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News and Media

Welcome to the UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History’s Press Room. On this page you will find news stories featuring the museum and its staff, links to samples of our various publications, a photo gallery and some of our most recent news releases.  Contact the Marketing Department at 541-346-5083 for more information.

In the News...

  • KEZI News gives a progress report on the Explore Oregon! exhibition hall.
  • In a recent issue of American Antiquity, Tom Connolly, MNCH's Director of Archaeological Research, discusses the implications of new radiocarbon ages on Great Basin coiled basketry.
  • At the 2013 Society for American Archaeology meeting in Honolulu, MNCH Executive Director Jon Erlandson weighs in on the "Anthropocene" debate. Read about it in Science.   
  • In a 2013 New Scientist article, "How the West was Won," Michael Bawaya discusses debates surrounding the peopling of the Americas, highlighting the work of MNCH archaeologists Jon Erlandson and Dennis Jenkins.    
  • Jon Erlandson and Dennis Jenkins featured in Smithsonian article, "The First Americans."
  • MNCH paleontologist Greg Retallack's controversial study featured in Science News article, "Early life forms may have been terrestrial."
  • UO museum staff brings out the puppets and "monkeys around" for Darwin Family Day.  View the Register-Guard article.
  • New "Site Seeing" exhibit at UO museum highlights the history dug up around Oregon.  View the Register-Guard article. 
  • Museum of Natural and Cultural History unveils historical archeology exhibit.  Listen to the KLCC feature.
  • KEZI interviews Ann Craig, MNCH Associate Director of Public Programs, about the opening of the "Site Seeing" exhibit.  View the segment.  
  • UO museum opening history exhibit. View the Albany Democrat-Herald article. 
  • Museum visitors help develop new exhibition, shape experiences for others. Visitors are invited to offer feedback on a future exhibition. View the news release.

Publications

Fieldnotes
Published 3 times a year, our newsletter gives members an inside look at the work being done throughout the museum.
View the most recent issues.
Program Guide - Fall 2012
Program Guide
A quarterly publication highlighting current exhibits, programs and events.
Download (pdf)
2011 Annual Report
2011 Annual Report
Become a member of the Museum and receive the full report every year.
Download (pdf)

Photo Gallery

Oregon Outback Tour 2012

The Museum of Natural and Cultural History is more than its exhibits or collections; it's more than the ground-breaking research being conducted by our staff or the educational programming it offers to students throughout the community. This museum is a community - and an amazing one at that.  Take a look at our new photo gallery and you'll see some of the wonderful people that make MNCH such an incredible place to be!

75th Anniversary Video

In 2010 the museum celebrated its 75th anniversary. A video was commissioned to mark the occasion. It also provides a wonderful introduction to the museum.

 

Press Releases