PostNatural Organism of the Month:
Sterile Male Screwworm
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******** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ******** CONTACT: Rich Pell February 21st, 2012 The Center for PostNatural History announces the Grand Opening of its permanent exhibition facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on March 2nd, 2012 at 6PM at 4913 Penn Ave. The Center for PostNatural History (CPNH) is dedicated to the research and exhibition of lifeforms that have [...]
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The Center for PostNatural History is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge relating to the complex interplay between culture, nature and biotechnology. The PostNatural refers to living organisms that have been altered through processes such as selective breeding or genetic engineering. The mission of the Center for PostNatural History is to acquire, interpret and provide access to a collection of living, preserved and documented organisms of postnatural origin.
The Center for PostNatural History addresses this goal through three primary initiatives:
The maintenance of a unique catalog of living, preserved and documented specimens of postnatural origin.
The production of traveling exhibitions that address the PostNatural through thematic and regional perspectives.
The establishment of a permanent exhibition and research facility for PostNatural studies.
Where We Are
Center for PostNatural History
4913 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Every Sunday 12 - 4
First Fridays of the Month 5 - 8
Note: We are closed the Sunday before Christmas.
Or by appointment.
Contact:
rich AT postnatural.org
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Projects and News
The Center for PostNatural History has joined forces with the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin to produce this unique exhibition that celebrating the wonders of the postnatural world. On display from now until the end of Summer.
Atomic Age Rodents is a series of photographs taken of rodent specimens in the collection of the Smithsonian that have some connection to the American Atomic Bomb program. A booklet has been published to accompany the show. On display NOW thru late February.
PostNatural Organisms of the European Union - (Slovenia - Jan/Feb, Berlin - April)
PostNatural Organisms of the European Union is a collection of organisms that were deliberately altered by humans, varying between domesticated pets, agricultural seeds from the Norwegian Svalbard global seed vault, alcoholic rats, mice with Hox gene alterations and a red canary.
Winter Hours
The Center for PostNatural History will now be open every Sunday from 12-4 and the first Friday of the month from 5-8 for the rest of the winter. Stay tuned for announcements of special events by following us on Facebook and Twitter. Interested in volunteering at the CPNH? Email us at rich@postnatural.org!
PostNatural History included in "Intimate Science" exhibition
Three specimens from the collection of the CPNH have been included in the Intimate Science exhibition now on tour in the US. Next venue pending. Read more.
The Cold Coast Archive:
Future Artifacts from the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
May 15th to September 30th, 2012
Center for PostNatural History awarded Smithsonian Research Fellowship
The CPNH was inresidence at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. during 2010-2011. The experience has been cataloged in our blog.
Transgenic Mosquitoes of Southern California
A single specimen of genetically engineered Anopheles stephensi. Currently hosted by the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport and the ZER01 Festival.
March 2010 thru March 2012.
This exhibit presents selections of techniques and technologies used to prevent organisms from reproducing.
A survey of genetically modified organisms that are created, bred, or exist in the state of New York. Show includes living specimens and dioramas of postnatural habitats. (Moved to storage)
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PostNatural habitats are determined by culture and politics more often than by climate or ecology. Here we present a visulization of the last 21 years of permits issued for the release of a transgenic organisms as documented by the Federal Test Release Permit Database.
POSTNATURAL NATURE IN BERLIN
ATOMIC AGE RODENTS 