The Museum of Natural and Cultural History

10/20/2026

🦥 Happy International Sloth Day! The Duck loves to marvel at our giant sloth skeleton, and we know you will too!

10/14/2026

Happy from our paleontology volunteers and this false saber-toothed cat skull! This member of the Dinictis genus lived in North America at least 30 million years ago.

10/09/2026

Special Monday hours: Enjoy free admission in honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day! Celebrate 14,000 years of Native culture in Oregon—from the First Americans at Paisley Caves to the dynamic cultures of today's Tribes.

09/28/2026

Welcome back, Ducks! 🦆

Did you know admission to the museum is free with your UO ID card? We're open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and open until 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays.

09/27/2026

Visualizing Empathy: Students in the University of Oregon Clark Honors College course "Migrant Belongings" explored how we might build empathy for people who migrate through the belongings they carried. The museum's hallway gallery displays the culmination of their work.

09/25/2026

Fall's in the air! These tiny acorn fossils were found near Cape Blanco, Oregon and are at least 15 million years old.

09/24/2026

Our fall event calendar is up on our website! From honey bees to Indigenous knowledge keepers to fun family activities, the museum has something for everyone in October and November.

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09/19/2026

We're back open normal hours: Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and open until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shout out to our collections staff and campus facilities partners for a safe and successful move of more than 2000 specimens.

09/15/2026

We're closed Wednesday, September 16, and Thursday, September 17, to move the museum's ornithological collection. We will reopen Friday, September 18, with our normal hours: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.