Our Mission

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 to meet human desires. 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.

Our Sponsors

The Center for PostNatural History is made possible in part by the generous funding from the following contributors: The Creative Capital Foundation, Media Arts Fellowships (funded by the Rockefeller Foundation through the Tribeca Film Institute), New York State Council on the Arts and the Schenectady Museum.

Who We Are

This CPNH is made possible through the efforts of: Steve Cerio, Michael Flynn, Kathy High, Tad Hirsch, Mason Juday, Daniela Kostova, Caz Macintee, Soyo Lee, Paolo Pedercini, Richard Pell, Boryana Rossa, Melissa St. Pierre, Jesse Stiles, Craig Tompkins, Igor Vamos, Adam Zaretsky and countless others.