UW Geology Museum Holds Annual Open House

The UW-Madison Geology Museum will hold its annual open house on Sunday, April 27, from noon-5 p.m.

The event is an opportunity for the public to see museum exhibits and take part in special activities, including fossil identification, the making of dinosaur masks and the viewing of a video of the Kilauea Volcano, a tape with exceptional footage of a volcano in full eruption.

This year’s open house will also feature a slide show on Wisconsin fossils by Paul Mayer of the Milwaukee Public Museum and the ever-popular free rock pile for kids. Plan B Design Studio of Hazel Green, Wis., will make dinosaur masks with the help of young museum visitors for the entire afternoon of the open house.

The UW–Madison Geology Museum is located in Weeks Hall, 1215 W. Dayton St. The open house is free and open to the public.