Natural History Museum
Georgia College & State University's Natural History Museum
The Georgia College Natural History Museum is an academic and research treasure for students, faculty, and the public in the southeastern United States. Faculty and students of the university have been working hard to add to the natural history collection for over 25 years. Since 1988, researchers from around the United States have visited Georgia College to conduct research in our collections of fossil and modern vertebrates, fossil and modern plants, fossil invertebrates, and insects.
In 2004, the university opened the doors to a 2,500 square foot Museum and to date, almost 10,000 visitors have been introduced to topics in earth sciences, emphasizing paleontology. The National Park Service has recognized our commitment to paleontological research by joining with our museum in a cooperative agreement and memorandum of understanding. Today, the Natural History Museum is recognized as an official repository for National Park Service specimens. These agreements provide partial funding for paleontological fieldwork and benefit our students through expanded learning opportunities in the national parks via field work, internships, and employment.
Faculty Associates of the Natural History Museum and their students have generated more than 100 scholarly works and as a result have hosted several professional meetings. Another major accomplishment is the acquisition and implementation of a full-dome planetarium, featuring state of the art graphic projection. The new Planetarium is equipped to provide educational programs and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky.
School-age children, teachers, university students, faculty and the public participate in programs that inspire the next generation of scientific explorers.
Museum Virtual Tour
A pdf file of the Natural History Museum and Planetarium Exhibit Map can be downloaded here.
This URL will take you to the GCSU page within iTunesU that houses the museum pod casts we produced. You will need iTunes updated to the most current version on your computer to access the pages.
Location
The museum and planetarium are located on the first floor of Herty Hall on the GCSU Campus. Herty Hall is located on the 100 block of Montgomery Street in Milledgeville, Ga. Entrance is located on Montgomery Street.
Hours of Operation
The Natural History Museum is open every Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Additionally the Museum is open the first Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. If a holiday falls on this day, the museum will be closed.
The Planetarium is open for the 2009 Fall Schedule and features shows as follows:
Mondays: Two Small Pieces of Glass (5 p.m.)
Tuesdays: MarsQuest (5 p.m.)
Wednesdays: Two Small Pieces of Glass (5 p.m.)
Thursdays: Hubble Vision 2 and Oceans in Space (4 p.m. and 5 p.m.)
Fridays: Two Small Pieces of Glass and Hubble Vision 2
(2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.)
Admission is FREE
For more information visit the Planetarium website.
For a Calendar of Events for the NHM and Planetarium click here.
For more information on the museum or to schedule a tour please contact::
Ashley Quinn, Museum Manager
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Georgia College & State University
Campus Box 081
Milledgeville, GA 31061
office phone: (478) 445-2395
ashley.quinn@gcsu.edu
