Origami Holiday Tree at Museum of Natural History

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See this year's 13-foot Origami Holiday Tree in all its splendor!

An annual tradition, the cherished Origami Holiday Tree has marked the start of the holiday season at the Museum for more than 40 years.

The theme of this year's Origami Holiday Tree is "Jumping for Joy," and the tree is decorated with handmade origami models inspired by the 2024 leap year. The 13-foot tree celebrates the many animals with a particular prowess that sets them apart — hopping, pouncing, and leaping!

Over 1,000 origami models of rabbits, kangaroos, grasshoppers, frogs, squirrels, porpoises, whales, the newly discovered leaping leech, and cicadas, two broods of which emerged together this year for the first time since 1803, decorate the tree.

Also on display will be models depicting iconic Museum exhibits like the Blue Whale and Tyrannosaurus rex.

Produced in partnership with OrigamiUSA, these hand-folded paper models were created by local, national, and international origami artists. 

Free with admission. Floor 1, Futter Gallery.