Amid the Enhancements at New Museum are Contributions by UT Community

October 12, 2023 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

Collaborators across the College of Natural Sciences and UT Austin played a role in the transformation at Texas Science & Natural History Museum.

Image of a large bronze statue of a saber tooth cat in front of a limestone building

At the newly reopened Texas Science and Natural History Museum, you can spot many signs of collaboration from across campus.


A building with the words etched in limestone that read Texas Memorial Museum and a sign reading Texas Science and Natural History Museum has a garden outside with flowers in bloom

A pollinator garden on the east side of the museum. 

Image of specimen boxes filled with preserved butterflies in the shape of a tree with a green background

A new installation greets visitors at the main entrance.

Image of the interior of the museum gift shop

The museum store is open for business.

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