KU Natural History Museum in Lawrence, Douglas County, United States | Natural Museum

Welcome to KU Natural History Museum in Lawrence, Kansas in the United States. Nationally recognized for its public exhibits and collections, research and graduate education, KU Natural History Museum exhibits focus on the biological diversity of the Great Plains. Fossil exhibits profile extinct mammals, dinosaurs, reptiles and fish. The museum's panorama, one of the world's largest dioramas, features scenes ranging from arctic to tropical habitats. Living exhibits include a working beehive and Kansas snakes and fish. The museum is home to Comanche, a U.S. Seventh Cavalry horse that survived the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn, and a 60-foot-long Mosasaur, one of the great "sea monsters" of Kansas.
"Bugtown" features live insects and interactive exhibits that explore the world from a bug's point of view. "Explore Evolution," a traveling exhibit, features the work of scientists making leading discoveries about the evolution of life.
At the KU Natural History Museum in Lawrence, Kansas, we study the life of the planet for the benefit of the earth and its inhabitants.
We document the fantastic diversity of life on earth. We uncover its intricate patterns. We tell the grand stories that emerge from this research. And we educate graduate students, the next generation of biodiversity scientists.
The museum maintains research inventories of seven million plant and animal specimens representing life on earth, past and present. The inventories and their associated information are used for undergraduate, graduate, and public education, research, and public and professional service.