Peabody Museum of Natural History

Local namePeabody Museum of Natural History
LocationNew Haven, Connecticut, United States

The Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University is among the oldest, largest, and most prolific university natural history museums in the world. It was founded by the philanthropist George Peabody in 1866 at the behest of his nephew Othniel Charles Marsh, the early paleontologist. Most known to the public for its Great Hall of Dinosaurs, which includes a mounted juvenile Brontosaurus and the 110-foot-long mural The Age of Reptiles, it also has permanent exhibits dedicated to human and mammal evolution; wildlife dioramas; Egyptian artifacts; and the birds, minerals and Native Americans of Connecticut.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peabody_Museum_of_Natural_History

Official Website http://peabody.yale.edu/

Phone +1 203 432 5050

Address 170 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, USA

Coordinates 41°18'57.523" N -72°55'16.262" E

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