CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
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Mission Statement
The mission of The 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.
About This Cause
Building upon its unique and extensive resources – exhibits, collections, scientific research, educational and public programming – the Museum engages people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in developing a better understanding of the natural world around us and our place within it, from our own backyards to the most distant galaxies. The Museum also has a strong commitment to modeling sustainable practices in its facilities and management. Its exhibits and programs reinforce the concept that, through scientific explorations of the world around us today, we gain the clues and the knowledge to reconstruct the past and plan wisely for the future. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is Ohio’s largest museum devoted to the study and interpretation of the natural sciences. The Museum was incorporated as an educational and scientific institution in December 1920 and opened its doors to the public in 1922. The Museum has a strong history of achieving balanced budgets for 35 consecutive years, while responding to the evolving cultural and educational needs of a diverse population in a changing urban landscape. The Museum has also received a four star rating from Charity Navigator, America's premier independent charity evaluator. More than 275,000 people visit the Museum each year, including general admission and special exhibit visitors, participants in a variety of on- and off-site educational programs, and 80,000 students from across Northeast Ohio. The Museum’s on-site programs include a range of classes, tours, workshops, lectures and gallery demonstrations for audiences of all ages. The Museum also hosts a dynamic distance learning program that reaches students in classrooms across the United States, and its educators travel to schools throughout the Northeast Ohio region to deliver much-needed programs on science and health. The Museum’s curatorial staff is engaged in active research programs that include fieldwork at sites around the globe, from managing local nature preserves to researching human origins in the Central Afar region of Ethiopia. Museum curators make groundbreaking scientific discoveries that enrich all of its programs and exhibits, and students, volunteers and members have the opportunity to participate in hands-on research under the guidance of Museum scientists. The Museum’s extensive research and collections facilities house more than six million items that comprise its scientific core, from archaeology to zoology. Unique living collections include the Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center & Woods Garden and the Thelma and Kent H. Smith Environmental Courtyard, both featuring native Ohio plants and animals, including an array of wildflowers, many species of ferns and a variety of native trees, as well as more than 5,000 acres of nature preserves throughout Northern Ohio, all home to rare ecosystems carefully preserved by the Museum. Mergers with two other outstanding Cleveland institutions have bolstered the Museum’s mission and programming. In January 2007, HealthSpace Cleveland merged with the Museum, adding health education programming to the Museum’s curriculum and enabling the Museum to integrate evolutionary medicine and environmental health into its core scientific messages. Also in 2007, EcoCity Cleveland joined with the Museum to create a new center for sustainability, the GreenCityBlueLake Institute. The Institute is continuing the work of EcoCity Cleveland, while creating new initiatives that leverage the Museum’s scientific expertise and educational resources. Both of these mergers complement the Museum’s existing core scientific specialties, enriching its programs and exhibits, and highlighting the connections between human beings and the vast natural world in which we live.