Caution Under Construction!

Many of our galleries have been disrupted by the recent installation of a new HVAC system. However, you can still see unique and one-of-a kind items on display.  These include on the main level a full skeleton of a Sabre toothed tiger and dire wolf and a mounted Polar Bear that at one time was the largest ever harvested. 

On the mezzanine level we have extinct birds such as the Passenger Pigeon and the Imperial Woodpecker, of which only 140 or so skins are known to exist.  We also have a rare collection of 52 human embryos and fetuses, of which 26 are on display. 

   

The two galleries in the lower level have been completely renovated.  The south end is reserved for presenting three temporary exhibitions a year, such as “Button Up Your Overcoat: How Animal Adapt to Winter,” now showing. We present three new temporary exhibitions a year.  Still under construction, the north gallery features authentic dinosaur fossils and other prehistoric items.  Eventually, this exhibition will include information on rocks and minerals and the earth’s layers.