The University of Nebraska State Museum was established in 1871 and has steadily grown into one of the leading research and educational science museums in the nation to be associated with a university. The Museum collects and interprets the natural, geological and anthropological history of the state and of the Great Plains, and holds the collections in trust for all Nebraskans. The Museum is comprised of the world-famous "Elephant Hall", a research collection containing over 13 million specimens, Mueller Planetarium, the Dr. Paul and Betty Marx Discovery Center, Trailside Museum of Natural History at Fort Robinson State Park, and Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park.

The museum is located in Morrill Hall and open 7 days a week.

Public Hours:
Monday - Saturday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday, 9:30 am - 8:00 pm
Sunday, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Find out more information about the museum by visiting their website: www-museum.unl.edu