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Meet Root, the turtle with a mobility aid made of Lego • Apr. 27, 2025, 1:54 AM ET (CBC)
Britain's Natural History Museum returns Indigenous Australians' remains • Apr. 11, 2025, 11:45 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Staffers at L.A.’s Natural History Museum and La Brea Tar Pits Form Union • Apr. 9, 2025, 11:03 PM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)
After 120 Years Stored in a Museum, an Indigenous Shrine Returns Home • Mar. 30, 2025, 2:35 AM ET (New York Times)

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Also Known As British Museum (Natural History)
Date 1881 - present

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Natural History Museum, London, designed by Alfred Waterhouse and opened in 1881.
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