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RETURN HOME
Exhibition Spaces
| Iowa Hall |
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A
500-million-year journey through Iowa's past. Explore the state's
geology, ecology and native cultures. Featured displays include a
coral
reef
from 380 million
years ago, a prehistoric coal
swamp, a giant Ice
Age sloth, Meskwaki
traditional artwork and the 500-foot bluffs overlooking the Mississippi
River and the arrival of Marquette
and Jolliet in 1673. |
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Taking
Flight --THE
WORLD OF BIRDS
The William and Eleanor Hageboeck Hall
of Birds
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One of the Midwest's
largest collections of North American birds, with more than 1,000
specimens on display. Plus the historic Laysan
Island cyclorama recreating a 1911 Hawaiian bird sanctuary.
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| Mammal Hall |
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Every
order of mammals is on display, from aardvarks to zebras, including
the skeleton of an Atlantic
Right Whale. Learn about the Museum's historic expeditions
which sent University
students worldwide and brought other specimens of famous explorers
to the Museum. |
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