Texas Memorial Museum

Texas Memorial Museum is a university natural history museum located on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. It interprets regional and global natural history with a focus on fossils, minerals and biodiversity specimens.

The museum’s displays include fossil specimens, mounted animals and mineral collections as well as exhibit cases explaining geology and paleontology. Exhibits are arranged for family visits and school groups and typically take under two hours to see.

The museum was established by and is affiliated with the University of Texas and functions as both a public exhibit space and a research resource for the university’s collections staff. Over time the museum’s collections have been expanded through fieldwork and donations.

The building sits on the UT Austin campus close to the campus core and the Texas Tower (UT Tower), within walking distance of major campus parking and public transit stops.

• Collections: Focuses on natural history topics including paleontology, geology and regional biodiversity with fossil and mineral exhibits.

• The Texas Memorial Museum is on the University of Texas at Austin campus-use the campus map to find the building and arrive mid-morning on weekdays to avoid class-change crowds.
• Check the museum's website for temporary exhibit schedules and university holiday closures so you don't arrive during an unexpected shutdown.