Month: December 2014

  • Museum Donation by US Philanthropist – African Specimens Educate and Inspire

    This story originally appeared in the China Daily newspaper and was written by Xhao Ruixue. You can view it by clicking here. More than 350 African wild animal specimens are on permanent free display at Shandong Provincial Museum. With LED screens and audio equipment, a special hall is decorated like an African savanna to show the…

  • Philanthropist Donates Hundreds of Specimens to Natural History Museum

    Philanthropist Donates Hundreds of Specimens to Natural History Museum

    This article is borrowed and redistributed from Shanghai Daily and written by Cai Wenjun. The original article can be read by clicking here.  KENNETH E. Behring, an 86-year-old philanthropist and real estate developer, has become the biggest donor to the new Shanghai Museum of Natural History. A total of 307 specimens valued at over US$30 million donated…