Olson Museum of Natural History

MUSEUM WONDERS COMING SOON

The Olson Museum of Natural History is here to be a resource and place of wonder for the community. Outside of UW-Madison, the Museum is one of only two earth science museums and the only collection-bearing natural history museum in the Universities of Wisconsin! Thanks to the generous support of our namesake, alumni of UW-Stevens Point Don and Judi Olson, the Museum is steadily moving forward with extensive renovations in order to revive our beloved dioramas and dinosaur displays in our new Science Building permanent location.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to provide an exhibition of the collection for purposes of instruction, research and community education. The ethnographic and natural science research collections reflect the diversity in nature and among human cultures.

The mission of the Olson Museum of Natural History is to:

• Ensure the professional curation of the Museum’s collections and foster their growth
• Facilitate access to these resources for research
• Aid in the dissemination of scientific and ethnographic information
• Encourage the integration of Museum resources in UWSP student instruction and research
• Serve as a teaching and learning resource for schools and the regional public community

MUSEUM GIFT SHOP SETS OPENING

Opening Soon!

GIFT SHOP TO OPEN DEC. 2

Fall Semester Hours: (Begin Dec. 2, 2025)

 Visit our Gift Shop page here.

Monday: CLOSED

Tuesday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Thursday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Friday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Saturday: CLOSED

Sunday: CLOSED