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In order to bring you emerging discoveries in the natural sciences and anthropology, our museum is constantly evolving. In 2019, the new U-M Museum of Natural History (UMMNH) opened in the brand new Biological Sciences Building, allowing us to expand our footprint and invite visitors to be a part of University of Michigan science.
- Planetarium & Dome Theater
The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M...
- Visitor Information
The U-M Museum of Natural History inspires curiosity with...
- Museum at Home
Museum@Home is a rich, virtual museum with something for all...
- Educators
Educators - University of Michigan Museum of Natural History...
- U-M Community
The Museum of Natural History offers unique opportunities to...
- Try this! Science you can do at home
Sugar Buzz is part of a collaboration between Dr. Monica...
- You do the research
You do the research - University of Michigan Museum of...
- Watch this space
Check out these demonstrations, or take a virtual tour of...
- Expert Expo
Expert Expo - University of Michigan Museum of Natural...
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- Planetarium & Dome Theater
Learn how to plan your visit to the museum, which features exhibits, events, planetarium, and science demonstrations. Find out about admission, parking, hours, directions, and accessibility.
Explore the natural world with interactive, hands-on and minds-on exhibits at the U-M Museum of Natural History. See dinosaurs, fossils, cells, planets, and more in permanent and changing exhibits, virtual spaces, and live shows.
I've been to UM's Natural History Museum many times before but getting a behind the scenes look at Professor Bardwell's aquariums and hearing from a expert about coral reefs and the various species including was a true highlight.
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The University of Michigan Museum of Natural History ( UMMNH) is a natural history museum of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. A unit of the university's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the current building is located in the Biological Sciences Building on the university's Central Campus.
The Museum of Natural History includes a planetarium and exhibits on geology, paleontology in Michigan and beyond, Michigan wildlife, Native American culture and anthropology. The exhibit displays include material borrowed from the other U-M museums, which are all different departmental units.
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The U-M Museum of Paleontology—one of the four museums that showcases its collections at the UMMNH—launched its online fossils repository in 2014, with the aim of providing access to detailed 2D and 3D scans of specimens from their collection to students and researchers around the world.
