Alabama Museum of Natural History
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The Alabama Museum of Natural History is the state's oldest natural history museum and is essential to learning and quality of life at The University of Alabama. #RollTide
#OnThisDay 70 years ago, Autherine Lucy took the first steps towards a more equitable education. Smith Hall and the Alabama Museum of Natural History stood witness to this historic moment and our installation offers a portal between 1956 and 2026. These images will be on view beginning February 6.
February 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
#OnThisDay 70 years ago, Autherine Lucy took the first steps towards a more equitable education. Smith Hall and the Alabama Museum of Natural History stood witness to this historic moment and our installation offers a portal between 1956 and 2026. These images will be on view beginning February 6.
The Alabama Museum of Natural History will be closed from December 20, 2025 until January 2, 2026 when the Museum reopens for regular business hours.
December 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Alabama Museum of Natural History will be closed from December 20, 2025 until January 2, 2026 when the Museum reopens for regular business hours.
Thanks to everyone who visited the Alabama Museum of Natural History for our All Day Holiday Open House! We hope you enjoyed making custom buttons and ornaments, exploring our exhibits through the Scavenger Hunt, and seeing the Museum decorated for the holidays.
#Museums #NaturalHistory #Alabama
#Museums #NaturalHistory #Alabama
December 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Thanks to everyone who visited the Alabama Museum of Natural History for our All Day Holiday Open House! We hope you enjoyed making custom buttons and ornaments, exploring our exhibits through the Scavenger Hunt, and seeing the Museum decorated for the holidays.
#Museums #NaturalHistory #Alabama
#Museums #NaturalHistory #Alabama
Visit the Alabama Museum of Natural History today until 4:30 p.m. to create ornaments with dyes we make using Chemistry! We also have a Scavenger Hunt, cookies and hot chocolate, and buttons you can take home!
December 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Visit the Alabama Museum of Natural History today until 4:30 p.m. to create ornaments with dyes we make using Chemistry! We also have a Scavenger Hunt, cookies and hot chocolate, and buttons you can take home!
Make sure you're on the Gneiss List by visiting the Alabama Museum of Natural History on December 12 for our All Day Holiday Open House! From 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., admission to the Museum will be free all day and we're and giving away bookmarks and festive buttons to take home!
December 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Make sure you're on the Gneiss List by visiting the Alabama Museum of Natural History on December 12 for our All Day Holiday Open House! From 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., admission to the Museum will be free all day and we're and giving away bookmarks and festive buttons to take home!
The Alabama Museum of Natural History invites visitors to our “All Day Holiday Open House” on December 12 from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. We'll be making ornaments, providing a Scavenger Hunt, and giving away buttons and bookmarks!
Visit website: → bit.ly/48oawe3
Visit website: → bit.ly/48oawe3
December 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The Alabama Museum of Natural History invites visitors to our “All Day Holiday Open House” on December 12 from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. We'll be making ornaments, providing a Scavenger Hunt, and giving away buttons and bookmarks!
Visit website: → bit.ly/48oawe3
Visit website: → bit.ly/48oawe3
On this day in 1954, a meteorite blew a hole in Ann Hodges' roof, ricocheted off a large Philco radio, and struck her in the side (she survived). It contains fragments of the first things to make up our solar system. See it at the Alabama Museum of Natural History. → bit.ly/3F92ky9
November 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
On this day in 1954, a meteorite blew a hole in Ann Hodges' roof, ricocheted off a large Philco radio, and struck her in the side (she survived). It contains fragments of the first things to make up our solar system. See it at the Alabama Museum of Natural History. → bit.ly/3F92ky9
Thanks to everyone who visited the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum to attend "Haunting at the Museums" and Mrs. Beatrice Aster's Garden Tea Party! We hope you enjoyed exploring history and science and solving the mystery!
Photo Credit: Alisha Power and Rebecca Johnson
Photo Credit: Alisha Power and Rebecca Johnson
October 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Thanks to everyone who visited the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum to attend "Haunting at the Museums" and Mrs. Beatrice Aster's Garden Tea Party! We hope you enjoyed exploring history and science and solving the mystery!
Photo Credit: Alisha Power and Rebecca Johnson
Photo Credit: Alisha Power and Rebecca Johnson
Mrs. Beatrice Aster (Eastern Bumblebee – 𝘉𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴) is the last member of Honey Hollow's founding family. You are invited to join Mrs. Aster's free tea party on October 25 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum!
📷 : Ashley Redic
📷 : Ashley Redic
October 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Mrs. Beatrice Aster (Eastern Bumblebee – 𝘉𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴) is the last member of Honey Hollow's founding family. You are invited to join Mrs. Aster's free tea party on October 25 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum!
📷 : Ashley Redic
📷 : Ashley Redic
What role does Dr. Edgar Corvus (American Crow – 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘷𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴), the local chemist and naturalist, play in our free and all-ages Garden Tea Party mystery at the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum on October 25 from 5-8:00 p.m.?
📷 : Artwork by Ashley Redic
📷 : Artwork by Ashley Redic
October 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
What role does Dr. Edgar Corvus (American Crow – 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘷𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴), the local chemist and naturalist, play in our free and all-ages Garden Tea Party mystery at the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum on October 25 from 5-8:00 p.m.?
📷 : Artwork by Ashley Redic
📷 : Artwork by Ashley Redic
Professor Hesta Duvernoy (Eastern Hognose – 𝘏𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴) issss absssolutely terrified of crowdsss and ssstaysss inssside mossst daysss. Investigate her role in our free and all-ages Garden Tea Party mystery on October 25 from 5-8:00 p.m.
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GET DETAILS: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
October 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Professor Hesta Duvernoy (Eastern Hognose – 𝘏𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴) issss absssolutely terrified of crowdsss and ssstaysss inssside mossst daysss. Investigate her role in our free and all-ages Garden Tea Party mystery on October 25 from 5-8:00 p.m.
GET DETAILS: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
GET DETAILS: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
Could Mr. Tobias F. Woodhouse III (Fowler's Toad – 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘹𝘺𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘪), a local businesstoad, be involved in our Garden Tea Party mystery? Visit the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum on Oct. 25 from 5-8:00 p.m. to find out!
INFO: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
INFO: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
October 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Could Mr. Tobias F. Woodhouse III (Fowler's Toad – 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘹𝘺𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘪), a local businesstoad, be involved in our Garden Tea Party mystery? Visit the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum on Oct. 25 from 5-8:00 p.m. to find out!
INFO: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
INFO: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
Visit the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum on October 25 from 5-8 p.m. to see how military doctor, Colonel William Skeeter (Eastern Red Bat – 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴), fits into our mystery!
LEARN MORE: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
📷 : Ashley Redic
LEARN MORE: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
📷 : Ashley Redic
October 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Visit the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum on October 25 from 5-8 p.m. to see how military doctor, Colonel William Skeeter (Eastern Red Bat – 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴), fits into our mystery!
LEARN MORE: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
📷 : Ashley Redic
LEARN MORE: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
📷 : Ashley Redic
Attend our free "Haunting at the Museums: Garden Tea Party" on October 25 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. to meet Ms. Sandra Perry (Beach Mouse – 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴)!
INFO: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
📷 : Ashley Redic
INFO: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
📷 : Ashley Redic
October 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Attend our free "Haunting at the Museums: Garden Tea Party" on October 25 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. to meet Ms. Sandra Perry (Beach Mouse – 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴)!
INFO: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
📷 : Ashley Redic
INFO: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
📷 : Ashley Redic
You are cordially invited to attend our free “Haunting at the Museums: Garden Tea Party” on October 25 from 5-8:00 p.m. Expect hands-on activities, storytelling, and, of course, a bit of mystery!
MORE INFO: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
#UniversityOfAlabama #RollTide #Museums
MORE INFO: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
#UniversityOfAlabama #RollTide #Museums
October 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
You are cordially invited to attend our free “Haunting at the Museums: Garden Tea Party” on October 25 from 5-8:00 p.m. Expect hands-on activities, storytelling, and, of course, a bit of mystery!
MORE INFO: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
#UniversityOfAlabama #RollTide #Museums
MORE INFO: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0
#UniversityOfAlabama #RollTide #Museums
The Alabama Museum of Natural History has been selected to participate in the Southeastern Museums Conference and the pan-Smithsonian initiative "Reckoning & Reimagining: Building the Future Through the Lens of 250 Years" workshop.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The Alabama Museum of Natural History has been selected to participate in the Southeastern Museums Conference and the pan-Smithsonian initiative "Reckoning & Reimagining: Building the Future Through the Lens of 250 Years" workshop.
READ MORE: ➡️ bit.ly/47mHb2V
READ MORE: ➡️ bit.ly/47mHb2V
𝘊𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘪, or the Saban crab 🦀, made its debut on ESPN College GameDay! This fossil is housed in UA Museums' paleontology collection under the care of the Department of Museum Research and Collections.
LEARN MORE: ➡️ bit.ly/46Mrhxm
LEARN MORE: ➡️ bit.ly/46Mrhxm
October 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
𝘊𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘪, or the Saban crab 🦀, made its debut on ESPN College GameDay! This fossil is housed in UA Museums' paleontology collection under the care of the Department of Museum Research and Collections.
LEARN MORE: ➡️ bit.ly/46Mrhxm
LEARN MORE: ➡️ bit.ly/46Mrhxm
A team led by University of Alabama researchers have discovered several ancient crab and shrimp fossils from central Alabama — including one they have named after legendary football coach Nick Saban.
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Meet the Saban Crab: UA Scientists Discover Ancient Species in Alabama
A new University of Alabama study of 65-million-year-old crab and shrimp fossils from central Alabama yielded multiple new species and genera.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A team led by University of Alabama researchers have discovered several ancient crab and shrimp fossils from central Alabama — including one they have named after legendary football coach Nick Saban.
READ MORE: ➡️ bit.ly/3KxKStJ
#Alabama #RollTide #UniversityOfAlabama
READ MORE: ➡️ bit.ly/3KxKStJ
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Crikey! The Alabama Museum of Natural History has unveiled a new exhibit! Allow us to introduce our newest Cretaceous crocodilian, 𝘋𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴. These "terrible crocodiles" would have preyed upon both aquatic and terrestrial vertebrates, including larger dinosaurs!
#FossilFriday #UniversityOfAlabama
#FossilFriday #UniversityOfAlabama
September 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Crikey! The Alabama Museum of Natural History has unveiled a new exhibit! Allow us to introduce our newest Cretaceous crocodilian, 𝘋𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴. These "terrible crocodiles" would have preyed upon both aquatic and terrestrial vertebrates, including larger dinosaurs!
#FossilFriday #UniversityOfAlabama
#FossilFriday #UniversityOfAlabama
Dr. Harry "Bing" Blewitt has volunteered around 7,500 hours over the last 27 years with The University of Alabama Museums and helped to put more than 3000 records in the collections!
WATCH: ➡️ bit.ly/46nn7go
#UniversityOfAlabama #Museums #Paleontology #Fossils
WATCH: ➡️ bit.ly/46nn7go
#UniversityOfAlabama #Museums #Paleontology #Fossils
Long-Term Volunteer Highlight: An Interview with "Bing" Blewitt
Dr. Harry "Bing" Blewitt has volunteered around 7,500 hours over the last 27 years with The University of Alabama Museums and helped to put more than 3000 records in the collections. "Bing" is also the 2023 Alabama Avocational Paleontologist Awardee. • Volunteer Achievement Award: https://bit.ly/48nmG76 • Alabama Avocational Paleontologist Award: https://bit.ly/48nmG76 • Research & Collections Website: https://collections.museums.ua.edu/ • The University of Alabama Museums Website: https://museums.ua.edu/ • Become a UA Museums Supporting Member: https://bit.ly/3ok8RxB Credits: • Video Shot and Edited By: Rebecca Johnson, UA Museums' Communications Specialist • Drone Footage: The University of Alabama's Division of Strategic Communications • Music: Kyle Cox - Worth the Squeeze - Instrumental version Bunker Buster - Sun Lover Hey Judy - Hahaha - Instrumental version Campagna - All the Way Home #Museums #NaturalHistoryMuseum #NaturalHistory #MuseumCollections #UniversityOfAlabama
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September 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Dr. Harry "Bing" Blewitt has volunteered around 7,500 hours over the last 27 years with The University of Alabama Museums and helped to put more than 3000 records in the collections!
WATCH: ➡️ bit.ly/46nn7go
#UniversityOfAlabama #Museums #Paleontology #Fossils
WATCH: ➡️ bit.ly/46nn7go
#UniversityOfAlabama #Museums #Paleontology #Fossils
The Alabama Museum of Natural History's "Excavating Erasure: Jefferson Davis Jackson" exhibit has been selected for the Bronze Award in the Under $10,000 budget category by the Southeastern Museums Conference!
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#Museums #Alabama #UniversityOfAlabama
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September 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Alabama Museum of Natural History's "Excavating Erasure: Jefferson Davis Jackson" exhibit has been selected for the Bronze Award in the Under $10,000 budget category by the Southeastern Museums Conference!
READ MORE: ➡️ bit.ly/4mpQiUK
#Museums #Alabama #UniversityOfAlabama
READ MORE: ➡️ bit.ly/4mpQiUK
#Museums #Alabama #UniversityOfAlabama
Thanks to everyone who visited the Alabama Museum of Natural History for our crocodilian-themed "Alabama Fossil Fest"! We hope you enjoyed talking with paleontologists, participating in our educational programming, seeing our new exhibit unveiling, and attending the presentations.
September 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Thanks to everyone who visited the Alabama Museum of Natural History for our crocodilian-themed "Alabama Fossil Fest"! We hope you enjoyed talking with paleontologists, participating in our educational programming, seeing our new exhibit unveiling, and attending the presentations.
Have an eye-conic time at the free, all-ages, and Crocodilian-themed "Alabama Fossil Fest" today from 1:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Alabama Museum of Natural History!
VIEW SCHEDULE: ➡️ bit.ly/42kzHKQ
Note: The Museum will be closed until 1:00 p.m.
#Tuscaloosa #RollTide #Alabama
VIEW SCHEDULE: ➡️ bit.ly/42kzHKQ
Note: The Museum will be closed until 1:00 p.m.
#Tuscaloosa #RollTide #Alabama
September 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Have an eye-conic time at the free, all-ages, and Crocodilian-themed "Alabama Fossil Fest" today from 1:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Alabama Museum of Natural History!
VIEW SCHEDULE: ➡️ bit.ly/42kzHKQ
Note: The Museum will be closed until 1:00 p.m.
#Tuscaloosa #RollTide #Alabama
VIEW SCHEDULE: ➡️ bit.ly/42kzHKQ
Note: The Museum will be closed until 1:00 p.m.
#Tuscaloosa #RollTide #Alabama
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We made some Gaston-style decor updates to the CVN lab today, thanks to a loan from @almnh.bsky.social !
September 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
We made some Gaston-style decor updates to the CVN lab today, thanks to a loan from @almnh.bsky.social !
Make nature observations during this year's Marble Bowl competition on the Alabama Museum of Natural History's team!
JOIN THE TEAM: ➡️ bit.ly/4671lw3
#UniversityOfAlabama #RollTide
JOIN THE TEAM: ➡️ bit.ly/4671lw3
#UniversityOfAlabama #RollTide
Marble Bowl 2025 - The University of Alabama
The Marble Bowl pits this project against all other schools in the 2025 challenge. Current scores can be viewed by joining the project "The Marble Bowl" - https://www.inaturalist.org/project...
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September 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Make nature observations during this year's Marble Bowl competition on the Alabama Museum of Natural History's team!
JOIN THE TEAM: ➡️ bit.ly/4671lw3
#UniversityOfAlabama #RollTide
JOIN THE TEAM: ➡️ bit.ly/4671lw3
#UniversityOfAlabama #RollTide