Collections

Birds
The second largest scientific collection of birds in Texas

Entomology
Insects from Northeast Texas and the Big Bend

Live Animals
From spiders to mammals, the Museum houses many types of live animals

Malacology
Land and freshwater gastropods of the Southwestern United States

Mammals
Over 3,000 mammal specimens can be found at the Museum

Mudge Library
One of the most important and valuable illustrated bird libraries in the United States

Rocks and Minerals
Several thousand specimens of rocks and minerals

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Collections Policies
Please see the following PDF documents for MNS collection policies
Collections Policy
Disaster Recovery Policy