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Article: FOREVER AMBER MUSEUM EXHIBIT ILLUMINATES ORGANIC TIME CAPSULES.(TRAVEL)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- April 21, 1996
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Byline: RANDY KRAFT Allentown Morning Call
If you didn't know better, you'd swear the amber positively glows. Each piece is so dramatically lit that light seems to emanate from it.
The exquisitely carved objects, and the tiny prehistoric animals, shine in ``Amber: Window to the Past,'' an exhibit that runs through Sept. 2 at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan.
It's called the most comprehensive amber exhibit ever mounted. Because many objects in it are fragile and come from public and private collections all over the world, museum officials doubt another like it ever will be assembled.
``Amber transcends the boundary ...