Summer Wrap-up!
Exhibits and Public Programs Summer Wrap-up! Summer is a busy time at the museum, with events and activities for all ages featuring all kinds of science and culture. We had so much fun this summer and hope you did too! Read on for a reminder of all we did. Soromundi...
Welcome, Todd!
by Lexie Briggs
The museum welcomes a new executive director.
Data Recovery at the Van Buren Bridge Construction Site
Museum archaeologists recovered hundreds of glass bottle fragments, pieces of ceramic dishes, tin cans, and other remnants of life in the early 1900s from the Van Buren Bridge construction project.
Samoan researchers visit to see collection of tapa cloth
A kind of bark cloth known as tapa cloth in Polynesia recently drew a team of Samoan researchers to the Museum of Natural and Cultural History to dig into its extensive collection of the culturally important material.
Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program 2021
Meet the six 2021 TAAP awardees!
Reflecting on 2020
by Jon Erlandson
In 2020, I learned about resilience, sustainability, and the deep human need for connection.