Latest Museum News

Texas Science and Natural History Museum Reopens After Renovations

Nov. 1, 2023
Alcalde Magazine “To visitors from around the world, we want this to be the premier space in Central Texas about science and natural history. We want this to be a destination on the UT campus.”
An image of the saber tooth cat statue in front of the museum

Amid the Enhancements at New Museum are Contributions by UT Students

Oct. 19, 2023
Collaborators across the College of Natural Sciences and UT Austin played a role in the transformation at Texas Science & Natural History Museum.

Texas Science and Natural History Museum at UT opens after renovations

Sept. 28, 2023
Fox 7 News The Texas Science and Natural History Museum on UT campus closed its doors a year and a half ago for renovations. On Saturday, it welcomed the public back for the next chapter of its history.

Dino-mite! Discover a Texas T-Rex at This Revamped Museum

Sept. 28, 2023
Austin Monthly The Texas Science & Natural History Museum celebrated its grand opening with breathtaking new fossil displays and a regionally focused mindset.

Texas Science & Natural History Museum triumphantly reopens with awe-inspiring renovations and a new tyrannosaur skeleton

Sept. 22, 2023
CBS Austin The Texas Science & Natural History Museum, situated on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, has officially reopened its doors after a period of uncertainty and closure.

The rebranded Texas Memorial Museum officially opens back up this weekend

Sept. 22, 2023
KUT Austin It’s been more than a year since the Texas Memorial Museum on the UT campus closed for renovations. It’s reopening Saturday as the Texas Science & Natural History Museum.

Austin’s Only Natural History Museum Nearly Went Extinct. Now It’s Back and Better Than Ever.

Sept. 21, 2023
Texas Monthly The newly renovated Texas Science and Natural History Museum (formerly the Texas Memorial Museum) opens September 23.

An Evolving Texas Memorial Museum Opens Again

Sept. 20, 2023
UT News With a new name — the Texas Science & Natural History Museum — major renovations and a refined mission, UT’s most historic museum has a new lease on life

Texas Memorial Museum reopens with a dino-sized roar as the Texas Science & Natural History Museum

Sept. 19, 2023
Tribeza The historic building on the UT Austin campus welcomes the public back with newly added museum exhibits after renovations and a rebrand.

What’s old is new again at the Texas Science & Natural History Museum in Austin

Sept. 16, 2023
Texas Highways Formerly called the Texas Memorial Museum, the venue reopens with new exhibits, dinosaurs, and murals.