To celebrate another semester starting at The University of Alabama, we are excited to announce the student-only Fossil Excursion on Saturday, August 29! This opportunity is $25 per person and for currently enrolled UA students who are 18 or older. Register: → bit.ly/456DbkJ

Field tested and paleontologist approved! Check out our new whale-y cool hats in the Alabama Museum of Natural History gift shop. We have this style in UA red and khaki. Hurry and grab one before they go extinct! Shout out to The Logo Station for helping our vision come to life!

Today, we are at the Pinson Public Library to share our "We Dig Dinos" program and enjoyed meeting Socks the Library Cat! See the programs through the Alabama Museum of Natural History's Educator's Resource Guide. → bit.ly/4y58vyf

The Hodges’ 1941 Philco Radio is back on display at the Alabama Museum of Natural History for the first time in over seven years! Visit the “Star that Fell on Alabama” and learn more about the wonders both in and out of this world! youtube.com/shorts/7qrfn...

#Shorts: Hodges Meteorite Exhibit at the Alabama Museum of Natural History

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New merch just crashed down at the Alabama Museum of Natural History! We’re thrilled to feature Bailey Made Art Co. works of native Alabama icons. Visit the Museum and grab a postcard, print, mug, or sticker before they go extinct! 🦖

The Alabama Museum of Natural History joined the Birmingham Zoo for Community Science Weekend! www.wbrc.com/video/2026/0...

Birmingham Zoo community science weekend

Birmingham Zoo community science weekend

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On this #EarthDay, we are celebrating #Alabama's #1 ranking in the United States for freshwater biodiversity! These species need our care and we encourage our visitors and community to support local conservation efforts and safeguard America's waters and natural heritage for generations to come.

The Alabama Museum of Natural History will be closed on Saturday, April 18 and will reopen on Monday, April 20. Photo Credit: Jonathan M. Norris

Do you have Fossil FOMO? Our Fossil Excursions are selling out fast, but we still have available spots on Thursday, July 23 and Saturday, August 8! Register Online: → bit.ly/3Mbf8c2

This is no April Fools' joke! You can now register online for Alabama Museum of Natural History's Fossil Excursions! These trips often sell out and registrations are first-come, first-served. → bit.ly/3Mbf8c2

Looking for some family fun this summer? Registration for the Alabama Museum of Natural History's Fossil Excursions will open on April 1, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.! Register Online: → bit.ly/48i0cU8

Happy #StPatricksDay from the Alabama Museum of Natural History! Make sure you take a good look at the “amateur sketch” to help the residents in the Crichton neighborhood spot the Mobile Leprechaun and find the gold!

Since February 27 is recognized as #PokemonDay, here's a look at the cards (which included holographic Shiny Pokemon Cards) that University of Alabama student Maddy Phillips (Madison Phillips Designs) created for our "Family Day at the Museum" event!

Thanks to everyone who put their cape on to visit the Alabama Museum of Natural History for this year's comic book-themed "Family Day at the Museum"! We hope you enjoyed learning about the connections between superheroes and research!

Heroes aren’t born. They’re built. Join us at the Alabama Museum of Natural History on February 21 from 1-4:00 p.m. for “Family Day at the Museum”! This is a free hands-on exploration of subjects being studied by The University of Alabama’s Graduate Students. Video: UA Student Anna Mullins

Looking for something Marsh-velous to do this weekend? Visit the Alabama Museum of Natural History on February 21 from 1-4 p.m. for “Family Day”! This event is a free hands-on exploration of subjects studied by The University of Alabama’s Graduate Students. Video: UA Student Anna Mullins

Don’t be invisible and see us at the Alabama Museum of Natural History this February 21 from 1-4:00 p.m. for “Family Day at the Museum”! This event is a free and family-friendly hands-on exploration of subjects being studied by The University of Alabama’s Graduate Students. Video: Anna Mullins

“Family Day at the Museum” at the Alabama Museum of Natural History is going to be terrific! Join us on February 21 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.! Enjoy a free hands-on exploration of subjects being studied by The University of Alabama’s Graduate Students. Video: UA Student Anna Mullins

Activate your Spider-Sense with us during "Family Day at the Museum" on February 21 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.! Enjoy a free hands-on exploration of subjects being studied by The University of Alabama's Graduate Students. Video Created by UA Student Anna Mullins

Our Education Intern, Sydney Garthus, interacted with fellow University of Alabama students to help them "fish for love"! This outreach opportunity celebrates Sydney's upcoming exhibit, "Drawn from the Water", which will be on display today through April 3 at the Alabama Museum of Natural History!

#OnThisDay 70 years ago, Autherine Lucy took the first steps towards a more equitable education. Smith Hall and the Alabama Museum of Natural History stood witness to this historic moment and our installation offers a portal between 1956 and 2026. These images will be on view beginning February 6.

The Alabama Museum of Natural History will be closed from December 20, 2025 until January 2, 2026 when the Museum reopens for regular business hours.

Thanks to everyone who visited the Alabama Museum of Natural History for our All Day Holiday Open House! We hope you enjoyed making custom buttons and ornaments, exploring our exhibits through the Scavenger Hunt, and seeing the Museum decorated for the holidays. #Museums #NaturalHistory #Alabama

Visit the Alabama Museum of Natural History today until 4:30 p.m. to create ornaments with dyes we make using Chemistry! We also have a Scavenger Hunt, cookies and hot chocolate, and buttons you can take home!

Make sure you're on the Gneiss List by visiting the Alabama Museum of Natural History on December 12 for our All Day Holiday Open House! From 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., admission to the Museum will be free all day and we're and giving away bookmarks and festive buttons to take home!

The Alabama Museum of Natural History invites visitors to our “All Day Holiday Open House” on December 12 from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. We'll be making ornaments, providing a Scavenger Hunt, and giving away buttons and bookmarks! Visit website: → bit.ly/48oawe3

On this day in 1954, a meteorite blew a hole in Ann Hodges' roof, ricocheted off a large Philco radio, and struck her in the side (she survived). It contains fragments of the first things to make up our solar system. See it at the Alabama Museum of Natural History. → bit.ly/3F92ky9

Thanks to everyone who visited the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum to attend "Haunting at the Museums" and Mrs. Beatrice Aster's Garden Tea Party! We hope you enjoyed exploring history and science and solving the mystery! Photo Credit: Alisha Power and Rebecca Johnson

Mrs. Beatrice Aster (Eastern Bumblebee – 𝘉𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴) is the last member of Honey Hollow's founding family. You are invited to join Mrs. Aster's free tea party on October 25 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum! 📷 : Ashley Redic

What role does Dr. Edgar Corvus (American Crow – 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘷𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴), the local chemist and naturalist, play in our free and all-ages Garden Tea Party mystery at the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum on October 25 from 5-8:00 p.m.? 📷 : Artwork by Ashley Redic