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Old dioramas at the newly renovated Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, April 24, 2023. The stunning $465 million Richard Gilder Center for Science, designed like a canyon, is destined to become a colossal attraction. (Peter Fisher/The New York Times).

The butterfly conservatory at the newly renovated Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, April 24, 2023. The stunning $465 million Richard Gilder Center for Science, designed like a canyon, is destined to become a colossal attraction. (Peter Fisher/The New York Times).

Installations of insects by Ralph Appelbaum Associates at the newly renovated Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, April 24, 2023. The stunning $465 million Richard Gilder Center for Science, designed like a canyon, is destined to become a colossal attraction. (Peter Fisher/The New York Times).

The new library at the newly renovated Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, April 24, 2023. The stunning $465 million Richard Gilder Center for Science, designed like a canyon, is destined to become a colossal attraction. (Peter Fisher/The New York Times).

The butterfly conservatory at the newly renovated Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, April 24, 2023. The stunning $465 million Richard Gilder Center for Science, designed like a canyon, is destined to become a colossal attraction. (Peter Fisher/The New York Times).

The Halls of Gems and Minerals at the newly renovated Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, April 24, 2023. The stunning $465 million Richard Gilder Center for Science, designed like a canyon, is destined to become a colossal attraction. (Peter Fisher/The New York Times).

Old dioramas at the newly renovated Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, April 24, 2023. The stunning $465 million Richard Gilder Center for Science, designed like a canyon, is destined to become a colossal attraction. (Peter Fisher/The New York Times).

Skylights and balconies in the atrium at the newly renovated Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, April 24, 2023. The stunning $465 million Richard Gilder Center for Science, designed like a canyon, is destined to become a colossal attraction. (Peter Fisher/The New York Times).

Installations of insects by Ralph Appelbaum Associates at the newly renovated Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, April 24, 2023. The stunning $465 million Richard Gilder Center for Science, designed like a canyon, is destined to become a colossal attraction. (Peter Fisher/The New York Times).

A staircase leading to the new library at the newly renovated Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, April 24, 2023. The stunning $465 million Richard Gilder Center for Science, designed like a canyon, is destined to become a colossal attraction. (Peter Fisher/The New York Times).