User:NGPezz/List of natural history museums in the United States

This is a list of [[natural history museum]]s in all 50 of the [[United States]] and the [[District of Columbia]]. The oldest natural history museum in the country, the [[Academy of Natural Sciences]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], was founded in 1812.<ref>{{cite web|author=Joann Loviglio|date= 2012-03-24|title=Oldest US natural history museum offers rare peek|url=https://news.yahoo.com/oldest-us-natural-history-museum-offers-rare-peek-162619484.html|website=Yahoo News}}</ref>

This is a list of [[natural history museum]]s in all 50 of the [[United States]] and the [[District of Columbia]]. The oldest natural history museum in the country, the [[Academy of Natural Sciences]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], was founded in 1812.<ref>{{cite web|author=Joann Loviglio|date= 2012-03-24|title=Oldest US natural history museum offers rare peek|url=https://news.yahoo.com/oldest-us-natural-history-museum-offers-rare-peek-162619484.html|website=Yahoo News}}</ref>

Natural history exhibits are also a mainstay of [[Science museum|science museums]], [[Nature center|nature centers]], [[Zoo|zoos]], [[Aquarium|aquariums]], and [[Children's museum|children's museums]]. Museums are only featured on this list if they retain permanent natural history collections. Closed or defunct natural history museums are in grey.

Natural history exhibits are also a mainstay of [[Science museum|science museums]], [[Nature center|nature centers]], [[Zoo|zoos]], [[Aquarium|aquariums]], and [[Children's museum|children's museums]]. University collections and [[Herbarium|herbaria]] also overlap with the concept of a natural history museum. Museums are only featured on this list if they retain permanent natural history collections. Closed or defunct natural history museums are in grey.

<br>{{note label|accredited|A|A}}Museums accredited by the [[American Alliance of Museums]] (AAM).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Accredited Museums |url=http://ww2.aam-us.org/resources/assessment-programs/accreditation/accredited-museums |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=American Alliance of Museums |language=en}}</ref>

<br>{{note label|accredited|A|A}}Museums accredited by the [[American Alliance of Museums]] (AAM).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Accredited Museums |url=http://ww2.aam-us.org/resources/assessment-programs/accreditation/accredited-museums |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=American Alliance of Museums |language=en}}</ref>

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|[https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/]

|[https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/]

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|[[University and Jepson Herbaria]]

|[[File:University and Jepson Herbaria - University of California, Berkeley - DSC04681.JPG|100x100px]]

|[[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]]

|[[University of California, Berkeley]]

|Botany

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|[https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/]

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|[[Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology]] [[Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology|Bird Museum & Research Center]]<br>(no permanent exhibit hall)

|[[Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology]] [[Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology|Bird Museum & Research Center]]<br>(no permanent exhibit hall)