Fryxell Geology Museum
| The museum will be closed for Christmas break Saturday, Dec. 14-Sunday, Jan. 5. The museum will reopen at 8 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2025. |
Regular hours: The museum welcomes visitors from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday when classes are in session.
School group tours are now available. Please email Susan Wolf for information.
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The collection
The museum is named after Dr. Fritiof Fryxell, professor of geology from 1929-1973. It began in the late 1880s with a modest natural history collection. Today, the collection holds over 20,000 rock, mineral and fossil specimens, with 1,500 on display.
Highlights include a wall of glowing, fluorescent rocks, a cast of a Tyrannosaurus rex skull, and a complete 22-foot long skeleton of Cryolophosaurus, a large crested carnivorous dinosaur discovered in Antarctica.
Hours
| The museum will be closed for Christmas break Saturday, Dec. 14-Sunday, Jan. 5. The museum will reopen at 8 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2025. |
Regular hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday when classes are in session.