The mission statement for The Cleveland Museum of Natural History:
To inspire, through science and education, a passion for nature, the protection of natural diversity, the fostering of health, and leadership to a sustainable future.
Collections: More than 5 million artifacts and specimens. Includes the Hamann-Todd Osteological Collection, which is the largest, most researched and published collection of modern human and non-human primate skeletons in the world.
Research: Curators focus on 11 natural science disciplines including: archaeology, botany, cultural anthropology, invertebrate paleontology, invertebrate zoology, mineralogy, ornithology, paleobotany, physical anthropology, vertebrate paleontology and vertebrate zoology.
Keywords: museum, natural history museum