Exhibitions

Your first stop on your journey through the Peabody. Check in, drop your coats, and don’t forget to look up!

Get oriented with an overview of the collections, and easily access the Central Gallery, elevators, and other exhibitions.

Exciting displays of simple lifeforms, bacteria, microbes and marine life which have existed in the ocean for eons.

Here you can walk amongst fossils of iconic giants like Brontosaurus in our reimagined—yet familiar—dinosaur hall.

Stunning specimens from eras after the historic asteroid impact which ended the reign of dinosaurs and paved the way for the age of mammals.

See how environments shaped the early evolution and spread of humans around the planet from the Ice Age to present day.

Our signature gathering space of the new Peabody—complete with fossil reptiles, living plants, and plenty of room to relax.

Browse rich teaching collections curated by Yale faculty and Museum staff to complement Yale courses each semester.

A blank canvas for Yale students to share their art, scientific research, and experiences of the natural world and human culture.

Fascinating objects which shed light on centuries of teaching, research, everyday life, industry, and injustice at Yale and beyond.

See some of the earliest records of human thought from civilizations past—and contemplate the connections between ancient makers and present day.

Objects representing the legacy of these ancient communities, cities, and empires, which endure today in their modern-day descendants.

Surround yourself with dazzling examples of how the Earth has been shaped by powerful geologic forces over billions of years.

From the Arctic to the tropics, North America contains a vast variety of habitats. A wide range of species has evolved to live in them.

A cornucopia of life, the environment, and evolutionary processes which have resulted in the biological diversity we see around us.

Southern New England has many different environments—seas, rivers, lakes, marshes, bogs, forests, and mountains.

This hands-on, vibrant workshop of live animals, plants and collections objects lets you explore the natural world in your own way.

A vast gallery of ornamental, spiritual and cultural objects from many distinct societies and ecosystems spanning Earth’s largest ocean.