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Explore Ohio’s rich natural history through the themes of plants, animals, geology, geography and climate. In this exhibit you will find artefacts ranging from rocks and minerals to taxidermy mounts of locally extinct animals.
Aug 18, 2023 · The museum within the Ohio History Center showcases Ohio’s history from the ice age to the modern day. Exhibits feature a variety of topics including Indigenous history, natural history, WWI, the 1950s, the history of Ohio sports, and more.
Former curator Carl W. Albrecht wrote his Ph.D. on skippers (family Hesperiidae) and was a co-founder of the Ohio Lepidopterists, formed to provide a baseline survey of Ohio’s butterflies and moths. The group worked with the ODNR Division of Wildlife to list state endangered and threatened species.
The Ohio History Center is the headquarters of the Ohio History Connection and a museum showcasing Ohio's history from the ice age to today. These exhibits feature a variety of topics including the Civil War, natural history, WWI, the 1950s and interactive children activities.
- 800 E. 17th Ave, Columbus, 43211, OH
- (614) 297-2300
Located within a National Historic Landmark, the Museum of Natural History and Science walks guests through Ohio’s deep past, from the age of dinosaurs to the Space Age. The Museum of Natural History and Science has a long history, educating the public since the early nineteenth century.
May 4, 2023 · While the hands-on exhibits like the Big Science Park, which lets visitors lift a 2,437-pound car, and the American Museum of Natural History Dinosaur Gallery are popular with kids, adults love the interactive learning, too.
Nov 17, 2017 · The permanent first-floor exhibition, which boasts 130 specimens from the venerable New York City museum’s collection, showcases dinosaurs on a scale that’s never been seen before in Columbus.
