The American Museum of Natural History is one of New York City’s most beloved institutions, and one of the largest, most celebrated museums in the world. Located across from Central Park, the sprawling structure, spanning four city blocks, is a fascinating conglomeration of many buildings of diverse architectural styles built over a period of 150 years. The first book to tell the history of the museum from an architectural perspective, Colin Davey’s “The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way” goes beyond the buildings themselves and explores the role the institution has played in the development of science in the past three centuries. In this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI, Colin Davey tells you everything you ever wanted to know about the American Museum of Natural History.