Natural History Museum of the University of Colorado

Natural History Museum of the University of Colorado

The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum located in Boulder, Colorado. The museum houses one of the most extensive and respected natural history collections in the Rocky Mountain and Plains regions, with over four million artefacts and specimens in anthropology, botany, entomology, palaeontology, and zoology, making it one of the top university natural science museums in the country. The American Alliance of Museums accredited the University of Colorado Museum in 2003.

Judge Junius Henderson was chosen as the museum's first curator in 1902. The University of Colorado Museum is located in the Henderson Building on the University of Colorado Boulder campus. The Museum is conveniently located downtown Boulder, on the University of Colorado campus, in the Henderson Building, next to the University Memorial Center, just off Broadway St. Several RTD buses stop nearby, and visitor parking is available at the Euclid AutoPark, which is about a half-block south on Broadway.

Natural and cultural treasures from Colorado, North America, and throughout the world are featured in museum displays. Visit the events calendar to learn about upcoming lectures, seminars, and family activities, or learn more about guided tours. The Museum gift store sells books, fine jewellery, ceramics, carpets, children's toys and kits, and other items.

Operating hours

• Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Visit Us

Boulder, CO 80309, 

Henderson Building, 15th and Broadway