La Sierra University’s World Museum of Natural History is open again.
It had been closed since the coronavirus pandemic started more than two years ago.
The museum, for which admission is free, reopened in June. It has displays of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles, as well as gems and minerals, petrified wood, shells and American Indian artifacts, a university news release states.
The museum, located on the Riverside university’s campus, has one of the world’s largest collections of mineral spheres, with more than 1,500, the release states. Its reptiles collection has more than 90% of known species of crocodilians, and its Southeast Asian Bird display is the largest of its kind in the nation.
Visitors can see the museum on the third Saturday of each month, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The next open date is Saturday, Aug. 20.
Up to 10 people at a time can tour the museum. Visitors are encouraged to confirm availability in advance by calling 951-785-2500, visiting the website, or emailing advancement@lasierra.edu.
Educational group tours are available with reservations.
“The World Museum of Natural History really is a hidden gem, as it contains many of the world’s most exotic and rare specimens and not many people know it is located in their own community,” museum collections assistant Lindi Montes said in the release.
La Sierra University is at 4500 Riverwalk Pkwy., Riverside. The museum is in E.E. Cossentine Hall.
An online campus map can be found here.
Information: the museum’s website.
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