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Museum of Natural History


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Three major galleries focus on natural science and natural history of Iowa and the Midwest. Newly remodeled Hageboeck Hall features more than 1,000 birds. Mammal Hall displays nearly every order of mammal from aardvark to zebra, including a 48-foot skeleton of the rare Atlantic Right Whale. Spectacular dioramas in Iowa Hall lead visitors on a 500-million-year adventure through Iowa's past.


Admission: Fee
Hours: 10-3 Tue.-Fri., 10-5 Sat., 1-5 Sun. Closed national holidays.
Address: 10 Macbride Hall
Phone: 319-335-0480
Our Email: mus-nat-hist@uiowa.edu
Our Website:www.uiowa.edu/~nathist

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Attractions and Upcoming Events

The Historic Englert Theatre

The Englert Theatre opened in downtown Iowa City on September 26, 1912

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Riverside Theatre

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Devonian Fossil Gorge

Historic floods during the summer of 1993 surged over the emergency spillway and eroded a 15-foot deep channel, exposing the underlying bedrock. Visitors can walk over acres of Devonian Age sea floor and get a first-hand look at fossils normally hidden from view. Gorge open dawn-dusk daily.

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University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame

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Museum of Art

One of the country's most important collections of African art serves as the museum's centerpiece. Visitors can also view traveling exhibitions and selections from the museum's permanent collection of more than 12,000 works of art.

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