2.19.2007 ’A diorama’s moving story’ Mountain Gorilla Akeley Hall of African Mammals American Museum of Natural History, New York Did you catch my article o ... 2.19.2007 ’A diorama’s moving story’ ...

Finally, the museum will add new labels, some of them digital. Visitors will be able to see the animals in their natural surrounding, hear the sounds they make, and learn about their habitat. “They’re ...

During his lengthy convalescence, Akeley is said to have dreamed of an African hall at the museum that would be dedicated to preserving Africa and telling the story of the habitats of Africa. These ...

Artifice marks how dioramas are represented and understood. In the 1970s, photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto became famous for his “Dioramas” series, photographs of habitat groups, including some ...

After a 30 hiatus, the San Antonio Zoo is welcoming a gorillas back to the city with its new "Congo Falls" enclosure. Here's ...

The habitat will feature the largest gorilla tower in the world, more than 70 feet tall, offering 360-degree views.

By the late 1800s, habitat dioramas were catching on in natural history museums, but Akeley's muskrat diorama is credited by many as being the first complete habitat diorama.