The Museum of Natural and Cultural History in the University of Oregon works to achieve the protection of significant collection and enhancement of knowledge, as well as the encouragement of stewardship of human and natural history by conducting and offering research, preservation, and education.

The Museum of Natural and Cultural History is the primary repository of Oregon when it comes to anthropological and paleontological collections. It was officially created in 1935 to 1936 as the Oregon State Museum of Anthropology and UO Museum of Natural History.

The Museum began when Thomas Condon became a professor for natural history in the University of Oregon. He then brought an extensive collection of fossils to the University, which was later known as the Condon Museum or Condon Collection.

Today, the Museum serves as Oregon’s premier natural and cultural history museum. It is home to almost 1 million ethnographic and archaeological objects and about 100,000 fossils and biological specimens from the state, the Pacific Northwest, and all over the world.

The Museum also houses the Past and Presents Museum Store, which offers visitors a variety of regional books, gifts, and many more.