Connecticut State Museum of Natural History

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Connecticut State Museum of Natural History
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Established1988
Dissolved2016
LocationStorrs, Connecticut, United States
Websitewww.cac.uconn.edu/mnhhome.html

The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History was located in Storrs, Connecticut as part of the University of Connecticut.[1]

The small museum contained a variety of scientific and archaeological collections about the cultural history of southern New England.[2] The natural history collections contained "hundreds of thousands of specimens of mammals, birds, insects, invertebrates, fossils, plants, fish and parasites."[3] Since 2004, it housed the Connecticut Archaeology Center, which contained the "largest repository of Connecticut Native American, colonial and industrial artifacts in existence."[4]

In August 2016, the University closed the museum to turn it into administrative office space. Although the museum still exists as a legal entity, it no longer has any physical location or exhibit space.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ Battista, Carolyn (1989-05-07). "THE VIEW FROM: THE CONNECTICUT STATE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY; Preserving a Natural Heritage, Here and There". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "About". Connecticut State Museum of Natural History. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  3. ^ "Connecticut State Museum of Natural History Collections". Connecticut State Museum of Natural History. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  4. ^ "About the Connecticut Archaeology Center Collections". Connecticut Archaeology Center. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  5. ^ Natural History Museum to Relocate, Expand Public Outreach
  6. ^ UConn should honestly address reason behind museum closure

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Coordinates: 41°48′15.1″N 72°15′9.9″W / 41.804194°N 72.252750°W / 41.804194; -72.252750

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