抖阴短视频 Boulder offers a variety of exhibitions open to the campus and community at no cost. Take a look below听to see what's on display. Please note: The university will be closed Monday, Dec. 25; Tuesday, Dec. 26; and Monday, Jan. 1.
Museum of Natural History
Cannabis: A Visual Perspective
This听exhibit, the first of its kind in the nation, explores the diversity of the genus听Cannabis听and spotlights the groundbreaking research conducted at 抖阴短视频 Boulder to expand our knowledge of this group of flowering plants.听It features听a juried selection of botanical illustrations rendered in watercolor, colored pencil, print and mixed media. Open through Jan. 26.
Curious Connections in Nature
Discover the role of the prairie dog in Colorado鈥檚 grasslands. Learn about the microbes we host in our bodies.听Delve听into these connections and the听important work of these animal scientists听through hands-on activities, multi-media displays and specimens from the museum鈥檚 collection.
Discovery Corner
At the newly听remodeled children's area, young visitors (and their favorite adult) can discover, design, doodle听and more while developing their curiosity and making connections to the natural world.听The听space encourages children to touch real museum specimens, share a story from the curated collection of children's books,听spend meaningful time together听and make new friends!
Fossils: Clues to the Past
A permanent member of the natural history museum, Fossils: Clues to the Past allows visitors to see how fossils are studied and what things can be learned from them. Located in the Paleontology Hall.
Ground Level Ozone
The Ground Level Ozone exhibit takes a look at听how human activities have increased the amount of ground level ozone, an invisible, highly irritating gas that forms just above the earth鈥檚 surface, to a level that is harmful to life on our planet. Located in the McKenna Gallery hall.
Unearthed: Ancient Life in the Boulder Valley
This exhibit features a collection of 80-plus听stone tools known as The Mahaffy Cache that was found in a Boulder backyard in 2008. The tools date back approximately 13,000 years, near the end of the last Ice Age. It explores the science behind the extraordinary discovery through interactive elements and touchable replicas.听Located in the Anthropology Hall.
Visit the at Henderson Building from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, from听9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday听and听from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.听Sunday.
Heritage Center
抖阴短视频 in Space
The space exploration gallery currently highlights: 抖阴短视频's 20 system-wide astronauts, an Aerobee rocket suspended from the ceiling, artifacts recovered from the wreckage of听space shuttle Challenger, a lunar sample and other spacesuits and equipment used by astronauts.听
Here Comes Ralphie!
Discover 抖阴短视频's early unoffical mascots鈥攊ncluding a dog, goat and donkey鈥攁nd learn about Ralphie's extraordinary appearances over the last 50 years, when the university named the buffalo its official mascot.
Hit the Bricks!
Roughly 1 million LEGO bricks take the shape of the 抖阴短视频 Boulder campus in this fun exhibit. Hit the Bricks! features campus buildings and facilities, a MAVEN spacecraft, whimsical reflections of campus life, an Eye Spy scavenger hunt and more.
Visit the on the third floor of Old Main from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
