{"id":9,"date":"2016-05-24T10:52:40","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T17:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sbs.wsu.edu\/conner-museum\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T22:00:24","slug":"exhibits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sbs.wsu.edu\/conner-museum\/exhibits\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Exhibits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Conner Museum’s public exhibits are open to the public with no admission fee. The exhibits occupy several rooms at the south end of the first floor of Abelson Hall. The galleries feature several hundred taxidermy mounts of birds and mammals, most from the Pacific Northwest. It is a popular destination for school field trips, campus visitors, and WSU courses.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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East Gallery<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The East Gallery is the largest of the three galleries. \u00a0The main theme of this room is Pacific Northwest wildlife, though animals from all over the world are also on display. This gallery includes birds, large predators, and a table with touchable items.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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This table has a variety of touchable items including antlers and fur.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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West Gallery<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The main theme of the West Gallery is aquatic life. Many displays in this room show mammals. The biggest mount is the bison in the corner of the room. Other displays include beavers, penguins, and a whale skull.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Bison mount lived in a Colville tavern before it was donated to the Museum.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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North Gallery<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The North Gallery features exhibits about evolution and adaptation which showcase animals from all over the world. \u00a0It also includes our popular dinosaur exhibit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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A is for Aardvark. Check out those toenails. What do you suppose they are for?<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Dinosaur cast of a large hadrosaurid species, Prosaurolophus maximus<\/a><\/em>. It is a full-scale cast of a skeleton found in Canada.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Most museum displays are strictly \u201cLook, but don\u2019t touch.\u201d The \u201cTouch Table\u201d in the North Gallery is an exception. Visitors are encouraged to touch the different types of fur on the table.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Hallway Displays<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Several exhibits line the hallway at the south end of the museum. On one side of the hallway is a deer exhibit with mounts of deer species that occur in the region, including a moose. The other side of the hallway has smaller exhibits featuring skeletons, fossils, and the paleoartist Charles Knight.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Moose looking out of the deer herd display in the hallway.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Owen Science Library<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If you have time, visit the Owen Science Library, just south of Abelson Hall, to view a few more Museum displays. \u00a0There is a large mounted Brown Bear on the first floor and several display cases of exhibits on the second floor.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Exhibit Areas<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n