BerkeleySights

Museum sights in Berkeley

  1. A

    Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology

    In Kroeber Hall, the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology showcases the diversity of human cultures from around the world, with artifacts from ancient Peru, Egypt and Africa, among others. There’s also a large collection highlighting native California cultures.

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  2. B

    Berkeley Art Museum

    Berkeley Art Museum includes a 11 galleries showcase a wide range of works, from ancient Chinese to cutting-edge contemporary; and the world-renowned Pacific Film Archive, which screens little-known independent and avant-garde films.

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  3. C

    Museum of Paleontology

    The Museum of Paleontology, in the ornate Valley Life Sciences Building, is a research museum. It's mostly closed to the public, but you can see a few exhibits in the atrium, including a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton.

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  4. D

    Lawrence Hall of Science

    Lawrence Hall of Science educates and entertains with a huge collection of displays, from lasers to earthquakes to a climbable 60ft model of a DNA molecule.

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