What is a map? How do we use them? Join the Alabama Museum of Natural History with your Preschooler on May 10, 2024 from 10:30 am until 12:00 pm as we explore mapmaking through literature and science! Admission Admission is $5 per child/adult pair. Registration required. To register, please complete this online form. How to Register Complete this online form to register for this Growing Up Wild program. Location The museum is located in Smith Hall on the University of Alabama campus. The street address is […]
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Growing Up Wild: Nature Play (April 26)
Visit the Alabama Museum of Natural History on April 26, 2024 from 10:30 am until 11:30 am with your preschooler for Growing Up Wild! Join us for this one-hour class offering story time, crafts, and guided nature play! Admission Admission is $5 per child/adult pair. Registration required. To register, please complete this online form. How to Register Complete this online form to register for this Growing Up Wild program. Location The museum is located in Smith Hall on the University of Alabama campus. The street address is […]
Growing Up Wild: Shells and Sand (April 5)
Join the Alabama Museum of Natural History on April 5, 2024 from 10:30 am until 12:00 pm with your preschooler for Growing Up Wild! For this program, learners will participate in fun activities while learning about the function of shells. Admission Admission is $5 per child/adult pair. Registration required. To register, please complete this online form. How to Register Complete this online form to register for this Growing Up Wild program. Location The museum is located in Smith Hall on the University of Alabama campus. […]
Saturday in the Park: Gourd Painting (March 30)
On Saturday, March 30, 2024 from 10 am until 2 pm, Betsy Irwin will be painting gourds at Moundville Archaeological Park inside the Jones Archaeological Museum! Betsy will be demonstrating and offering hands-on learning with limited supplies on a first come basis. This program is free with park admission. Admission Location This program will take place inside the Jones Archaeological Museum. Moundville is located 13 miles south of Tuscaloosa, off Alabama Highway 69 and the physical address is 634 Mound State […]
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April 13: Saban Era Legends Autograph Signing
We are happy to announce the initial lineup for out Saban Era Legends Autograph Signing for The University of Alabama’s A-Day Spring Game! Come to the Paul W. Bryant Museum from 10:00 am until 11:00 am on Saturday, April 13 for a chance to meet and get autographs from some stars from the last 17 years of Alabama Football, including Terrion Arnold, Terrence Cody, Andre Smith, Trent Richardson, Christion Jones, Blake Sims, and Marquis Maze. Pricing is tentatively set at […]
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Southern Queer History: Tuscaloosa Lesbian Coalition Exhibit
From March 19 until July 20, 2024, the Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum will be presenting Southern Queer History: Tuscaloosa Lesbian Coalition, an exhibit aimed at uncovering the hidden history of the queer community in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In collaboration with the Summersell Center for the Study of the South, University of Alabama Graduate Student, Callum Campbell, researched the obscured narratives of the queer community through the lens of the Tuscaloosa Lesbian Coalition (TLC). By examining how the queer community communicated, […]
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Job Opportunity: Museum Assistant – Moundville Educational Programs
Moundville Archaeological Park is hiring! The Museum Assistant helps with the day-to-day operations and educational programs at The University of Alabama Museums. The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. Apply through the Job Posting.
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The 38th Annual Sakura Festival
The 38th Annual Sakura Festival will be at the Warner Transportation Museum on Saturday, March 23rd from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. The Annual Sakura Haiku contest is open to entries online, here! The last day to enter is March 15th. Winners of the Haiku Contest will be announced at the festival and certificates will be mailed out at a later date. The theme of this year’s Sakura Festival is “Uketsugu” or “Preserve.” The spring celebration of Sakura, or cherry blossoms, reminds […]
Spring Break 2024 Hours of Operation
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re, an exhibit highlighting the experiences of sexual assault survivors at the Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum. This exhibit will open on April 2, 2024 and run through June 29, 2024 during the museum’s normal operating hours of 10:00 am until 4:30 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. One of the most common misconceptions about sexual assault is that it typically occurs because of the way someone dresses, or the situation they put themselves in. The goal of this powerful exhibit is […]