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Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science

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Established
  
1995 (1995)

Website
  
sharktoothhill.org

Founded
  
1995

Type
  
Natural History Museum

Phone
  
+1 661-324-6350

Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science

Location
  
Bakersfield, California

Public transit access
  
GET Rt. 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 14 (Downtown Transit Center)

Address
  
2018 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301, USA

Hours
  
Closed now Sunday12–4PMMondayClosedTuesdayClosedWednesdayClosedThursday10AM–4PMFriday10AM–4PMSaturday10AM–4PM

Similar
  
The Park at River Walk, Rabobank Theater and Conv, Hart Memorial Park, Buck Owens Crystal P, Rabobank Arena

The Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science is a Natural History Museum in Bakersfield, California. It is located in the Arts district, downtown. The museum focuses on three areas: Geology, Anthropology, and Paleontology.

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History

The museum was founded in 1995. The museum was centered on the Bob and Mary Ernst Collection of Miocene fossils from Shark Tooth Hill (in Kern County). It is the largest collection of Miocene fossils from that location. Originally the museum was housed out of a small space in the California Living Museum (CALM). The collection would continue to grow, encompassing areas outside of Kern County. Because of the growth, the museum would move several times before arriving at the current location in downtown.

Description

The centerpiece of the museum is the Mary Ernst Collection of Miocene fossils from Shark Tooth Hill. Other exhibits include: collection of taxidermy animals from Africa, replica of a triceratops skull, replica of a yokuts Indian village, and a model of Yosemite Valley complete with roads, buildings, and trails. Several of these items are not owned by museum, but are on long term loan. The museum also contains an interactive section known as the "Oh Zone". There is also a Paleo Lab, which is equipped to clean, repair preserve, and reconstruct fossils and other artifacts.

References

Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science Wikipedia