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Date & Time:

May 3 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Venue

Beneski Museum of Natural History
11 Barrett Hill Dr
Amherst, MA United States

413-542-2165

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Age
Elementary (5–11)|Preteen (9–12)|Teens (13–18)|Young Adult (19–23)|Adult
Cost($)
Free
Type of Event
Museum
Field of Interest
Nature|Geology|Interdisciplinary Learning|Paleontology
Town
Amherst
County
Hampshire County
Close-up of a polished ammonite fossil showing its spiral chambers filled with minerals in shades of brown, beige, and amber. The intricate geometry reveals the fossil's internal structure and growth pattern.

The Beneski Museum of Natural History

One of New England’s largest natural history museums, featuring three floors of exhibits with more than 1,700 specimens on display. 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 local dinosaur footprints, geological specimens and immersive exhibits that tell the history of the local landscape through geologic time, including when dinosaurs inhabited the area, and dazzling mineral specimens from around the world and meteorites from beyond Earth.

 

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