Sam Noble Museum

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  Located in Norman, Okla., Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is a more than 195,000-square-foot facility that was established in 1899. It is located at the University of Oklahoma campus and has various galleries that feature a variety of artifacts in more than 50,000 square feet of exhibit space. Additionally, the museum provides various facilities, including the Hall of Ancient Life, caf , research and collection department, discovery room, Pleistocene plaza, educational classrooms, auditorium and store. The museum s research and collection department has various artifacts and collections related to ethnology, archaeology, herpetology, ichthyology, invertebrate and vertebrate paleontology, ornithology, and micropaleontology and paleobotany. Its store provides gifts and books on natural history, handcrafted jewelry, Native American art and pottery, blankets, museum T-shirts, posters and souvenirs, and a children s section with interactive educational toys, books, activities and dinosaur toys. The museums vertebrate paleontology collection includes more than 56,000 cataloged specimens. It also offers educational programs for children, adults and families.

  

• Customer Reviews

  

  We had a great time!!

  Reviewed by Lisa H
  10/9/2007
  

  We took our 2-year-old and 4-year-old to the Sam Noble Museum. The only things of interest to the kids were the dinosaur skeletons and the Discovery room, which had toys and things to do for both kids. In the Discovery room they even…

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  Great option for families with small children

  Reviewed by Michelle G
  7/17/2007
  

  We have a family pass for this museum, and it is well worth the $40 a year. WIth the pass it's easy to go to the museum to see our favorite displays for short periods (ideal for small children) without feeling guilty. My son (age 4)…

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  Good exhibits but difficult docents

  Reviewed by Leslie V
  3/19/2007
  

  We were at the Sam Noble Museum recently and they had some interesting exhibits. I particularly like the Galapagos Island pictures taken by Norman native Leah Dile. I didn't like the overbearing volunteers who followed closely…

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