University of Alberta Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department

University of Alberta Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department EAS is recognized for its scholarly achievement, excellence in teaching and research, and service to the community. Please call (780) 492-3265.

http://easweb.eas.ualberta.ca/

Paleontology and Mineralogy & Petrology Museum
Hours: Fridays 8:30am - 3:30pm One of the largest Earth Sciences Departments in Canada
Check out our Museums: http://easweb.eas.ualberta.ca/page/collections

Mineralogy / Petrology Museum

It currently contains about 12,000 specimens, of which more than a thousand are on display in the Mineralogy / Petrology Museum.

The Collection ranges from brilliant crystals to glittering fool's gold to mineralogical rarities and oddities as well as historical specimens from localities that are no longer accessible. . The Museum is located in the Earth Sciences Building, room B-08, and is open from 8 am to 4 pm on weekdays, and closed on weekends and holidays. Groups of five or more are requested to call in advance to confirm accessibility. Tours are welcome and available by appointment. Paleontology Museum

Highlights from two extraordinary collections, University of Alberta Laboratory for Vertebrate Paleontology and the Invertebrate Paleontology Collection, are available for public discovery in the Paleontology Museum. Specimens on display range in age from over 600 million to 10,000 years, from dinosaurs to fish to trilobites. Significant fossils highlight unique discoveries that address major evolutionary questions. The Museum is a valuable asset to the Department's students and researchers as well as to other paleontologists, and a delight to school groups and the general public. The Museum is located in the Earth Sciences Building, room B-01, and is open from 8 am to 4 pm on weekdays, and is closed on weekends and holidays.

The 2025 Space Exploration Symposium will run from October 16th-17th. See the full schedule of events on the ISSET websi...
10/14/2025

The 2025 Space Exploration Symposium will run from October 16th-17th. See the full schedule of events on the ISSET website.

This year's University of Alberta, Space Exploration Symposium will include talks on soviet space history, space science and exploration, careers in aerospace, and more. Our keynote speakers are Dr. Nina Lanza from Vermillion Planet, LLC, and Dr. Vasiliki Rahimzadeh, Assistant Professor of medical e...

Effective today, the Paleontology and Mineralogy collections will be reverting back to being open Monday, Wednesday, Fri...
06/09/2025

Effective today, the Paleontology and Mineralogy collections will be reverting back to being open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, from 8:30am-3:30pm.

Fifty People Changing the World: Meet ice core scientist and mountaineer, Alison Criscitiello!
02/05/2025

Fifty People Changing the World: Meet ice core scientist and mountaineer, Alison Criscitiello!

Meet Alison Criscitiello - An honoree of The Explorers Club 50. Fifty people changing the world that the world needs to know about.

Join us for Open House on October 19th!
10/10/2024

Join us for Open House on October 19th!

Join us at the University of Alberta Open House in October to explore campus, learn about programs, discover student life and so much more.

Address

1-26 Earth Sciences Building
Edmonton, AB
T6G2E3

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+17804923265

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