Museum of Osteology (Oklahoma City, OK)

The Museum of Osteology provides quality educational opportunities and allow school groups and the public to explore the form and function of the skeletal system. We believe that conservation must begin through education and appreciation of the natural world.

The Museum of Osteology, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, will serve as a public educational facility, focusing on the form and function of the skeletal system. This museum will house nearly 5000 skull and skeletal specimens representing over 2500 vertebrate species. Displays will include adaptation, locomotion, classification and diversity of the vertebrate kingdom with a strong concentration on the class Mammalia (mammals). The Museum of Osteology is open to the public and offesr a variety of quality educational opportunities, such as guided museum tours and specialty programs for school groups, as well as serving as a source for research specimens. This museum will be the only one of its kind in the world.

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The Museum of Osteology will be open to the public in the near future. You can follow the progress of the museum below. Please click on any image for a larger view.

Museum Update: March 2010

After 6 1/2 long years, The Museum of Osteology is finally nearing completion. The Museum’s Joey Williams says, ” When we began planning the museum back in ‘03, we never anticipated it taking this long but there have been numerous set backs along the way. Some of these included contractor issues, permit delays and financial impediments.” However, all of these issues have now been resolved and progress continues ahead at full speed. Museum director, Jay Villemarette says, “With the installation of the glass in the exhibit cases and carpet throughout the museum, we have never been closer. We are now completing the final skeletons and signage for the remaining exhibits. We expect to have these last elements finalized soon and anticipate opening sometime this fall.”

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Museum of Osteology Grand Opening Announced

May 2009

In all our travels we are most often asked; "Have you guys put that whale I saw on Dirty Jobs together yet?" Well, finally, after two years of preparation and planning, we have completed the articulation of our humpback whale skeleton. This 40-foot specimen is the centerpiece of the museum. Weighing over 2000 lbs, this huge skeleton proved no easy task to assemble. Although it took our four man crew 28 days working full time, we now have our humpback articulated and installed in the Museum of Osteology.

February 24, 2009

40ft Humpback whale articulated by Skulls Unlimited and on display in the Museum of Osteology.

July 2, 2008

Primate Skeletons ready to be displayed.

May 15, 2008

Articulated and mounted Specimens almost ready for display.

May 2008

In the past few months, there has been a great deal of progress toward completing the Museum of Osteology. The final construction phase is complete and the exhibit design and construction is now underway.

December 10, 2007

Specimens awaiting storage in the new classroom storage cabinets.

December 2007

On November 26th, the Museum of Osteology received a huge gift, compliments of the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in the form of 120 museum specimen storage cases.