Museum of Natural History

  1. April 12, 2019

    Biological Sciences Building and Museum of Natural History dedication

    The new Biological Sciences Building and the Museum of Natural History were in the spotlight recently as dedication ceremonies were conducted for both facilities.

  2. February 6, 2019

    U-M to unveil new home for Museum of Natural History April 14

    The U-M Museum of Natural History has announced it will reopen to the public April 14 in its new home at the university’s new Biological Sciences Building.

  3. September 4, 2018

    Biological Sciences Building showcases science to the world

    Spanning 312,000 square feet in the heart of Central Campus, U-M’s new Biological Sciences Building will serve as a hub of scientific innovation and give the public an opportunity to discover science in action.

  4. July 2, 2018

    Campus briefs

    News from around the university.

  5. March 14, 2018

    Museum acquires lifelike reconstruction of human relative

    U-M’s new Museum of Natural History will feature a life-size, hyperrealistic sculptural reconstruction of an extinct human relative that roamed southern Africa 2 million years ago.

  6. March 21, 2017

    Museum of Natural History shares plans for closing, new location

    The Museum of Natural History has announced special events to mark the Dec. 31 closing of its current location in the Ruthven Museums Building, and opening celebrations for a new facility next door. 

  7. October 18, 2016

    Team recovers ‘most complete Michigan mastodon skeleton’ in decades

    The most complete ice age mastodon skeleton found in Michigan since the 1940s was recovered this month from the state’s Thumb region by a team led by U-M researchers.

  8. September 26, 2016

    Thumb-area teachers to help U-M scientists dig mastodon bones

    Ten Thumb-area teachers will help U-M paleontologists unearth the remains of an 11,000- to 13,000-year-old mastodon next month in Tuscola County, Michigan. 

  9. April 15, 2016

    Museum of Natural History kicks off ‘mammoth’ crowdfunding effort

    The Museum of Natural History is asking the public to help fund efforts to publicly display the remains of a mammoth found on a Chelsea farm last fall.

  10. October 5, 2015

    Chelsea-area farmer donates mammoth remains to U-M

    The owner of the partial mammoth skeleton that was uncovered near Chelsea last week is donating the bones to U-M for public display and further study.