Opened to the public on May 1, 2000, the Sam Noble Museum at the University of Oklahoma is one of the finest natural history museums in the world. 50,000 square feet of exhibit space trace over 500 million years of Oklahoma’s natural and cultural history. Founded in 1899, the museum collections include 10 million specimens and artifacts from the life sciences, earth sciences and social sciences and are reflected in the wonderfully rich and informative permanent exhibit galleries.
Support Our Permanent Exhibits and Special Exhibits Program
Are you interested in supporting the museum? By donating to our permanent exhibits and special exhibits program, you will help us continue to inspire minds to understand the world through collection-based research, interpretation, and education. Any dollar amount can help your museum continue to serve the people of Oklahoma.
Review the following area where your donation can make a difference:
- Donate to the Exhibits and Public Programs Endowment: This is an endowed fund established to provide support for the museum’s exhibits and public programs, including the development of new exhibits and programs, creation of new traveling exhibits that will extend the museum’s impact, upgrading current exhibits, and hosting temporary exhibits.