Michael J. Donoghue

Director,
Peabody Museum of Natural History

G. Evelyn Hutchinson Professor
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

One of the most pressing problems of the 21st century is the preservation of the world’s biological and cultural diversity. By virtue of our tremendous resources as part of a university with a strong commitment to environmental research, coupled with our own world-class collections, the Yale Peabody Museum is well positioned to play an important role in improving scientific literacy in this area. By enabling us to converse widely with our audience and begin building deeper relationships, the Engaging Our Communities project will help us more clearly identify the needs of our community and create new partnerships as we plan for the future.

Engaging Our Communties | Download the report here [PDF 2.1 MB]

The report offered here focuses on the results and conclusions of most interest to other cultural institutions, particularly those in a university setting. I hope that it will be useful to other institutions facing the challenges that confront the Peabody.

The Museum has been very fortunate to have been able to work with the renowned evaluation firm Randi Korn & Associates. This project would not have been possible without the assistance of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, and I am extremely grateful for their support.


Yale Peabody Museum is overseen by a Board of Curators drawn from the Yale University faculty.


Accredited Member,
American Association of Museums

Associate Member,
Association of Science-Technology Centers, Inc.

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