Texas Memorial Museum

Texas Memorial Museum is the exhibit hall of the Texas Natural Science Center. It is located at 2400 Trinity Street, on The University of Texas at Austin campus, in Austin, Texas.

Museum Holiday Schedule
The Museum will be closed on the following days: November 26th, Thanksgiving Day; December 24th and 25th, Christmas Eve and Day; and December 31st and January 1st, New Year's Eve and Day.

Museum hours: Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm; Saturday, 10 am–5 pm;
Sunday, 1–5 pm. Admission is FREE! The Museum is closed on major holidays.

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Plan Your Visit | Tours | Visitor info | Exhibit Map (PDF*, 87KB)

Exhibits

• Hall of Geology and Paleontology (Floor 1)
  • Dinosaurs
  • Discovery Drawers
  • Fossil Animals and Plants
  • Meteorites
  • Onion Creek Mosasaur
  • Paleo Lab 
• Great Hall (Floor 2)
  • Colors of Nature
  • E.M. Barron Exhibit of Minerals and Gem Collections
  • Natural Wonders: Treasures of the Texas Natural Science Center
  • The Texas Pterosaur
• Hall of Texas Wildlife (Floor 3)
  • Fishes of Texas
  • Natural Regions of Texas
  • Night Shift
  • Wildlife Dioramas
  • Winged Wonders
• Hall of Biodiversity (Floor 4)
  
  • Explore Evolution
• Outdoor
  • Sarah and Ernest Butler Outdoor Classroom
  • Glen Rose Dinosaur Tracks
  • Saber-toothed Cat Sculpture
• Collaborations
  • Dino Pit
  • Glen Evans: The Compleat Naturalist
  • Hartman Prehistoric Garden

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Texas Memorial Museum is a member of the Austin Museum Partnership.