Division of Anthropology Collections (AMNH)

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The Division of Anthropology Collections (AMNH) is the unit of the American Museum of Natural History responsible for preserving, managing, and providing access to its extensive anthropological and ethnographic collections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anthropology collection management unit
museum division
collaboratesWith academic researchers
indigenous communities
museums and cultural institutions worldwide
collectionSize hundreds of thousands of objects
collectionType archaeological collections
archival anthropological materials
biological anthropology collections
ethnographic collections
human remains collections
material culture collections
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employs collections assistants
collections managers
conservators
registrars
field anthropology
archaeology
biological anthropology
ethnology
goal ethical stewardship of cultural heritage
facilitating scientific and humanistic research
long-term preservation of anthropological materials
hasActivity cataloging of objects
digitization of collections
loans of objects to other institutions
repatriation casework
support for exhibitions
support for research
locatedInFacility American Museum of Natural History main building NERFINISHED
location Central Park West at 79th Street NERFINISHED
Manhattan
New York City
offers research access by appointment
parentOrganization Division of Anthropology (AMNH) NERFINISHED
partOf American Museum of Natural History NERFINISHED
responsibleFor documentation of anthropological collections at AMNH
management of anthropological collections at AMNH
preservation of anthropological collections at AMNH
providing access to anthropological collections at AMNH
subjectTo Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act NERFINISHED
United States federal cultural heritage laws
usesSystem collections management databases
website https://www.amnh.org/research/anthropology/collections

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Department of Anthropology hasDivision Division of Anthropology Collections (AMNH)
subject surface form: Department of Anthropology (American Museum of Natural History)