Museum of the Earth
where the Earth comes to life
The
Museum of the Earth at the Paleontological Research Institution
(PRI) is a major natural history museum located in the heart
of the Finger Lakes in Ithaca, New York. Using PRI's world-class
fossil collections, audio, visual, and tactile displays in a
new state-of-the-art facility, the Museum tells the story of
our planet, as preserved in the geological record, with an emphasis
on New York State and the Northeastern United States. The
Museum also features the skeletons of the Hyde Park Mastodon and
Right Whale #2030 and the 500-foot mural, Rock of Ages Sands
of Time created by artist Barbara Page .
