As Sara M. indicates, this is not what you might think of as a traditional museum, where you stop…read moreby and see some exhibits. Rather, it is principally a place of research, where a variety of specimens, images, recordings, books, and more covering a range of creatures and plant life can be studied.
The collections are very impressive and run the gamut: mites and ticks, animal sounds, insects, fish, plants, molluscs, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds. The materials are used for teaching at OSU, as well as research, and the collections can also be viewed by groups, classes, and individuals by arranging a visit in advance with the museum.
Annually, the museum hosts an open house, when anyone can stop by. Kids are encouraged, as well, and the staff and volunteers do a great job of putting together fascinating activities and information using samples from the various collections, as well as showing the types of equipment and methods they use to collect samples.
Very neat place!