Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

The Great Hall houses real fossils, including the Jurassic-age skeletons of Brontosaurus and Stegosaurus. The Discovery Room features touchable specimens and live critters. Among the latter are a working leafcutter ant farm, poison dart frogs, pet snakes, bearded dragons, walking sticks and more. Changing exhibit galleries now feature Dinosaurs Take Flight: The Art of Archaeoptryx (through August 30, 2017) and Beauty and the Beetle (through August 6, 2017). Other permanent  exhibits on Mammalian Evolution, Earth & Space, and Human Origins. Stunning animal habitat dioramas and Rudolph Zallinger's Pulitzer-winning fresco The Age of Reptiles--the world's most famous dinosaur painting--are among visitor favorites. The Museum Store was cited by The New York Times as "one of the best."

Hours

Tue.-Sat. 10-5, Sun. 12-5. Closed Jan. 1, Easter, July 4, Thanksgiving, Dec. 24-25.

Dates of Operation

Open year-round.

Pricing

See website for pricing.

Other Amenities

  • ADA Compliant
  • Gift Shop
  • Groups welcome
  • Guided Group Tours
  • Indoor Activity
  • Meeting/Event Facilities
Address

170 Whitney Ave.
New Haven, CT 06511
United States

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