Peabody Museum of Natural History
museum, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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The Peabody Museum of Natural History is a museum located at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. It houses important collections in paleontology, archaeology, and ethnology. The museum was funded by George Peabody, a merchant and financier who made significant philanthropic contributions. He also funded museums at Harvard University and provided for educational initiatives in the Southern United States. The Peabody Museum is one of several cultural institutions at Yale, alongside art galleries.123
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