CU Museum of Natural History Events

March 20 - April 19, 2023

Tuesday, March 21

“Technophany and the Sacralisation of Infrastructure in India and Thailand”

Kenneth George, Professor Emeritus, Anthropology The Australian National University will present: “Technophany and the Sacralisation of Infrastructure in...

Thursday, March 23

Dinosaur tracks under a blue sky, found in Colorado.

CU campus and community are invited to visit the newest exhibit at the CU Museum of Natural History. The Dinosaur Freeway in Colorado, takes a deep dive...

Cave 10 of Ellora Cave features carved stone and statue of Buddha.

Kirin Narayan, Anthropology Professor, The Australian, National University will present: Artisans and Ancestors in India’s Ellora Caves Ellora, Western...

Friday, March 31

Black and white photo of Henderson Museum's east stairs.

The CU Museum of Natural History Boulder will be closed Friday, March 31 as an officially-observed campus holiday. Please note the CU Museum will re-open...

Monday, April 3

Composite image with three types of bees.

Pollinators, especially native bees, have been of increasing concern to both scientists and the public alike. As such, there has been growing interest around...

Tuesday, April 4

Image shows relief panel of musicians playing instruments at Angkor Wat.

The Angkor civilization was the major regional power in Southeast Asia from the 9-15th centuries CE. However, despite more than a century of archaeological...

BITES & INSIGHTS a lunch series with the CU Museum of Natural History (CHANGE Collective)

Learn what’s going on behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum. Meet leading museum professionals working in science, art and the natural world....

Wednesday, April 12

BITES & INSIGHTS lunch series with the CU Museum of Natural History (Ted-Ed videos)

Learn what’s going on behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum. Meet leading museum professionals working in science, art and the natural world....

Saturday, April 15

Dino tracks on a hillside in Colorado.

Family Days are back! Celebrate the opening of the new Dinosaur Freeway exhibit, the Latinx Family Science Series “Migration and Animal Movement” exhibit,...

Wednesday, April 19

Segesta temple sits in green valley.  Creative Commons image.

A decade of fieldwork in westernmost Sicily has revealed a previously unnoticed pattern: high quantities of North African artifacts in virtually all periods,...