KU NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

LAWRENCE, KS

The KU Natural History Museum, located in Lawrence, KS, is a museum dedicated to educating visitors about the natural history of Kansas and the world. The museum is part of the University of Kansas and is housed in Dyche Hall, a historic building on the university's main campus.

The museum's exhibits cover a wide range of topics, including fossils, rocks and minerals, plants, animals, and human evolution. One of the museum's most popular exhibits is the Panorama, a diorama of a Kansas prairie that features taxidermy animals and realistic plant life.

In addition to the permanent exhibits, the museum also hosts temporary exhibits and hosts educational programs for both children and adults. The museum's collection includes over 9 million specimens, including fossils, rocks, minerals, plants, and animals.

The KU Natural History Museum is open to the public and is a popular destination for school groups and families. The museum is also a research facility, with scientists and students from the university using the collections for research and study. Overall, the KU Natural History Museum is an important resource for learning about the natural history of Kansas and the world.

KU NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in LAWRENCE KS. US MID #8402000060

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming).

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Contact KU NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

• telephone: 7858644450
• website: http://www.nhm.ku.edu

KU NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
1345 JAYHAWK BLVD
LAWRENCE
KS
66045

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