The ClevelandMuseum of NaturalHistory is a naturalhistorymuseum located approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of downtown Cleveland, Ohio in University Circle, a 500 acre (2 km²) concentration of educational, cultural and medical institutions.
The museum was established in 1920 to perform research, education and development of collections in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, botany, geology, paleontology, wildlife biology, and zoology.
A famous scientist associated with the museum is Donald Johanson, who was the curator of the museum when he discovered Lucy, the skeletal remains of the ancient hominid Australopithecus afarensis.