University of Colorado Museum of Natural History

University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Hours: Tuesday-Saturday from 10am to 4pm, with extended hours Thursday until 7pm. Neither kids nor adults will want to miss the impressive triceratops skull.

Inspirational ongoing, changing and traveling exhibits include southwestern ceramics, butterflies, fossils, stone tools and more. The museum is home to the largest natural history collection in the Rocky Mountains.

Within every drawer of carefully preserved butterflies and moths is a wealth of scientific discovery. Entomology collect...
09/04/2026

Within every drawer of carefully preserved butterflies and moths is a wealth of scientific discovery. Entomology collections help researchers identify species, track biodiversity, and understand how ecosystems respond to climate change. The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History is home to more than 1 million insect specimens!

Colorado's diverse habitats support more than 250 species of butterflies and over 1,500 species of moths. Every specimen in the University of Colorado Museum's collection helps tell the story of our state's remarkable insect diversity.

CU scientists shared the wonderful world of moths with Boulder during Mothapalooza!This summer, the Boulder community wa...
09/03/2026

CU scientists shared the wonderful world of moths with Boulder during Mothapalooza!

This summer, the Boulder community was invited to study the world of moths with expert Dr. Ryan St. Laurent and his team. After the sun set, the team set up illuminated viewing stations - and the light drew fluttering friends of all shapes and sizes!

MOTH FACTS: Did you know the Entomology Collection at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History has a collection of over 1 million insects?

Every feather tells a story about the life of a bird! During our Migratory Bird Day event, visitors examined feathers fr...
09/02/2026

Every feather tells a story about the life of a bird!

During our Migratory Bird Day event, visitors examined feathers from our collection. At our museum, our scientists take careful observation of these specimens to better understand our natural world!

Did you know the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History has digitized and shared more than 1 million fossil re...
08/31/2026

Did you know the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History has digitized and shared more than 1 million fossil records with the international scientific community?

Thanks to more than a decade of digitization work, researchers around the world can explore our fossil collections without ever stepping inside the museum.

This includes nearly 57,000 invertebrate fossil records with detailed images revealing everything from dragonfly wing veins to tiny hairs preserved on ancient insects.

Every digitized fossil is another piece of Earth’s story made accessible for discovery. From museum drawers to research around the world, our collections are helping scientists ask new questions and shape our understanding of life on Earth.
Read more at the link in our bio.

In addition to being a delicious fruit, the pomegranate has roots in myths from the ancient world!In Greek mythology, Ha...
08/28/2026

In addition to being a delicious fruit, the pomegranate has roots in myths from the ancient world!

In Greek mythology, Hades tricks Persephone, the goddess of Spring, into eating a few pomegranate seeds in the underworld. Because she eats the food of the dead, she has to return to him for part of every year. Her mother, Demeter, mourns every time Persephone must return to the underworld, and her sadness is told to be the creation of winter.

The Museum of Natural History's Ida Pemberton Collection preserve objects that reveal future possibilities. Collections motivate us to dive into the histories of organisms and the way humans have interacted with them over thousands of years. Scientists also study them to understand and predict the future of our natural world. Pemberton's works allow us to see plants at their most beautiful and inspires us to want to know more.

Fieldwork takes Dr. William T. Taylor around the world to better understand the relationships between people and animals...
08/26/2026

Fieldwork takes Dr. William T. Taylor around the world to better understand the relationships between people and animals.

Here, he visits the Tsaatan people of northern Mongolia. The Tsaatan people may have helped develop new ways of using reindeer for transportation that influenced life across Eurasia.

08/25/2026

What can crayfish tell us about Colorado’s freshwater ecosystems?

Local high school students joined scientists in Boulder Creek to collect data, investigate crayfish populations, and experience field research firsthand.

This collaborative project brought together the CU Museum of Natural History, CU Science Discovery, USDA, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and crayfish expert Dr. Brooke Grubb to expand what we know about these often-overlooked freshwater species.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4ghyoDX

Scientists are still uncovering species we’ve never known existed! This summer, CU Boulder's very own moth expert, Dr. R...
08/24/2026

Scientists are still uncovering species we’ve never known existed! This summer, CU Boulder's very own moth expert, Dr. Ryan St Laurent formally named a new species of moth!

Dr. St. Laurent travelled to the town of Cassia in Florida, and set up tents with special LED lights that attract moths. The new species - Cincinnus albarenicolus - emerged just after sunset!

Read all about Dr. St. Laurent’s discovery at the link in our bio!

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Henderson Building 1030 Broadway
Boulder, CO
80309

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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