A multi-video series documents their renovation.

Imagine a world without computers or smartphones, television—or even color photography. Now, imagine seeing one of the Museum's habitat dioramas, such as the Alaska brown bear diorama, in the Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals.

One bear standing and another approaching a captured fish in the Alaska Brown Bear Diorama
Close up of Alaska Brown Bear diorama, in the Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals
© AMNH/D. Finnin

Would they inspire you to be more environmentally aware? That was one objective of the creators of the original dioramas at the Museum; learn more in this video.