KU Natural History Museum

Hey, KU students — we’re hiring! 😎

We’re looking 2-3 Visitor Experience Assistants to help create a positive, memorable, and engaging experiences for visitors at the KU Natural History Museum. In this student hourly position, you'll greet and talk to visitors, open and close the museum, restock the gift shop and more.

Required Qualifications:
🔹 Excellent communications skills
🔹 Experience in handling money/cash register experience.
🔹 Must be available to work shifts during the weekend, breaks, and in the summer.

Preferred Qualifications:
🔹 Experience working with the public.
🔹 Majoring in biology, geology, archaeology, museum studies, communications, marketing, business, or other field related to the operation of a natural history museum.

Ready to apply or learn more? ➡️ https://rockcha.lk/xfp

Coydog Days of Summer 🐺

Coyotes (Canis latrans) are among the most common wild canines in North America. Well adapted to life alongside humans, they thrive in both rural and urban habitats. Coyotes can occasionally interbreed with domestic dogs, producing hybrids known as coydogs, like the specimen on display on the sixth floor of the KU Natural History Museum.

Coydogs show one way canine diversity continues to evolve today. However, canine diversity isn't just a modern story. A recent study co-authored by KU Mammalogy Curator Emeritus Robert Timm examined nearly complete Roman-era dog skeletons from Vindolanda, England, revealing previously unrecognized dog types and showing that people were breeding dogs for specialized roles nearly 2,000 years ago.

Big changes are happening to Dyche Hall! ♿️

Read the full story on our new accessible entrance in the link below.

Construction begins on accessible entrance to KU Natural History Museum The KU Natural History Museum has announced the start of construction on the new accessible entrance from Jayhawk Boulevard to Dyche Hall, a donor-funded project designed to benefit all who visit.

Sunrise on The Hill ☀️

If you're ever taking a morning stroll through campus, stop by the Indigenous Medicinal Garden in the Arthur D. Weaver Memorial Fountain Court next to Spooner Hall. The view won't disappoint!

The University of Kansas

✨ Tickets for Biodiversity Bash are on sale NOW! ✨

Celebrate with us at our first fundraiser since 2028! You will not want to miss this unforgettable evening of fun and discovery, all while supporting the graduate students at the KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum. Purchase tickets here ➡️ https://rockcha.lk/92n

Individual event tickets are $125
A reserved table of 8 is $950

Reminder: Museum Members get a discounted ticket rate! 😎

Chic is an understatement.... 💅

Congrats to Mira, an undergraduate student at The University of Kansas who is part of the Colella Lab and worked with the KU Mammalogy Division over the last few years at Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum!

This summer she traveled to Vietnam for a National Science Foundation (NSF) Bat Disease Ecology Program for students pursuing international research experiences. Great work, Mira! 🦇

Surprise!! 🎉🤗 Sunflower Summer has been extended until Saturday, Aug. 8! 🌻

The Kansas Tourism program provides Kansas families free admission to over 200 attractions, including the KU Natural History Museum. Explore our four floors of exhibits, try out our discovery guides, and collect stickers! There's only a few more days of summer left, so visit the museum before time is up! ⏱️🦕

Download the app today to claim your tickets: https://sunflowersummer.org/

August is about the students!! 🔬🦡💡

Whether you're interested in biodiversity research, conservation, or the science behind bioluminescence, there's something for everyone to discover at the KU Natural History Museum this month. Plus, throughout August, active-duty military personnel and their families receive free admission through the Blue Star Museums program. 🇺🇸

Interested on trying out our new Panorama Puzzle? Ask the front desk for details during your next visit!

Plan your visit and learn all the exciting details here: ✨https://rockcha.lk/607272 ✨