Connecticut State Museum of Natural History

The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History was located in Storrs, Connecticut as part of the University of Connecticut.[1]

Connecticut State Museum of Natural History
Established1988
Dissolved2016
LocationStorrs, Connecticut, United States
Websitewww.cac.uconn.edu/mnhhome.html

The small museum contained a variety of scientific and archaeological collections about the cultural history of southern New England.[2] The natural history collections contained "hundreds of thousands of specimens of mammals, birds, insects, invertebrates, fossils, plants, fish and parasites."[3] Since 2004, it housed the Connecticut Archaeology Center, which contained the "largest repository of Connecticut Native American, colonial and industrial artifacts in existence."[4]

In August 2016, the University closed the museum to turn it into administrative office space. Although the museum still exists as a legal entity, it no longer has any physical location or exhibit space.[5][6]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "About". Connecticut State Museum of Natural History. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  3. "Connecticut State Museum of Natural History Collections". Connecticut State Museum of Natural History. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  4. "About the Connecticut Archaeology Center Collections". Connecticut Archaeology Center. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  5. Natural History Museum to Relocate, Expand Public Outreach
  6. UConn should honestly address reason behind museum closure

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.