Beneski Museum of Natural History

Dinosaur skeletons and footprints, dazzling minerals, and more await you at the Beneski Museum of Natural History.

Beneski Museum of Natural History

Dinosaur skeletons and footprints, dazzling minerals, and more await you at the Beneski Museum of Natural History.

Beneski Museum of Natural History

Dinosaur skeletons and footprints, dazzling minerals, and more await you at the Beneski Museum of Natural History.

Beneski Museum of Natural History

Dinosaur skeletons and footprints, dazzling minerals, and more await you at the Beneski Museum of Natural History.

Beneski Museum of Natural History

Dinosaur skeletons and footprints, dazzling minerals, and more await you at the Beneski Museum of Natural History.

Beneski Museum of Natural History

Dinosaur skeletons and footprints, dazzling minerals, and more await you at the Beneski Museum of Natural History.

Welcome to the Beneski Museum

Let us show you around!

From trilobites to dinosaur tracks, there is so much to discover! Museum Docents Mattea Denney, Sadie Gomez and Caroline Needell class of ’22 give a two-minute introduction to the collections of the Beneski Museum of Natural History.

The Beneski Museum of Natural History is one of New England’s largest natural history museums, featuring three floors of exhibits with more than 1,700 specimens on display, and tens of thousands of specimens available for use by scholars and researchers from across campus and around the world.

Step inside the museum and you’ll find:

Dramatic displays of fossil skeletons, from fish to dinosaurs to Ice Age megafauna
An extraordinary collection of dinosaur footprints
Geological specimens and immersive exhibits that tell the history of the local landscape through geologic time, including when dinosaurs inhabited the area
Mineral specimens from around the world and meteorites from beyond Earth

Hours, Admission & Access

Tuesday - Friday, 10AM - 4PM
Saturday - Sunday, 10AM - 5PM

Admission is always free of charge.

Plan your visit • Know Before You Go • Schedule a Group Visit

The museum is fully accessible; a wheelchair and walker are available for use on site.

How Are Dinosaur Tracks Formed?

The Beneski Museum of Natural History houses the most extensive collection of fossil dinosaur tracks in the world. Specimens on exhibit and in storage show a vast array of track morphologies (shapes).

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