The Puget Sound Museum of Natural History is one of the Pacific Northwest's significant natural history collections, with over 100,000 bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian, plant, insect, fossil specimens plus rock and mineral specimens.
Work-study position available as Curatorial Assistant for 2025-26 academic year
Appox 10 hrs/weeek specimen preparation, curation and research in a Natural History Museum, contact CES or gshugart@pugetsound.edu
Looking for the Wing & Tail image collection? Images are on JSTOR as of 16 Sept 2024.
Contact Gary Shugart, Collection Manager, gshugart@pugetsound.edu.
Visit the Museum Virtually
Step inside the museum prep lab and see what birds our Collections Manager, Gary Shugart, has been working on!
Check out this stop-motion video explaining form and function in bird beaks, featuring specimens from the museum and made by University of Puget Sound students!
Visit
The museum does NOT have open hours for the public. Visits to the museum are by appointment only.
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Help us continue to support our museum collection and outreach programs by giving to the museum.