Museums & Libraries

The Gorgas House Museum decorated for the holidays

Celebrate the Holidays with Free UA Museums Events

UA Museums invites visitors to enjoy the holidays with free events at three of its museums.

Smith Hall

Haunting at the Museum Explores Creepy Cryptids, Fantastic Fossils

UA Museums will host Haunting at the Museum, a free, family-friendly and all-ages event held at both the Alabama Museum of Natural History and Gorgas House Museum.

The front exterior of the Gorgas House Museum

Gorgas House Museum, Jemison Mansion Collaborate for Halloween Event

Visitors will tour Tuscaloosa’s historic homes and learn about the sociocultural expectations and practices of mourning and grieving after the Civil War and greater Victorian Era.

Moundville patrons looking at Native American jewelry

36th Annual Moundville Native American Festival Oct. 3-5

The lifeways and art of southeastern Native Americans will come to life at the annual Moundville Native American Festival.

Original Big Al mascot head.

Unseen Archives: 10 UA Museums Items You Won’t See on Display

The items on display account for a very small percentage of the museums’ collections.

People searching for fossils in a creek

UA Museums Offers Summer Fun for All Ages

UA Museums offers family fun with enriching learning opportunities throughout the summer.

Two children watching a flint knapper making stone tools

UA Moundville Archaeological Park Set for Annual Knap-In

The UA Moundville Archaeological Park will host its annual Knap-In March 1-2.

The crab fossil

UA Paleontologist Discovers Rare Soft Tissue in Fossil

Dr. Adiel Klompmaker discovered rarely seen soft tissue in a fossil of a crab that lived 75 million years ago.

the stair case and rotunda on the main floor of the library

Angelo Bruno Business Library Receives National Recognition

The library’s recent transformation earned it recognition from a leading, prestigious industry publication.

The front exterior of the Gorgas House Museum

Weeklong Haunting at the Museum’s Spooky Activities Return

The Gorgas House Museum will be providing free haunted tours and spooky stories.