University of Iowa Museum of Natural History

The museum contains 140,000 objects across four floors, including 31,000 bird specimens, 5,000 mammal specimens, and 41,000 insects in specialized galleries.

Established in 1858 by the Iowa General Assembly, this institution stands as the second oldest museum west of the Mississippi River in the United States.

The collections include the Frank Russell Collection of Inuit artifacts and Philippine ethnographic materials from the 1904 World's Fair.

Located in Macbride Hall, the museum welcomes visitors without admission fees and provides weekly study sessions with snacks for university students.

Between 2002 and 2010, the museum led excavations at West Tarkio Creek, uncovering multiple specimens of Megalonyx jeffersonii.

Location: Iowa

Address: Macbride Hall, 17 N Clinton St, Iowa City, IA 52240 52242 52242

Phone: +(319)3350480

Website: http://mnh.uiowa.edu

GPS coordinates: 41.66200,-91.53562

Latest update: March 17, 2025 07:23