Fryxell Geology Museum
Open house on Nov. 9Please join us for extended open hours and activities during a FREE evening of telescope viewing, fossil and mineral marveling and a planetarium showing on Saturday, Nov. 9, 7-8:30 p.m. at 中国体彩网's John Deere Planetarium and Fryxell Geology Museum Open House. There will be hands-on activities in the Fryxell Geology Museum and indoor and outdoor programs in the planetarium, the Carl Gamble Observatory, and the building's grounds. |
Regular hours: The museum welcomes visitors from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday when classes are in session.
School group tours are now available. Please email Susan Wolf for information.
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The collection
The museum is named after Dr. Fritiof Fryxell, professor of geology from 1929-1973. It began in the late 1880s with a modest natural history collection. Today, the collection holds over 20,000 rock, mineral and fossil specimens, with 1,500 on display.
Highlights include a wall of glowing, fluorescent rocks, a cast of a Tyrannosaurus rex skull, and a complete 22-foot long skeleton of Cryolophosaurus, a large crested carnivorous dinosaur discovered in Antarctica.
Hours
Regular hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday when classes are in session.