Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum
We are a biodiversity research institute and a public natural history museum. We study past and present life on Earth to educate, engage and inspire.
Natural History Museum
Museum Hours & Admission
Tues.-Sat., 9am-5pm
Sun., 12pm-4pm
Free admission, suggested donation of $7 for adults, $4 for children. All proceeds support the museum.
Sun., 12pm-4pm
Free admission, suggested donation of $7 for adults, $4 for children. All proceeds support the museum.
Location & Contact Information
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Blvd
Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone: 785-864-4450
Email: biodiversity@ku.edu
1345 Jayhawk Blvd
Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone: 785-864-4450
Email: biodiversity@ku.edu
Membership
Support the KU Natural History Museum with a Museum Membership and enjoy benefits at the museum and at 300+ institutions around the country!
Summer Camps
Summer Science Camps return this June! Registration opens March 7. Dissect a squid, explore DNA, dig for fossils and more during these one-day summer camps for ages 8 to 11.
Natural History Museum
The KU Natural History Museum is home to four floors of public exhibits including the historic Panorama, live snakes and insects, vertebrate and invertebrate fossils, flora and fauna of the Great Plains and much more.
Biodiversity Institute
The KU Biodiversity Institute is an internationally recognized center for research and graduate student education in evolutionary biology, systematics and biodiversity informatics, with curated collections of over 10 million plant, animal and fossil specimens and 2 million cultural artifacts.
Upcoming Events
Coming in March: Celebrating Women in Science!
Education & Outreach
Summer Camps
Student & Faculty Programs
Scout Programs
News
Researchers Plan Center to Track Mammal Pathogens in the Wild to Warn of Coming Pandemics
LAWRENCE — Researchers from the University of Kansas are helping build an international, multidisciplinary center to monitor pathogens in wild mammals and act as an early warning system for pandemic prediction and prevention.
A Fossil Fruit From California Shows Ancestors of Coffee and Potatoes Survived Cataclysm That Killed the Dinosaurs
LAWRENCE — The discovery of an 80-million-year-old fossil plant pushes back the known origins of lamiids to the Cretaceous, extending the record of nearly 40,000 species of flowering plants including modern-day staple crops like coffee, tomatoes, potatoes and mint.
Researcher Helps Build Center for Avian-Influenza Pandemic Preparedness with NSF Award
LAWRENCE — As humanity tries to find its footing after the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Kansas is taking steps to help ready the United States and the rest of the world for future global health crises.
52-Million-Year-Old Fossils From High Arctic Show Near Primates Were Cool with Colder Climate
LAWRENCE — Two sister species of near-primate, called “primatomorphans,” dating back about 52 million years have been identified by researchers at the University of Kansas as the oldest to have dwelled north of the Arctic Circle.
Support the Museum
The KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum relies on your support to fund its programs, events, exhibits and more.