The Natural History Museum opened in 2004 after more than 20 years of collecting fossils of plants and animals as well as modern vertebrate and invertebrate animals from local, national, and international sites.  It boasts one of the largest fossil vertebrate collection in the Southeast. For example, the museum has a number of Ice Age fossils including a complete bison skull unearthed in Brunswick, Ga. There are also marine fossils from an inactive kaolin mine in Wilkinson County. Other fossils in the collection come from various digs in North and South America.

Click here to view some of the museum's vertebrate collections.

 

The new Planetarium is equipped to provide educational programs and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky.

School-age children, teachers, university students, faculty and the public participate in programs that inspire the next generation of explorers

 

Location

The museum and planetarium are located on the first floor at Herty Hall at the corner of Wilkinson and Montgomery Sts. in Milledgeville, GA.

 

Hours of Operation

Open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Fridays

For appointments, call 478-445-0809 or ashley.quinn@gcsu.edu.

 

Milledgeville's Museum District

Walk beneath the shadows of towering oaks through wrought iron gates that lead to magnificently preserved mansions, haunted historic sites and fascinating museums.