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Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History

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3232 Briarcrest Drive
Bryan, Texas 77802
Executive Director
office: 979-776-2195
30.66° N 96.32° W

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The Brazos Valley Museum hosts tours, lectures and classes. Educational programs for children include Nature Camps (held every spring/winter break, and summer), Game Day Learn & Play programs (held during every Aggie home football game), Birthday Parties, and school field trips (or if your school is in the area, have us come visit you!). Discovery Kits are available to teachers, home schoolers, scouts, and others for their own use. We provide information on the adjacent Carter’s Creek Nature Trail, picnic area, and restored wildlife habitats.

Each year, the Museum reaches about 50,000 children and adults with stimulating science programs, exhibits, special events, and affiliated programs such as the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley, Center for the Study of the First Americans and the Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collections. Our programs are available thanks to the support of many individuals, businesses, and other institutions.

The Museum strives to stimulate understanding of the dynamic relationships between people and their natural environment and to encourage responsible stewardship of all natural resources. The focus of the Museum is science and natural and cultural history. In cooperation with the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley, we exhibit “nature art” and conduct programs on art and archaeology. Through activities at the Museum and through outreach to schools and other community organizations, the Museum teaches respect and appreciation for the region’s natural and cultural history.

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Highlights

The Museum features stunningly beautiful fossils, taxidermy mounts, and cultural artifacts exhibited in an artistic way.

Size

9,000 sq.ft.

Type

Natural History Museum

Admission Fee

$5 adults, $4 students and seniors, members and children under 3 are free

Period

Prehistory to Modern

Collections

25,000 natural history specimens, & selected cultural artifacts

Hours

Monday-Saturday, 10am -5pm

Exhibits

Traveling exhibits rotate every 2-3 months, longer term exhibits on fossils, Texas history, Ice Age Fossils, and live animals.

Access

In the Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest Drive, Bryan, Texas 77802

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