University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
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The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History is a museum of natural history
in Boulder, Colorado
. With more than four million artifacts and specimens in the areas of anthropology
, botany
, entomology
, paleontology
and zoology
, the museum houses one of the most extensive and respected natural history collections in the Rocky Mountain and Plains regions, making it one of the top university natural science museums in the country. The University of Colorado Museum recently received accreditation by the American Association of Museums
, an honor achieved by only 18 of 500 university natural history museums and only 5% of all 17,500 US museums.
The University of Colorado Museum fosters exploration and appreciation of the natural environment and human cultures through research, teaching, and community outreach. It also provides academic training for graduate students in Museum and Field Studies; builds, conserves, and interprets research collections; and offers exhibits and educational programs for the University and the public.
The University of Colorado Museum is housed on the University of Colorado at Boulder
campus in the Henderson Building. Admission to the Museum is free.
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
in Boulder, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
. With more than four million artifacts and specimens in the areas of anthropology
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
, botany
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
, entomology
Entomology
Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of arthropodology...
, paleontology
Paleontology
Paleontology "old, ancient", ὄν, ὀντ- "being, creature", and λόγος "speech, thought") is the study of prehistoric life. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments...
and zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
, the museum houses one of the most extensive and respected natural history collections in the Rocky Mountain and Plains regions, making it one of the top university natural science museums in the country. The University of Colorado Museum recently received accreditation by the American Association of Museums
American Association of Museums
The American Association of Museums is a non-profit association that has brought museums together since its founding in 1906, helping develop standards and best practices, gathering and sharing knowledge, and advocating on issues of concern to the museum community...
, an honor achieved by only 18 of 500 university natural history museums and only 5% of all 17,500 US museums.
The University of Colorado Museum fosters exploration and appreciation of the natural environment and human cultures through research, teaching, and community outreach. It also provides academic training for graduate students in Museum and Field Studies; builds, conserves, and interprets research collections; and offers exhibits and educational programs for the University and the public.
The University of Colorado Museum is housed on the University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
campus in the Henderson Building. Admission to the Museum is free.