Exhibits
Permanent exhibits include:
- The Great Hall of Dinosaurs with the skeleton of an Apatosaurus .
- The Age of Reptiles Mural is a 110-foot (34 m) long depiction of dinosaurs in their natural habitats. It was painted by Rudolph F. Zallinger, and is located in the Great Hall of Dinosaurs.
- Fossil Fragments: The Riddle of Human Origins is a new exhibit dedicated to human evolution.
- The Birds of Connecticut Hall has 722 specimens, representing more than 300 of the 382 documented species in the state of Connecticut.
- There are eleven dioramas on the plant and vertebrate ecology of Connecticut. They were designed by J. Perry Wilson, F. Lee Jaques, and Ralph C. Morrill.
- The Hall of Mammalian Evolution. Here shows The Age of Mammals mural, also painted by Rudolph F. Zallinger.
- An extensive collection of minerals, primarily from Connecticut.
- Native American artifacts from Connecticut.
- The Hall of Ancient Egyptian Artifacts.
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