Exhibits and Public Programs

Summer 2024 wrap-up! At home and across the state

Summer 2024 at the museum was vibrant, educational, and a whole lot of fun.

Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Smith

Volunteer SpotlightMary Smith How long have you been volunteering with the museum? I have been volunteering since 2006! What’s your favorite part of being a volunteer? I have two favorite things. Number one is that I get to learn about all kinds of things. I love...

2023 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.

Josephy Center Program Receives Oregon Stewardship Award

The Museum of Natural and Cultural History has bestowed the sixth annual Oregon Stewardship Award to Heads to Hearts, a project of the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture.

New Exhibit Highlights Eugene Lesbian History

A new exhibit at the UO’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History invites people to learn about Eugene’s historic lesbian community from the women who created and sustained it.

The Animal Kingdom’s Track and Field Champs Star in New Exhibit

A new exhibit at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History allows visitors to experience a track and field competition like no other, with cheetahs, chimps and kangaroos all going for gold.

Lessons We Learned from the Pandemic

by Ann Craig
The COVID-19 pandemic changed nearly every plan we had for 2020. Read on for three silver linings that are lighting our way to a more inclusive future.

Meet the Mammoths

We unveil two life-sized Columbian mammoth sculptures at the northern edge of the Starlin Native Plant Courtyard!

Exhibitions and Public programs: Honoring Indigenous Peoples 2017

Marking fall 2017 — Oregon Archaeology Month, Indigenous Peoples Day, National Fossil Day, and National Native American Heritage Month.

Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Smith

Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Smith

Volunteer SpotlightMary Smith How long have you been volunteering with the museum? I have been volunteering since 2006! What’s your favorite part of being a volunteer? I have two favorite things. Number one is that I get to learn about all kinds of things. I love...

2023 Summer Wrap-up!

2023 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.

New Exhibit Highlights Eugene Lesbian History

New Exhibit Highlights Eugene Lesbian History

A new exhibit at the UO’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History invites people to learn about Eugene’s historic lesbian community from the women who created and sustained it.

Lessons We Learned from the Pandemic

Lessons We Learned from the Pandemic

by Ann Craig
The COVID-19 pandemic changed nearly every plan we had for 2020. Read on for three silver linings that are lighting our way to a more inclusive future.

Meet the Mammoths

Meet the Mammoths

We unveil two life-sized Columbian mammoth sculptures at the northern edge of the Starlin Native Plant Courtyard!

Other Museum News:

ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH

CONDON FOSSIL COLLECTION

ANTHROPOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS

FROM THE DIRECTOR