Yale Peabody Museum

"If there is a Sistine Chapel of evolution, it is Yale University's Peabody Museum." --David Wallace, 2004

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For a VERY special Throwback Thursday, please enjoy this film footage of a New Haven school group exploring the Museum in the early 1930s! 

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Happy 10th Birthday to the Torosaurus‬ statue! On October 22nd, 2005, the iconic statue was dedicated. It has now become a part of Connecticut culture, appearing on everything from T-shirts to @dunkindonuts mugs!

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Preparing for our 150th Anniversary Celebration next year!

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After the lights go down and the doors locked behind, the spirits of the Peabody Museum come alive. Experience the Museum as you never have before with our 2nd annual haunted costume ball! Dance with the dinosaurs, slither with snakes and other creepy crawlies, imbibe our special witch's brew, and experience tours of terror through our haunted halls. Costumes encouraged but not mandatory — the evening's "best" costume will be handsomely rewarded.

Advance ticket purchase required, tickets will not be available at the door. All tickets are non-refundable.

Registration and fee required (age 18 and over only) Proper ID is required Refreshments and cocktails served (Each admission ticket includes 2 free drink tickets)

$10 for college students $15 for Museum members/Yale employees $20 for non-members

Embrace your wicked ways for an unforgettable night of fright. It’ll be a scream…

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Have you seen the Alaskan Brown Bear that is currently in our Samurai exhibit - http://peabody.yale.edu/exhibits/samurai-and-culture-japans-great-peace? Here we see the bear’s arrival c. 1978 in the receiving area. It was so large, that it took six staff members at the time to unload it.

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Peabody explorers Becky and Brooke reach the top of the world in Barrow, Alaska for an arctic archaeology trip.

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It’s a scientific riddle that has taken some 60 years to explain.

Now we know.

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Today's ‪‎Throwback Thursday‬ goes all the way back to the Peabody Museum's first building, which stood from 1876 to 1917. Here we see the mineral and gems gallery!

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Members of Theropoda, the only clade of predominantly predatory dinosaurs, were successful predators partly due to a unique tooth structure.

A new study explores why Theropod Dinosaurs were successful predators.

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For today’s ‪‎Throwback Thursday‬, we see the then yaleuniversity President and future mlb Commissioner, A. Bartlett Giamatti displaying a new Age of Reptiles T-shirt.

On March 20th, 1979, the then Peabody director Professor Keith Thomson and Rudy Zallinger went on WTNH News 8 twelve o’clock news to promote the launch of the new T-shirt version. Earlier that day, Thomson and Zallinger presented the first T-Shirt to Giamatti, in an event covered by the New Haven Register.

Don’t forget, you can get many great products featuring the mural at our own museum store.

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Ten animals that have evolved transparent bodies

By Ella Davies

From glass frogs to glasswing butterflies, a host of animals have made themselves see-through

Continue Reading.

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Science educator comaniddy recorded his latest video for pbstv and pbsdigitalstudios right here at the Peabody. What's not a dinosaur? Find your answer right here...

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Happy Independence Day from our American mastodon--Mammut americanum!

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Went to the Peabody Museum at Yale University today! Oh my gosh it was so amazing to look at all those pieces of history. Flying back tomorrow!

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Today is the opening of our new exhibit The Birds of America: Audubon and the Double Elephant Folio. Make sure to stop by and see the two beautiful Audubon‬ books on display.

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As we prepare for the opening of The Birds of America: ‪‎Audubon‬ and the Double Elephant Folio, we take a look back at another ‪bird‬ exhibit, Feathers, which ran from July 19 - December 11, 1977.

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Massive Great White Shark Spotted Off Cape Cod Coast As Water Temperatures Warm

It's the first time they've seen one of these creatures in the area this year.

Today's sampling of New England wildlife...