The Orton Geological Museum, 1874-2024: A 150-year Retrospective

a dinosaur skeleton in the lobby of Orton Hall
August 20 - February 25, 2025
8:00AM - 9:00PM
Thompson Library Gallery

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2024-08-20 08:00:00 2025-02-25 21:00:00 The Orton Geological Museum, 1874-2024: A 150-year Retrospective The Orton Geological Museum, Ohio’s first natural history museum, opened to the public in August 1874. With the start of the 2024-2025 academic year, the museum enters its 150th year of operation. We are celebrating the sesquicentennial with new exhibits in the museum gallery, and a special exhibition in Thompson Library. "The Orton Geological Museum, 1874-2024: A 150-year Retrospective" is a curated assortment of rarely exhibited fossils, rocks, minerals, photographs, manuscripts, publications, and artwork that chronicle the museum’s history from its earliest days through the present.Details Thompson Library Gallery College of Arts and Sciences asccomm@osu.edu America/New_York public

The Orton Geological Museum, Ohio’s first natural history museum, opened to the public in August 1874. With the start of the 2024-2025 academic year, the museum enters its 150th year of operation. We are celebrating the sesquicentennial with new exhibits in the museum gallery, and a special exhibition in Thompson Library. "The Orton Geological Museum, 1874-2024: A 150-year Retrospective" is a curated assortment of rarely exhibited fossils, rocks, minerals, photographs, manuscripts, publications, and artwork that chronicle the museum’s history from its earliest days through the present.

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