Join the Alabama Museum of Natural History on March 1 from 10:30 am until 12:00 pm with your preschooler for Growing Up Wild! For this program, children will explore how wild animals are used as symbols for a variety of purposes. 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 […]
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Fossil Camp Scholarships
Thanks to support provided by individuals, the Alabama Museum of Natural History offers camp scholarships to families that otherwise would not be able to send their child to camp. This scholarship is for Fossil Camp on June 3-7, 2024. Fossil camp is for students in grades 4-7 who are interested in fossils, rocks and minerals, and paleontology. Two scholarships will be awarded based on need and the availability of funds. The scholarship only covers the cost of registration. Only one […]
New fossil shark records from Alabama
Paleozoic rock formations outcrop throughout northern Alabama and have been studied heavily due to their invertebrate diversity and abundance. Despite this heavy invertebrate literature base, vertebrates have been understudied. Recently, the Bangor Limestone of northern Alabama has had multiple new ~330 million-year-old shark species discovered within it. These investigations have led to further fieldwork and museum studies of previously collected shark teeth, including specimens discovered by University of Alabama Museums’ Research Associate of Paleontology Gabe Ward during his undergraduate degree […]
UA Museums’ Holiday Hours of Operation
Happy Holidays from The University of Alabama Museums!
UA Museums’ Holiday Open Houses
Celebrate the Holidays with The University of Alabama Museums!
A 3-Part Radio Series About “The Hodges Effect” Premiering on the 69th Anniversary of the Hodges Meterorite
The Hurtling Spherical Menagerie Radio Show is a 3-part radio series with its first episode airing Thursday, November 30th at 5 pm Central on WBMT 90.1 FM (The Wombat! Radio Station). You can listen to the episode live on their website. This show observes the anniversary and legacy of Ann Hodges and the fallout from the November 30, 1954 meteorite strike incident in Sylacauga, Alabama whereby Ann Hodges was struck by a meteorite (on display at the Alabama Museum of Natural […]
New mosasaur species from Alabama discovered
Alabama is a global hotspot for mosasaurs. These extinct relatives of lizards were the top predators in the oceans during the late part of the Cretaceous Period.
Giving Tuesday 2023 (November 28)
This year for GivingTuesday, The University of Alabama Museums is encouraging gifts to go towards the Gorgas House Museum!
UA Museums’ Thanksgiving 2023 Hours of Operation
Happy Thanksgiving from The University of Alabama Museums! Each of our museums has its own holiday schedule so we’d like to help make it easier to know when they are closed and when they will be reopening.
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Native American Heritage Month 2023
November is recognized as National American Indian Heritage Month! This year, Moundville Archaeological Park is celebrating Native American Heritage Month with award-winning Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma artist, Mary Smith!