AMNH Audio
Audio Tour: Highlights of the Museum Dioramas
Download the files below onto your iPod or other portable MP3 player and you're ready to take your own private audio tour of our world-famous habitat dioramas on your next visit to the Museum with expert guide Stephen C. Quinn, veteran Exhibition Project Manager and author of Windows on Nature:The Great Habitat Dioramas of the American Museum of Natural History.
Quinn, who oversees all aspects of new diorama creation and apprenticed under several diorama-art masters, brings the history of the habitats to life as never before with engaging stories about the explorers, naturalists, painters, sculptors, taxidermists and conservationists who fused art and science into three-dimensional marvels that have captivated children and adults alike for generations.
How to enjoy AMNH Audio:
Listen to the audio online or view the video tours.
Download the individual MP3 audio files to your desktop or audio player.
Print a floor plan of the featured dioramas to bring with you.
Steve C. Quinn Audio Dioramas Overview
African Mammals – 2:11
Cuthbert Rookery Diorama
Hall of North American Birds – 3:07
To download these audio files, right-click on the "Download the MP3" link (or control-click on a Mac) and select "Save Target As..." (or "Download Linked File" on a Mac) to save the file to your hard drive. Load the files onto your portable MP3 player, print out the floor plan, and bring both on your next visit to the American Museum of Natural History.
