Peabody Museum of Natural History
The Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University is one of the oldest, largest, and most prolific university natural history museums in the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: natural history museum of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Also known as: “peabody.yale.edu”, “Yale Peabody Museum”, “Yale University Peabody Museum”, and “YPM”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Ingalls Rink.
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Library
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The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library is the rare book library and literary archive of the Yale University Library in New Haven, Connecticut. It is one of the largest buildings in the world dedicated to rare books and manuscripts and is one of the largest collections of such texts. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Peabody Museum of Natural History.
Ingalls Rink
Sports venue
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David S. Ingalls Rink is a hockey rink in New Haven, Connecticut, designed by architect Eero Saarinen and built between 1953 and 1958 for Yale University. Ingalls Rink is situated 1,400 feet west of Peabody Museum of Natural History.
Kline Biology Tower
University building
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Kline Tower is a skyscraper in New Haven, Connecticut. Formerly Kline Biology Tower, this building is currently the tallest on the Yale University campus and the sixth-tallest building in New Haven. Kline Biology Tower is situated 740 feet west of Peabody Museum of Natural History.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillhouse Avenue and Orange Street Historic District.
Hillhouse Avenue
Neighborhood
Hillhouse Avenue is a street in New Haven, Connecticut, famous for its many nineteenth century mansions, including the president's house at Yale University.
Orange Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Orange Street Historic District encompasses a large residential in the East Rock section of New Haven, Connecticut. Roughly bounded by Orange, Cottage, Eagle, State, and Audubon Streets, this area saw growth between about 1830 and 1900, and includes a broad diversity of well-preserved 19th-century residential structures.
East Rock
Suburb
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East Rock is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut, named for nearby East Rock, a prominent trap rock ridge. The area is home to a large group of Yale students, staff, and faculty, as well as many young professionals and families.
Peabody Museum of Natural History
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Peabody Museum of Natural History” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف بيبودي للتاريخ الطبيعي”
- Catalan: “Museu Peabody d’Història Natural”
- Chinese: “皮博迪自然史博物館”
- Dutch: “Peabody Museum of Natural History”
- Esperanto: “Peabody-muzeo de naturhistorio”
- French: “Musée Peabody d’histoire naturelle”
- French: “muséum d’histoire naturelle Peabody”
- Galician: “Museo Peabody de Historia Natural”
- German: “Peabody Museum of Natural History”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון פיבודי לידיעת הטבע”
- Indonesian: “Museum Sejarah Alam Peabody”
- Italian: “Peabody Museum of Natural History”
- Japanese: “イェール・ピーボディ自然史博物館”
- Japanese: “ピーボディ自然史博物館”
- Japanese: “ホロタイプ”
- Korean: “피바디 자연사 박물관”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Musèu d’Istòria Naturau Peabody”
- Portuguese: “Museu Peabody de História Natural”
- Slovenian: “Peabody Museum of Natural History”
- Slovenian: “Peabodyjev naravoslovni muzej”
- Slovenian: “Yale Peabody Museum”
- Slovenian: “YPM”
- Spanish: “Museo Peabody de Historia Natural”
- “YPM”
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