Knowledge (XXG)

University of Colorado Museum of Natural History

Source 📝

27: 137: 1641: 1662: 1723: 420: 606: 191:
campus in the Henderson Building. The museum is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
399: 73: 176:, the museum houses the most extensive natural history collection in the Rocky Mountain region. In 2003, the University of Colorado Museum received accreditation by the 1718: 621: 309: 1748: 1699: 661: 576: 394: 1738: 430: 1753: 636: 415: 736: 716: 1728: 339: 1733: 701: 671: 451: 26: 1538: 721: 656: 384: 302: 681: 1692: 817: 646: 641: 561: 515: 1743: 1616: 1596: 591: 435: 32: 366: 295: 895: 706: 696: 631: 334: 188: 1685: 351: 318: 1263: 1205: 711: 581: 177: 66: 1591: 1518: 1498: 1478: 1473: 1393: 1373: 1145: 1020: 651: 1586: 1423: 1363: 1228: 1000: 900: 731: 726: 691: 686: 571: 1503: 1493: 1488: 1453: 1428: 1378: 1353: 1348: 1343: 1328: 1273: 1258: 1223: 1095: 960: 1621: 1576: 1463: 1413: 1398: 1388: 1358: 1323: 1313: 1303: 1298: 1278: 1268: 1253: 1243: 1218: 1010: 787: 666: 556: 262: 1513: 1508: 1468: 1458: 1433: 1418: 1333: 1318: 1283: 1185: 1035: 920: 905: 875: 792: 361: 1611: 1571: 1483: 1443: 1438: 1403: 1368: 1338: 1308: 1288: 1213: 970: 890: 880: 676: 601: 508: 118: 108: 1601: 1556: 1528: 1523: 1448: 1408: 1383: 1238: 1233: 1180: 1175: 1100: 980: 975: 596: 586: 469: 1248: 1170: 1130: 1110: 1085: 1060: 885: 870: 860: 845: 797: 782: 752: 616: 475: 1075: 1070: 1065: 1045: 950: 945: 772: 611: 566: 548: 457: 136: 1626: 1160: 1155: 1150: 1140: 1105: 1090: 1080: 1050: 1040: 1025: 995: 985: 965: 855: 807: 481: 1561: 1030: 1015: 940: 850: 825: 757: 501: 236: 153: 58: 1669: 1566: 1546: 1165: 1135: 1120: 1005: 990: 925: 910: 840: 830: 184: 1645: 1606: 1125: 1115: 1055: 955: 930: 915: 865: 835: 626: 463: 149: 211: 1551: 1195: 1190: 356: 1712: 344: 187:
was appointed its first curator. The University of Colorado Museum is housed on the
1581: 169: 157: 524: 165: 88: 75: 389: 802: 777: 767: 762: 528: 287: 31:
The museum's public exhibits are housed in the Henderson Building on the
1661: 173: 156:. With more than four million artifacts and specimens in the areas of 1293: 935: 538: 161: 493: 270: 243:. University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. August 28, 2003 128: 135: 425: 497: 291: 421:
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
1724:
Institutions accredited by the American Alliance of Museums
237:"CU Museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums" 1673: 263:"Natural History Museum of the University of Colorado" 140:
A triceratops skull in the Paleo Hall at the museum.
1537: 1204: 816: 745: 547: 444: 408: 377: 327: 124: 114: 104: 65: 52: 44: 146:University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 20:University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 1693: 509: 303: 8: 431:Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics 19: 426:Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics 183:The museum was founded in 1902, when Judge 16:Natural history museum in Boulder, Colorado 1700: 1686: 1668:This Colorado museum-related article is a 516: 502: 494: 416:Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research 310: 296: 288: 25: 18: 1719:University of Colorado Boulder buildings 200: 1749:Colorado building and structure stubs 7: 1658: 1656: 206: 204: 1739:Natural history museums in Colorado 1754:Western United States museum stubs 1672:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 1617:South Central Colorado Urban Area 1597:North Central Colorado Urban Area 436:National Snow and Ice Data Center 33:University of Colorado at Boulder 1660: 1639: 400:Denver School of Public Affairs 367:University of Colorado Hospital 1729:University museums in Colorado 189:University of Colorado Boulder 1: 51: 1734:Museums in Boulder, Colorado 178:American Alliance of Museums 1770: 1655: 1587:Front Range Urban Corridor 1635: 535: 216:Museum of Natural History 129:www.colorado.edu/cumuseum 40: 24: 1744:Paleontology in Colorado 1622:Southern Rocky Mountains 1577:Denver Metropolitan Area 362:Anschutz Medical Campus 1612:South-Central Colorado 1572:Colorado Western Slope 395:Denver Business School 320:University of Colorado 141: 119:University of Colorado 109:Natural history museum 1602:Northwestern Colorado 1557:Colorado Mineral Belt 385:Boulder School of Law 139: 896:Cherry Hills Village 89:40.0069°N 105.2728°W 1646:Colorado portal 1582:Four Corners Region 717:Tourist attractions 622:Indian reservations 85: /  21: 1627:Southwest Colorado 472:(Colorado Springs) 142: 94:40.0069; -105.2728 1681: 1680: 1653: 1652: 1562:Colorado Piedmont 1146:Steamboat Springs 1021:Greenwood Village 702:Statistical areas 672:Prehistoric sites 491: 490: 154:Boulder, Colorado 134: 133: 59:Boulder, Colorado 56:15th and Broadway 1761: 1702: 1695: 1688: 1664: 1657: 1644: 1643: 1642: 1567:Colorado Plateau 1547:Central Colorado 1001:Glenwood Springs 901:Colorado Springs 657:National Forests 518: 511: 504: 495: 470:Jennifer Sobanet 452:Board of Regents 340:Colorado Springs 321: 312: 305: 298: 289: 282: 281: 279: 278: 269:. Archived from 259: 253: 252: 250: 248: 233: 227: 226: 224: 223: 208: 185:Junius Henderson 100: 99: 97: 96: 95: 90: 86: 83: 82: 81: 78: 29: 22: 1769: 1768: 1764: 1763: 1762: 1760: 1759: 1758: 1709: 1708: 1707: 1706: 1654: 1649: 1640: 1638: 1631: 1607:San Luis Valley 1533: 1200: 1096:Manitou Springs 961:Federal Heights 812: 741: 682:Protected areas 607:Historic places 543: 531: 522: 492: 487: 464:Justin Schwartz 440: 404: 373: 323: 319: 316: 286: 285: 276: 274: 261: 260: 256: 246: 244: 235: 234: 230: 221: 219: 210: 209: 202: 197: 150:natural history 148:is a museum of 93: 91: 87: 84: 79: 76: 74: 72: 71: 61:(United States) 57: 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1767: 1765: 1757: 1756: 1751: 1746: 1741: 1736: 1731: 1726: 1721: 1711: 1710: 1705: 1704: 1697: 1690: 1682: 1679: 1678: 1665: 1651: 1650: 1636: 1633: 1632: 1630: 1629: 1624: 1619: 1614: 1609: 1604: 1599: 1594: 1589: 1584: 1579: 1574: 1569: 1564: 1559: 1554: 1552:Eastern Plains 1549: 1543: 1541: 1535: 1534: 1532: 1531: 1526: 1521: 1516: 1511: 1506: 1501: 1496: 1491: 1486: 1481: 1476: 1471: 1466: 1461: 1456: 1451: 1446: 1441: 1436: 1431: 1426: 1421: 1416: 1411: 1406: 1401: 1396: 1391: 1386: 1381: 1376: 1371: 1366: 1361: 1356: 1351: 1346: 1341: 1336: 1331: 1326: 1321: 1316: 1311: 1306: 1301: 1296: 1291: 1286: 1281: 1276: 1271: 1266: 1261: 1256: 1251: 1246: 1241: 1236: 1231: 1226: 1221: 1216: 1210: 1208: 1202: 1201: 1199: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1173: 1168: 1163: 1158: 1153: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1108: 1103: 1098: 1093: 1088: 1083: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1048: 1043: 1038: 1033: 1028: 1023: 1018: 1013: 1011:Grand Junction 1008: 1003: 998: 993: 988: 983: 978: 973: 968: 963: 958: 953: 948: 943: 938: 933: 928: 923: 918: 913: 908: 903: 898: 893: 888: 883: 878: 873: 868: 863: 858: 853: 848: 843: 838: 833: 828: 822: 820: 814: 813: 811: 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 785: 780: 775: 770: 765: 760: 755: 749: 747: 743: 742: 740: 739: 734: 732:Transportation 729: 724: 719: 714: 709: 704: 699: 694: 689: 684: 679: 674: 669: 664: 662:National Parks 659: 654: 649: 647:Municipalities 644: 639: 634: 629: 624: 619: 614: 609: 604: 599: 594: 589: 584: 579: 574: 572:Climate change 569: 564: 559: 553: 551: 545: 544: 536: 533: 532: 523: 521: 520: 513: 506: 498: 489: 488: 486: 485: 479: 476:Michelle Marks 473: 467: 460: 454: 448: 446: 442: 441: 439: 438: 433: 428: 423: 418: 412: 410: 406: 405: 403: 402: 397: 392: 387: 381: 379: 375: 374: 372: 371: 370: 369: 364: 359: 357:Auraria Campus 349: 348: 347: 337: 331: 329: 325: 324: 317: 315: 314: 307: 300: 292: 284: 283: 254: 228: 199: 198: 196: 193: 132: 131: 126: 122: 121: 116: 112: 111: 106: 102: 101: 69: 63: 62: 54: 50: 49: 46: 42: 41: 38: 37: 30: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1766: 1755: 1752: 1750: 1747: 1745: 1742: 1740: 1737: 1735: 1732: 1730: 1727: 1725: 1722: 1720: 1717: 1716: 1714: 1703: 1698: 1696: 1691: 1689: 1684: 1683: 1677: 1675: 1671: 1666: 1663: 1659: 1648: 1647: 1634: 1628: 1625: 1623: 1620: 1618: 1615: 1613: 1610: 1608: 1605: 1603: 1600: 1598: 1595: 1593: 1590: 1588: 1585: 1583: 1580: 1578: 1575: 1573: 1570: 1568: 1565: 1563: 1560: 1558: 1555: 1553: 1550: 1548: 1545: 1544: 1542: 1540: 1536: 1530: 1527: 1525: 1522: 1520: 1517: 1515: 1512: 1510: 1507: 1505: 1502: 1500: 1497: 1495: 1492: 1490: 1487: 1485: 1482: 1480: 1477: 1475: 1472: 1470: 1467: 1465: 1462: 1460: 1457: 1455: 1452: 1450: 1447: 1445: 1442: 1440: 1437: 1435: 1432: 1430: 1427: 1425: 1422: 1420: 1417: 1415: 1412: 1410: 1407: 1405: 1402: 1400: 1397: 1395: 1392: 1390: 1387: 1385: 1382: 1380: 1377: 1375: 1372: 1370: 1367: 1365: 1362: 1360: 1357: 1355: 1352: 1350: 1347: 1345: 1342: 1340: 1337: 1335: 1332: 1330: 1327: 1325: 1322: 1320: 1317: 1315: 1312: 1310: 1307: 1305: 1302: 1300: 1297: 1295: 1292: 1290: 1287: 1285: 1282: 1280: 1277: 1275: 1272: 1270: 1267: 1265: 1262: 1260: 1257: 1255: 1252: 1250: 1247: 1245: 1242: 1240: 1237: 1235: 1232: 1230: 1227: 1225: 1222: 1220: 1217: 1215: 1212: 1211: 1209: 1207: 1203: 1197: 1194: 1192: 1189: 1187: 1186:Woodland Park 1184: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1174: 1172: 1169: 1167: 1164: 1162: 1159: 1157: 1154: 1152: 1149: 1147: 1144: 1142: 1139: 1137: 1134: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1119: 1117: 1114: 1112: 1109: 1107: 1104: 1102: 1099: 1097: 1094: 1092: 1089: 1087: 1084: 1082: 1079: 1077: 1074: 1072: 1069: 1067: 1064: 1062: 1059: 1057: 1054: 1052: 1049: 1047: 1044: 1042: 1039: 1037: 1036:Idaho Springs 1034: 1032: 1029: 1027: 1024: 1022: 1019: 1017: 1014: 1012: 1009: 1007: 1004: 1002: 999: 997: 994: 992: 989: 987: 984: 982: 979: 977: 974: 972: 969: 967: 964: 962: 959: 957: 954: 952: 949: 947: 944: 942: 939: 937: 934: 932: 929: 927: 924: 922: 921:Cripple Creek 919: 917: 914: 912: 909: 907: 906:Commerce City 904: 902: 899: 897: 894: 892: 889: 887: 884: 882: 879: 877: 874: 872: 869: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 854: 852: 849: 847: 844: 842: 839: 837: 834: 832: 829: 827: 824: 823: 821: 819: 815: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 771: 769: 766: 764: 761: 759: 756: 754: 751: 750: 748: 744: 738: 735: 733: 730: 728: 725: 723: 720: 718: 715: 713: 710: 708: 705: 703: 700: 698: 695: 693: 690: 688: 685: 683: 680: 678: 675: 673: 670: 668: 665: 663: 660: 658: 655: 653: 650: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 623: 620: 618: 615: 613: 610: 608: 605: 603: 600: 598: 595: 593: 592:Federal lands 590: 588: 585: 583: 580: 578: 575: 573: 570: 568: 565: 563: 560: 558: 555: 554: 552: 550: 546: 541: 540: 534: 530: 526: 519: 514: 512: 507: 505: 500: 499: 496: 483: 480: 477: 474: 471: 468: 465: 462:Chancellors: 461: 459: 455: 453: 450: 449: 447: 443: 437: 434: 432: 429: 427: 424: 422: 419: 417: 414: 413: 411: 407: 401: 398: 396: 393: 391: 388: 386: 383: 382: 380: 376: 368: 365: 363: 360: 358: 355: 354: 353: 350: 346: 345:Heller Center 343: 342: 341: 338: 336: 333: 332: 330: 326: 322: 313: 308: 306: 301: 299: 294: 293: 290: 273:on 2022-09-29 272: 268: 264: 258: 255: 242: 241:Press release 238: 232: 229: 217: 213: 207: 205: 201: 194: 192: 190: 186: 181: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 138: 130: 127: 123: 120: 117: 113: 110: 107: 103: 98: 70: 68: 64: 60: 55: 47: 43: 39: 34: 28: 23: 1674:expanding it 1667: 1637: 971:Fort Collins 891:Central City 881:Castle Pines 788:Homelessness 768:Demographics 737:Wildernesses 667:Paleontology 557:Bibliography 537: 458:Todd Saliman 275:. Retrieved 271:the original 266: 257: 247:December 17, 245:. Retrieved 240: 231: 220:. Retrieved 218:. 2016-06-01 215: 182: 170:paleontology 158:anthropology 145: 143: 1592:High Plains 1264:Clear Creek 1181:Wheat Ridge 1176:Westminster 1101:Monte Vista 981:Fort Morgan 976:Fort Lupton 793:LGBT rights 482:Don Elliman 456:President: 92: / 80:105°16′22″W 67:Coordinates 45:Established 1713:Categories 1519:Washington 1499:San Miguel 1479:Rio Grande 1474:Rio Blanco 1394:Las Animas 1374:Kit Carson 1249:Broomfield 1171:Walsenburg 1131:Rocky Ford 1111:Northglenn 1086:Louisville 1061:Las Animas 886:Centennial 876:Cañon City 871:Burlington 861:Broomfield 846:Black Hawk 677:Prehistory 602:Government 582:Coloradans 484:(Anschutz) 445:Governance 277:2022-09-29 222:2022-03-10 195:References 166:entomology 77:40°00′25″N 1424:Montezuma 1364:Jefferson 1229:Archuleta 1076:Lone Tree 1071:Littleton 1066:Leadville 1046:Lafayette 951:Englewood 946:Edgewater 778:Education 687:Railroads 642:Mountains 597:Geography 587:Elections 542:(capital) 466:(Boulder) 390:CU Online 378:Academics 267:penzu.com 212:"History" 1504:Sedgwick 1494:San Juan 1489:Saguache 1454:Phillips 1429:Montrose 1379:La Plata 1354:Huerfano 1349:Hinsdale 1344:Gunnison 1329:Garfield 1274:Costilla 1259:Cheyenne 1224:Arapahoe 1206:Counties 1161:Trinidad 1156:Thornton 1151:Sterling 1141:Sheridan 1106:Montrose 1091:Loveland 1081:Longmont 1051:Lakewood 1041:La Junta 1026:Gunnison 996:Glendale 986:Fountain 966:Florence 856:Brighton 803:Religion 798:Politics 783:Gun laws 753:Abortion 712:Timeline 637:Military 577:Colleges 529:Colorado 478:(Denver) 409:Research 328:Campuses 53:Location 1539:Regions 1464:Prowers 1414:Mineral 1399:Lincoln 1389:Larimer 1359:Jackson 1324:Fremont 1314:El Paso 1304:Douglas 1299:Dolores 1279:Crowley 1269:Conejos 1254:Chaffee 1244:Boulder 1219:Alamosa 1031:Holyoke 1016:Greeley 941:Durango 851:Boulder 826:Alamosa 773:Economy 763:Culture 746:Society 707:Symbols 697:Slavery 652:Museums 612:History 567:Outline 335:Boulder 174:zoology 125:Website 35:campus. 1514:Teller 1509:Summit 1469:Pueblo 1459:Pitkin 1434:Morgan 1419:Moffat 1334:Gilpin 1319:Elbert 1294:Denver 1284:Custer 1166:Victor 1136:Salida 1121:Pueblo 1006:Golden 991:Fruita 936:Denver 926:Dacono 911:Cortez 841:Aurora 831:Arvada 818:Cities 808:Sports 727:Trails 692:Rivers 617:Images 549:Topics 539:Denver 352:Denver 162:botany 1484:Routt 1444:Ouray 1439:Otero 1404:Logan 1369:Kiowa 1339:Grand 1309:Eagle 1289:Delta 1214:Adams 1126:Rifle 1116:Ouray 1056:Lamar 956:Evans 931:Delta 916:Craig 866:Brush 836:Aspen 758:Crime 722:Towns 632:Lists 562:Index 525:State 115:Owner 1670:stub 1529:Yuma 1524:Weld 1449:Park 1409:Mesa 1384:Lake 1239:Bent 1234:Baca 1196:Yuma 1191:Wray 249:2011 172:and 144:The 105:Type 48:1902 627:Law 527:of 152:in 1715:: 265:. 239:. 214:. 203:^ 180:. 168:, 164:, 160:, 1701:e 1694:t 1687:v 1676:. 517:e 510:t 503:v 311:e 304:t 297:v 280:. 251:. 225:.

Index


University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, Colorado
Coordinates
40°00′25″N 105°16′22″W / 40.0069°N 105.2728°W / 40.0069; -105.2728
Natural history museum
University of Colorado
www.colorado.edu/cumuseum

natural history
Boulder, Colorado
anthropology
botany
entomology
paleontology
zoology
American Alliance of Museums
Junius Henderson
University of Colorado Boulder


"History"
"CU Museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums"
"Natural History Museum of the University of Colorado"
the original
v
t
e
University of Colorado
Boulder

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.