The Alabama Museum of Natural History will be co-hosting Haunting at the Museum with the Gorgas House Museum on October 24-28, 2022.
Haunting at the Museum
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New Gorgas House Blog Post: Dresses That Were Threaded Through History
The Gorgas House Museum, and museums in general, provide spaces for people from multiple disciplines, interests, and backgrounds to come together. This includes our off-campus community members as well as University of Alabama students, faculty, and staff. Often though, our partnerships include other museums and organizations.
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Threaded Through History
A new exhibit at the Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum titled Threaded Through History opens on September 27, 2022 and runs through December 31, 2022.
Honorary Captain Autograph Signing – David Knapp and Ralph Stokes
Visit the Paul W. Bryant Museum on September 24, 2022 from 2:15 pm until 3:00 pm to get autographs from Honorary Captains, David Knapp and Ralph Stokes, before the Bama game!
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Honorary Captain Autograph Signing – Terry Jones, Sr. and Lou Green
Visit the Paul W. Bryant Museum on September 17, 2022 from 11 am until 11:45 am to get autographs from Honorary Captains Terry Jones, Sr. and Lou Green before the game!
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Become a Festival Volunteer!
Moundville Archaeological Park is looking for volunteers to help out with this year’s Native American Festival, which is being held on October 12-15, 2022. There are five different volunteer positions available and you can fill out the online form to sign up!
Marble Bowl
This year, to excite everyone’s inner scientist, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System expert aims to bring the gridiron competition of the Iron Bowl into the realm of citizen science. Dubbed the Marble Bowl, this unique contest allows Auburn and Alabama football fans to compete all season in their local ecosystems.
Labor Day Hours of Operation
Here are the Hours of Operation for Labor Day from The University of Alabama Museums! Each of our museums has its own schedule so we’d like to help make it easier to know when they are closed and when they will be reopening.
“William Crawford Gorgas and the Panama Canal” Exhibit
The exhibit explores the construction of the Panama Canal detailing its history, challenges, and the lives of those who lived it. It includes William Crawford Gorgas, whose family name honors the Gorgas House Museum and whose work on the canal saved countless lives.
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New Turtle Species for Paleontology
On August 19th, a new article on a fossil turtle from the Alabama Museum of Natural History collection was published.