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Ocean Planet

April 22, 1995 - April 30, 1996

Museum: Natural History Museum

Location: 1st Floor, Center, behind escalators (Hall 10)

This exhibition explores both the majesty, diversity, and bounty of the world's oceans and the threats to the marine ecosystem. With the aid of state-of-the-art technology, these topics are examined in 6 sections: Ocean Features, Sea People, Sea Store, Threats, Oceans in Peril, and Reflections. This exhibition is the culmination of a 4-year effort to study and understand environmental issues affecting the health of the world's oceans.

Catalogue: $6.98 (paper)

See 1995 April "Smithsonian" magazine, pp. 63 & 67-75.