The Museum of Natural History at the University of Louisiana at Monroe offers a summer schedule through August.

The museum will be open on Fridays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the first Saturday of each month, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. School groups may also call the museum at 318-342-1868 to schedule an appointment.

The museum, located on the third floor of Sandel Hall, is composed of three divisions, offering world-class collections of plants, archeological artifacts, fossils, rocks, minerals, fish, amphibians, and reptiles.

Its mission is to “to promote and advance an understanding and appreciation of all aspects of natural history (especially of north Louisiana) based on its collections, exhibits, education and research.”