The second batch of the Cross Cultural Internship Program (CCIP, www.fusia.net) visited the American Museum of Natural History at the Upper West Side of Manhattan. American Museum of Natural History (namely AMNH) is one of the New York City's famous attractions. Every year the museum attracts millions of visitors with its diverse exhibits.
Session A visited beginning of June. This session 14 students led by student leaders Chelsea, Young and Carmen.
Carmen from Chinese University of Hong Kong one of the student leader said, "I was especially fascinated by the display of Barosaurus and Allosaurus fossils."
Admission cost was pay-as-you-wish, but certain exhibitions needed advanced reservation. This period, the museum showing Deep Oceans and the Ultimate Predator. Some students Emily, and Carmen signed up for the special exhibitions in advance.
In addition to the special exhibitions here there also year round exhibitions such as Hall of Biodiversity and Milstein Hall of Ocean Life.
Young, another leader took advantage of the exhibit. He commented. "I was surprised by the diverse amount of species that evolved from the ancestors of the T-Rex."
Emily who study Hong Kong university of science and technology commented, "The Unseen Oceans exhibit was one of my favorite parts of the museum. I enjoyed looking at the models of the biofluorescent marine species and the immersive screen with life-sized animations."
