PEOPLE ATTHEAMNH 



An underground cave where fragile speleothems have formed 



Journey into Amazing Caves, a grip- 

 ping IMAX film, follows cave ex- 

 plorer Nancy Aulenbach and microbi- 

 ologist Hazel Barton as they search 

 some of Earth's most extreme envi- 

 ronments for micro-organisms with 

 possible new medical applications. 

 Narrated by Academy Award nominee 

 Liam Neeson, the film is an adventure 

 through natural underground land- 

 scapes that are as stunning as any 



place on Earth's surface. Audiences 

 rappel down a sheer vertical cliff 

 in Little Colorado River Canyon, 

 Arizona; drop into shimmering 

 labyrinths of ice in Greenland; and 

 squeeze through the narrow, twisting, 

 flooded passages of Dos Ojos in the 

 Yucatan jungle, an underwater cave 

 stretching over 38 miles. 



IMAX films at the American Museum of Natural History 

 are made possible by Con Edison. 



Last Chance for The Butterfly Conservatory: 

 Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter! Closes June 23 



Kids and adults alike are 

 mesmerized and delighted 

 by the fluttering iridescent 

 creatures that might hitch a 

 ride on an arm or shoulder. 

 Truly a hands-on learning 

 experience, The Butterfly 

 Conservatory has been a 

 favorite of Museum visitors 

 for eight years. 



This exhibition is made possible, in 

 part, through the generous support 

 ofjPMorgan Chase. 



Sandy Wright 



Administrative Manager, 

 Visitor Services 



Like many 4-year-olds, Sandy 

 Wright's nephew chattered away 

 the first time she took him through 

 the Museum; that is, until they 

 reached the fossils on the fourth floor. 

 Sandy smiles as she describes the si- 

 lence that came over him as he stared 

 up at the dinosaurs, his jaw gaping in 

 awe. "It was so neat to tell him, 'This 

 is where I work every day!'" 



Sandy is as excited about her job 

 today as she was seven years ago when 

 she turned down an offer at an adver- 

 tising agency just to interview at the 

 Museum. The gamble paid off and she 

 has been with Visitor Services ever 

 since, researching special projects, 

 tracking complaint letters, fielding do- 

 nation requests and, more recently, 

 helping select the IMAX films shown in 

 the Museum's LeFrak Theater. 



"I work with an outside consultant 

 to find potential films, conduct re- 

 search on film literature and box office 

 reports, set up screenings, and finally 

 select the films." 



She is thrilled about the positive 

 viewer feedback on the most recent 

 choice, journey into Amazing Caves, 

 which Sandy describes as "an interest- 

 ing blend of an adventure story with 

 medical exploration." 



Born in Springfield, Ohio, Sandy 

 studied nutrition in Tallahassee, 

 Florida, before moving to New York. 

 She lives with her husband (whom she 

 first met at age 12!) in the Hudson Val- 

 ley, where she is learning to sail and ap- 

 plies her interest in food to cooking out 

 with friends. "I really feel like I get the 

 best of both worlds, working in the city 

 by day and enjoying the tranquil scenery 

 of the Hudson on the weekends." 



The contents of these paces are provided to Naturm History by the American Museum of Natural History. 



