Geology & Earth
Rocks, minerals, and crystals—stories written in layers, facets, and time.
On view
Current highlights
A rotating selection of objects from the permanent collections—each one chosen to spark questions and closer looking.
Life sciences
Skulls, shells, feathers, and tracks—evidence of how creatures live and move.
Field notes
Labels, drawings, and observations—the museum’s own research in progress.
Mission
In the spirit of the great museums
Like the American Museum of Natural History and institutions around the world, we believe that close looking builds empathy for the planet—and that a hallway can be a gallery when it is curated with care.
The Museum of Specimens honors the tradition of young naturalists who turned dining rooms into research stations. Every specimen is an invitation: to compare, to sketch, to read one more paragraph, and to go outside again with sharper eyes.