Programs & Events

The HSU Natural History Museum offers a number of rotating workshops hosted by local experts that focus on a variety of specific topics.

We are currently closed to the public due to COVID-19.

For Updates: Check our News & Announcements for the most current and visit our Facebook page or email us at natmus@humboldt.edu.

For Online Activities: Visit the online exhibits section of our website.

Discovery Days

Astro Discovery Day - exploring a telescope outside the museum

We offer a variety of Discovery Days with interactive hands-on activities for the whole family. Each one has a theme!

Upcoming & Past Discovery Days

Monthly Speaker Series

an audience at a monthly speaker series - watching a presentation

We strive to offer thought-provoking and informative evening lectures to the community at large with a wide variety of nature based topics from dinosaurs to dinoflagellates. Donations are appreciated.

Monthly Speaker Series Events

School Visits

a group of elementary students at a discovery day

Teachers -- Bring your students for a visit to the museum.

How to set up a School Visit

Workshops

A few men looking for tracks in the sand at a tracking workshop

The NHM partners with other community organizations to offer specialized workshops for an in-depth experience on a variety of topics.

Workshop Information

Upcoming Events

** No events scheduled at this time.

News & Announcements

New Website Launch for the HSU Natural History Museum »

The HSU Natural History Museum has a new look to our online presence! Thank you to HSU Marketing & Communications Web Team for working with the museum to create our new site.

First Soft-Shelled Dinosaur Egg Fossils Found »

Did mosasaurus, a dinosaur cousin, lay soft eggs or give life birth? The answer to this question was found in two different fossils.

NHM remains closed due to COVID 19 »

We will remain closed through the summer in line with HSU. The NHM plans to reopen early Fall (in person if safe, or virtually if need be).