Museum of Osteology (Oklahoma City, OK)

Museum of Osteology|10301 S. Sunnylane, Oklahoma City, OK 73160||www.museumofosteology.org

MISSION STATEMENT

The Museum of Osteology will provide 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, currently being built 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 will be open to the public and will offer 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.

Future Exhibits

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Museum Updates

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: 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. To view a time-lapse video of this articulation, click here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwSwraTPX6U

Additionally, KFOR News, here in Oklahoma City, came out and filmed the final throws of this project. To view this story, click here; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peKYw98R8qM

February 24, 2009

Humpback Whale Skeleton

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

Primate Skeletons

July 2, 2008

Primate Skeletons ready to be displayed.

May 15, 2008

Articulated and mounted Specimens almost ready for display.

Museum Update: 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.

Museum Update: 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.

July 7, 2007

Glass in place in the mezzanine railing.

April 3, 2007

Display specimens in temporary storage.

February 10, 2007

After an unforeseen 8 month delay, internal construction of the museum has resumed. Contractors are currently finishing the second level.

July 21, 2006

Classroom being built.

June 23, 2006

Supports for second level in place.

February 16, 2006

Temporary storage for some of the museum's marine mammal collection.

October 4 2005

A small sample of the many skull and skeletal specimens to be displayed at The Museum of Osteology.

June 6 2005

Externally, the museum is complete.

May 28 2004

The Museum Of Osteology taking shape next to Skulls Unlimited International.

May 11 2004

Museum of Osteology exterior.

February 15 2004

Steel work progressing.

Future Site

Future site of the museum, directly north of Skulls Unlimited International, Inc.

December 1 2003

Ground breaking.