A unit of the university's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the current building is located on the university's Central Campus and has 45,000 square feet of exhibit space in the Biological Sciences Building. The natural history collections began in 1837, and for many years the museum was based in the Alexander Ruthven Museums Building, dating to 1928, that it shared with three research museums (Anthropology, Zoology, Paleontology).[3] The museum also used to be administered through the same organization as the University Herbarium. The public exhibit museum was founded in 1956,[4] and today has more than 100,000 visitors annually.[3]
The Michigan Wildlife Gallery on the third floor displays exhibits on birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, plants, and fungi native to the Great Lakes. There are taxidermy specimens, exhibits on habitats, and displays about regional environmental problems. A mastodon trackway, the largest on display in the world, is part of this exhibit.
The Geology Displays on the fourth floor feature a collection of the several rocks and minerals.
Two galleries display exhibits on "Evolution & Health" and archaeological research work in the U-M Museum of Archaeological Anthropology. The first floor Rotunda Lobby currently displays "The Invisible World of Mites."
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Lobby rotunda in the Alexander Ruthven Museums Building
The Michigan Wildlife Gallery in the Alexander Ruthven Museums Building
The Michigan Wildlife Gallery in the Alexander Ruthven Museums Building
The Michigan Wildlife Gallery in the Alexander Ruthven Museums Building
^"UM Museum of Natural History shines in new home".
^"NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
^ abcdUM Museum of Natural History shines in new home, The Detroit News
^"History". University of Michigan Museum of Natural History. The University of Michigan. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
^Barry, Lisa (January 22, 2019). "A Sneak Peek Inside U Of M's New Museum Of Natural History Before It Opens To The Public". www.wemu.org. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
External linksEdit
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university, michigan, museum, natural, history, university, michiganmuseum, natural, historyu, historic, districtcontributing, propertythe, hall, evolutionlocation1105, university, arbor, michiganwebsitelsa, umich, ummnhpart, ofuniversity, michigan, central, c. 1 University of MichiganMuseum of Natural HistoryU S Historic districtContributing propertyThe Hall of EvolutionLocation1105 N University Ave Ann Arbor MichiganWebsitelsa wbr umich wbr edu wbr ummnhPart ofUniversity of Michigan Central Campus Historic District ID78001514 2 Designated CPJune 15 1978The University of Michigan Museum of Natural History 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 on the university s Central Campus and has 45 000 square feet of exhibit space in the Biological Sciences Building The natural history collections began in 1837 and for many years the museum was based in the Alexander Ruthven Museums Building dating to 1928 that it shared with three research museums Anthropology Zoology Paleontology 3 The museum also used to be administered through the same organization as the University Herbarium The public exhibit museum was founded in 1956 4 and today has more than 100 000 visitors annually 3 The museum is a 501 c 3 tax exempt non profit organization 3 It employs 23 full time staff and between 50 70 paid student docents 3 The museum re opened in its new location at 1105 North University Avenue in the University of Michigan Biological Sciences Building in April 2019 5 Contents 1 Exhibits 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksExhibits EditThe museum has four major permanent exhibits The Hall of Evolution on the second floor displays exhibits on evolution and prehistoric life including fossils models and dioramas of dinosaurs ancient whales mastodons and other organisms It is the largest collection on prehistoric life in Michigan The Michigan Wildlife Gallery on the third floor displays exhibits on birds mammals reptiles amphibians plants and fungi native to the Great Lakes There are taxidermy specimens exhibits on habitats and displays about regional environmental problems A mastodon trackway the largest on display in the world is part of this exhibit The Anthropology Displays feature exhibits on anthropology and include artifacts from human cultures around the world The Geology Displays on the fourth floor feature a collection of the several rocks and minerals Two galleries display exhibits on Evolution amp Health and archaeological research work in the U M Museum of Archaeological Anthropology The first floor Rotunda Lobby currently displays The Invisible World of Mites Gallery Edit nbsp Lobby rotunda in the Alexander Ruthven Museums Building nbsp The Michigan Wildlife Gallery in the Alexander Ruthven Museums Building nbsp The Michigan Wildlife Gallery in the Alexander Ruthven Museums Building nbsp The Michigan Wildlife Gallery in the Alexander Ruthven Museums Building nbsp Previous Michigan Wildlife Gallery Opossums nbsp Previous Hall of Evolution Permian Period nbsp Previous Hall of Evolution Triassic Period nbsp Previous Hall of Evolution Cretaceous Period nbsp Previous Hall of Evolution Oligocene Epoch nbsp Replica of an Archaeopteryx fossilReferences Edit UM Museum of Natural History shines in new home NPS Focus National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Retrieved July 13 2010 a b c d UM Museum of Natural History shines in new home The Detroit News History University of Michigan Museum of Natural History The University of Michigan Retrieved April 10 2015 Barry Lisa January 22 2019 A Sneak Peek Inside U Of M s New Museum Of Natural History Before It Opens To The Public www wemu org Retrieved February 6 2019 External links EditOfficial website nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to University of Michigan Museum of Natural History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title University of Michigan Museum of Natural History amp oldid 1169590343, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
