University of Colorado Museum of Natural History

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University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History from Broadway.jpg
The museum is housed in the Henderson building on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus.
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Established1902
Location15th and Broadway
Boulder, Colorado (United States)
Coordinates40°00′25″N 105°16′22″W / 40.0069°N 105.2728°W / 40.0069; -105.2728Coordinates: 40°00′25″N 105°16′22″W / 40.0069°N 105.2728°W / 40.0069; -105.2728
TypeNatural history museum
OwnerUniversity of Colorado
Websitewww.colorado.edu/cumuseum
A triceratops skull in the Paleo Hall at the museum.

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.[citation needed] In 2003, the University of Colorado Museum received accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums.[1]

The museum was founded in 1902, when Judge Junius Henderson was appointed its first curator. The University of Colorado Museum is housed on the University of Colorado Boulder campus in the Henderson Building.[2] The museum is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.[3]

References

  1. ^ "CU Museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums". Press release. University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. August 28, 2003. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "History". Museum of Natural History. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  3. ^ "Natural History Museum of the University of Colorado". penzu.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
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