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University of Iowa Museum of Natural History

University of Iowa Museum of Natural History is a natural history & natural science museum in Iowa City, Iowa. It is one of the U.S. museums catalogued by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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What is University of Iowa Museum of Natural History?

The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City, Iowa. The museum was founded in 1858 by instruction of the Iowa General Assembly as the Cabinet of Natural History. It is housed within Macbride Hall, located in the Pentacrest area of the university campus. The museum's collections contain around 140,000 objects, including approximately 31,000 birds, eggs, and nests, 5,000 mammal specimens, 41,000 insects, 44,000 other invertebrates, 6,000 archaeological specimens, and historical documents and images from the museum's history. The museum includes several galleries on Iowa's geological and cultural history, biological diversity, and environmental science, spanning four floors. Major research collections include the Kallam Collection of prehistoric stone tools, the Talbot and Jones Bird Collections, the Frank Russell Collection of Inuit and Native Arctic artifacts, and the Philippine Collection of ethnographic materials from the 1904 World's Fair.

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Museum details

Name
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Type
Natural History & Natural Science Museum
City
Iowa City
State
Iowa
IMLS Museum ID
8409501187
Coordinates
41.65807, -91.54206
What kind of museum is University of Iowa Museum of Natural History?

University of Iowa Museum of Natural History is classified as a natural history & natural science museum in the IMLS Museum Data Files. Browse more natural history & natural science museums →

Where is University of Iowa Museum of Natural History located?

University of Iowa Museum of Natural History is located in Iowa City, Iowa at approximately 41.65807, -91.54206. See the map above.

Does University of Iowa Museum of Natural History have a website?

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