The Allison and Roberto Mignone Hall of Gems and Minerals is part of the American Museum of Natural History since the Seventies. It closed in 2017 to be redesigned as one of its 150th anniversary projects. Its grand opening was delayed and pushed back to June 12, 2021 because of the pandemic.
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| in front of one of two gargantuan amethyst geodes |
New York City in the time of COVID is the perfect poster child for pandemic protocols. As the most populous city and a major gateway of the world on the East Coast, NYC was one of the first in the United States to be hardest hit by this global pandemic.
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| museum façade |
