The Sternberg Museum of Hays State University moved here a couple of years ago. They acquired this facility from the state of Kansas; it was an entertainment complex, including a bowling alley.
The Sternberg Museum of Hays State University moved here a couple of years ago. They acquired this facility from the state of Kansas; it was an entertainment complex, including a bowling alley.
The mammoth was in the lobby of the Sternberg.
This sign preceded the (non-) animated dinosaur exhibit. It is housed in the third floor of the round building and represents cretaceous Colorado.
These Pteranodons swooped overhead.
This is an Apatosaurus femur to touch and sit on.
The T Rex, as were all the animated dinosaurs, under repair and non-moving.
Charles Sternberg was head of the department at Hays State and in this display is depicted excavating his prize specimen, a fish-within-a-fish.
The fish-within-a-fish specimen.
The Discovery Room, supported by the Ronald McDonald foundation.
There were a hundred of these specimen and description drawers. Some held butterflies.
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Last modified on 2003 July 19
