UW Geology Museum Holds Annual Open House

The UW-Madison Geology Museum will hold its annual open house on Sunday, April 27, from noon-5 p.m.

The event is an opportunity for the public to see museum exhibits and take part in special activities, including fossil identification, the making of dinosaur masks and the viewing of a video of the Kilauea Volcano, a tape with exceptional footage of a volcano in full eruption.

This year's open house will also feature a slide show on Wisconsin fossils by Paul Mayer of the Milwaukee Public Museum and the ever-popular free rock pile for kids. Plan B Design Studio of Hazel Green, Wis., will make dinosaur masks with the help of young museum visitors for the entire afternoon of the open house.

The UW-Madison Geology Museum is located in Weeks Hall, 1215 W. Dayton St. The open house is free and open to the public.