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Sant Ocean Hall, 2008
NOW: The Sant Ocean Hall is the National Museum of Natural History’s largest exhibit, providing visitors with a unique and breathtaking introduction to the majesty of the ocean. The hall’s combination of 674 marine specimens and models, high-definition video and the newest technology allows visitors to explore the ocean’s past, present and future. The hall, which opened in 2008, is founded on the museum’s unparalleled collection (the largest marine collection in the world, with more than 80 million specimens), allowing the Smithsonian to offer the most comprehensive exhibition in the country devoted to a global view of the ocean. The Sant Ocean Hall is dominated by a life-size model of a North Atlantic right whale named Phoenix. (Photo by John Steiner, Smithsonian Institution)
Sant Ocean Hall, 2008
NOW: The Sant Ocean Hall is the National Museum of Natural History’s largest exhibit, providing visitors with a unique and breathtaking introduction to the majesty of the ocean. The hall’s combination of 674 marine specimens and models, high-definition video and the newest technology allows visitors to explore the ocean’s past, present and future. The hall, which opened in 2008, is founded on the museum’s unparalleled collection (the largest marine collection in the world, with more than 80 million specimens), allowing the Smithsonian to offer the most comprehensive exhibition in the country devoted to a global view of the ocean. The Sant Ocean Hall is dominated by a life-size model of a North Atlantic right whale named Phoenix. (Photo by John Steiner, Smithsonian Institution)