The Behring Hall of Mammals is located in the historic National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. The 2,100 m2 exhibition was installed in the restored gallery that first opened to the public in 1910. The exhibition featured spectacular taxidermy, the majority of which was provided from the Smithsonian collections and dramatically posed by staff. The exhibition design by Reich & Petch was a fresh departure from traditional diorama-based displays.
Tim Large was the Project Manager in charge of the exhibition fabrication and installation for Maltbie Inc. The interior fit out included significant structural steel, poured in place terrazzo flooring and display cases by Netherfield. The exhibition continues on average to draw over 6 million visitors annually.