Connecticut State Museum of Natural History
| Connecticut State Museum of Natural History | |
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| Established | 1988 |
| Location | Storrs, Connecticut, United States |
| Website | www.cac.uconn.edu/mnhhome.html |
The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History is located in Storrs, Connecticut and is part of the University of Connecticut.[1]
The small museum contains a variety of scientific and archaeological collections about the cultural history of southern New England.[2] The natural history collections contains "hundreds of thousands of specimens of mammals, birds, insects, invertebrates, fossils, plants, fish and parasites."[3] Since 2004, it houses the Connecticut Archaeology Center, which contain the "largest repository of Connecticut Native American, colonial and industrial artifacts in existence."[4]
References
- ↑ Battista, Carolyn (1989-05-07). "THE VIEW FROM: THE CONNECTICUT STATE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY; Preserving a Natural Heritage, Here and There". The New York Times.
- ↑ "About". Connecticut State Museum of Natural History. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ↑ "Connecticut State Museum of Natural History Collections". Connecticut State Museum of Natural History. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ↑ "About the Connecticut Archaeology Center Collections". Connecticut Archaeology Center. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
External links
- Connecticut State Museum of Natural History - Official site
- Visit to the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History - CT Quest, descriptions of exhibits
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Coordinates: 41°48′15.1″N 72°15′9.9″W / 41.804194°N 72.252750°W