Cleveland Museum of Natural History

For 100 years, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History has been recognized as one of the finest natural history museums in North America. The Museum is the largest museum in Ohio dedicated to the natural sciences, hosting more than 375,000 total visitors and 13,000 member households throughout the year. The Museum’s collections encompass approximately 5 million specimens, while its Natural Areas Program protects more than 12,000 acres of natural habitats in Northeast Ohio. Each preserve harbors at least one unique natural community, including hardwood forest, Lake Erie island, fossil dune ridge, marsh, swamp, and glacial wetland. Together, these areas represent the remarkable biological diversity that was once widespread throughout the region, and now serve as educational and scientific resources. On-staff curators conduct research in 11 scientific disciplines, publishing findings in peer-reviewed journals. Their work has both local and global significance, serving to enrich the Museum’s educational programs and advance its mission. The Museum is also a proud member of the Northeastern Ohio Intermuseum Council. This organization has more than 140 institutional members in Cuyahoga and six adjacent Ohio counties, with the purpose of supporting research and the preservation of art, culture, history, and nature in the region

The mission of Cleveland Museum of Natural History is to inspire, through science and education, a passion for nature, the protection of natural diversity, the fostering of health, and leadership to a sustainable future.