Museum of Natural and Cultural History

🦦 Join Tribal researcher Peter Hatch (Siletz) of the Elakha Alliance and archaeologist Hannah Wellman as they discuss their work to surface the archaeology and ethnohistory of Oregon’s lost sea otters, a cultural keystone species missing from Oregon’s shoreline for 110 years. Hannah Wellman will provide an overview of our understanding of sea otters in the Oregon archaeological record to date, and Peter Hatch will discuss the many ways that the many strands of Indigenous traditional knowledge of sea otters that outlived the animals' extinction can inform their potential future in Oregon. The presentation will take place in Eugene at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History (MNCH) on the University of Oregon campus at 6pm. The presentation is included with your regular admission to the museum; or it's free for MNCH members and UO ID card holders. Show your Oregon Trail or other EBT card for an admission discount. #seaotters #otters #eugene #pnw #universityoforegon #seaotter #archaeology #history #oregon

Welcome home, Ducks! Move in is such an exciting time on campus—and this year our staff helped #UnpackTheQuack in a major way. From left to right, marketing and communications specialist Lexie Briggs, executive director Todd Braje, associate director Ann Craig, and director of community engagement Ruth Hyde spent a few hours this week helping students and parents unload boxes, mini-fridges, and record players. As the semester starts, remember that admission to the museum is always free with a UO ID. We can't wait to see you!

Thanks for covering our newest exhibit, KEZI! "The exhibit provides an exciting look into the wondrous reaches of space and the excitement that comes from the expansion of human knowledge." https://lnkd.in/gBi45Nid

"One of the things that we want to do as a museum is inspire wonder. There's nothing better than giant pictures of space to just inspire wonder." - Lexie Briggs, museum communications specialist. Thanks to The Register-Guard for their coverage of our newest exhibit! https://lnkd.in/gmVsRK9d

Our latest exhibit opens to the public on Friday, September 13 at 7:00 p.m.! Come on by!

"[People in the past] weren’t just a natural part of the landscape; they were making decisions about how to manage their surroundings, and they faced the consequences of those decisions." MNCH's executive director Todd Braje discusses archaeology's place in building environmental resiliency: https://shorturl.at/tUX0o

It’s official! University of Oregon is part of the Big Ten, opening up opportunities for collaboration with top research institutions nationwide. Check out some of the #B1G’s incredible natural and cultural history museums, including University of Michigan Museum of Natural History, Fowler Museum at UCLA, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History, and the Bell Museum!

There's nothing like an Eastern Oregon sunset. Our educational outreach team is visiting libraries all over the state this summer—check the link in the comments to see when this Kendall Auto Group museum outreach van is coming near you!

New UO research reveals the largest salmon to ever live had tusks protruding from the side of its jaw, instead of the downward-pointing teeth scientists formerly thought it had. Researchers at the UO’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History , Oregon State University, and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine thoroughly investigated the updated fossils. A model of the spike-tooth salmon by paleoartist Gary Staab is currently on display at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Learn more about new research on the spike-tooth salmon at https://bit.ly/3X8BaSE. #UOAlumni #OnceADuckAlwaysADuck

Museum research is deepening our understanding of #Oregon's history. New this week: 3500 years of #Indigenous agriculture. #archaeology