Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Division of research and collections: the scientific staff working in the division of r&c added 30 Natural History specimens to the more than 5 million specimens and artifacts housed in our collections, hosted 80 visiting research scientists, hosted more than 92 Museum visitors on behind the scenes tours of the collections and laboratories, and responded to more than 532 requests for expertise that ranged from specimen identification to advice on animals in their backyard. The staff published 5 scientific documents in report format or in peer-reviewed journals. The staff participated in or helped organize public programs that led to more than 183 direct interactions between the Museum's research staff and the public. The division has undertaken a large effort to digitize all of its millions of collection objects in order to make these important specimens available to the public as primary records of life across time and space or images. The division conducted field research across northern Ohio and the great lakes region, all of which support conservation efforts and build a deeper understanding of the Natural world.

Exhibits: the Museum mounted the self-produced 7,000 square foot exhibit "100 years of discovery: a Museum's past, present & future" in the large exhibit space, kahn hall. The current science gallery continued to show the temporary exhibit "extinction." A traveling exhibit "dunkleosteus" was created and installed at the Ohio statehouse in columbus. In kirtland hall, "happy" (haplocanthosaurus delfsi) was removed for remounting and "dippy" (diplodocus carnegii) was installed in its place.

Education: the Museum offers unique learning opportunities including hands-on workshops, gallery displays, health programs, planetarium shows, live animal programs and self-conducted exhibits, outreach and award winning interactive videoconferencing programs. The Museum provided on-site school programs for 16,195 students and delivered outreach programs to 8,365 students and teachers during fiscal year 2022. The Museum was also able to engage 21,612 students and teachers from 10 states and 2 countries via the interactive videoconferencing studios. Admission passes were given to all cmsd 2nd grade students who attended programming at the Museum and the passes were used for 579 free admissions. Additionally, a partnership was started with the east Cleveland public library and 18 people benefitted from free admission through that initiative.