Peabody Museum New Haven CT

Yale Peabody Museum    

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The Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University is one of the oldest, largest, and most prolific university natural history museums in the … See more

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4.5/5 · 573 reviews
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Sep 9, 2024
A vast collection of dinosaur, minerals and artifacts awaits you at this museum. The experience was terrific. Parking was free, dinosaur "tracks" led us to the front door and admission is free. Th… Full review by milliegordon2
Sep 8, 2024
It’s like the American Museum of Natural History without all the threadbare dioramas , and crowds, and the expense of driving into New York City and trying to park. It’s beautiful and the renovation… Full review by Leem921
Aug 25, 2024
The dinosour, evolution and mineral and gem exhibitions were very worthwhile. Explanations were good. Unfortunately, there were a lot of young families with screaming children and who were running … Full review by williammL9562XJ
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Questions & answers

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How many hours do should you schedule for a trip to the museum?
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Between 2 and 3 hours.
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How many Incan antiquities are in the museum's collection? Are they on display? Why were 350 of them returned to Peru …
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How many Incan antiquities are in the museum's collection? Are they on display? Why were 350 of them returned to Peru when the University said they would return all or most of them? During a recent visit to Cusco and Machu Picchu I learned that Yale has kept the bulk of antiquities that were supposed to be on loan 100 years ago.
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This is not a question about visiting the museum. It is a policy question and should be directed to the museum itself. It political in nature. I can answer questions on parking, the exhibits …
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This is not a question about visiting the museum. It is a policy question and should be directed to the museum itself. It political in nature. I can answer questions on parking, the exhibits shown, the educational programs offered, etc. I cannot answer policy questions about artifacts that have been returned to a country or the museum's policy on maintaining artifacts found during digs in other countries.
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This policy serves to address the needs of individuals with disabilities who wish to use university websites and applications as part of their education, to participate in programs, to...
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