Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
Science museum in Valley Life Sciences Building, UC Berkeley
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The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology is a natural history museum at the University of California, Berkeley. The museum was founded by philanthropist Annie Montague Alexander in 1908. Alexander recommended zoologist Joseph Grinnell as museum director, a position he held until his death in 1939.[1]
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| Established | 1908 |
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| Location | Valley Life Sciences Building, UC Berkeley |
| Coordinates | 37°52′16″N 122°15′43″W |
| Type | Science museum |
Collection size | 640,000+ specimens |
| Visitors | Research only |
| Director | Michael Nachman |
| Curators | Rauri Bowie (Birds), Jimmy A McGuire (Herpetology), Eileen Lacey (Mammals) |
| Website | Official Website |
The museum became a center of authority for the study of vertebrate biology and evolution on the West Coast, comparable to other major natural history museums in the United States.[1]
It has one of the nation's largest research collections of mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles, and the largest collection of any university museum.[2] [3] The museum is located on the UC Berkeley campus, in the Valley Life Sciences Building, on the 3rd floor, entrance at room 3101.
