I have been a member of the Natural history museum...

I have been a member of the Natural history museum since 2000 when the brand new state of the art Hayden Planetarium and the Rose Center for Earth and Space opened. I loved going there as a kid with my friends and family. It is really wonderful to have this incredible cultural institution on the Upper West Side where I live in Manhattan. One of my favorite areas of the museum is the Hall of North American mammals. It always feel like you re really at those places and you can escape from the noisy crowded city outside. The dioramas of the environment settings displayed in that room and elsewhere are truly a masterpiece of art and natural science together.