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What is the Mobile Museum?

The mobile museum is a collaboration between the Idaho Museum of Natural History (the State of Idaho’s official natural history museum, located in Pocatello) and the David B. Jones Foundation (a nonprofit dedicated to providing funding for natural history education around Earth’s history. Pocatello has long been the hub for IMNH Education, but Idaho is large and every Idahoan deserves to learn about our State’s amazing natural history. The program aims to bridge the gap between our collections in Pocatello and the broad areas of Idaho outside of the Pocatello area. The van has an exhibit on Idaho’s dinosaurs and is equipped for both parking lot exhibitions as well as auditorium and classroom visits. In either case, participants will get to experience an Idaho dinosaur skeleton, Idaho dinosaur nests, skulls, and hands-on activities related to Idaho’s dinosaur record! 

To bring the IMNH Mobile Museum Anywhere to your classroom, library, or community event fill out this request form. Please be aware requests will be filled based on availability, and that the Mobile Museum requires at least 4 weeks advance notice to be scheduled in order for a contract to be generated within our system after the reservation is confirmed. 

You will receive a confirmation email along with additional instructions on your visit once your dates have been confirmed by the Idaho Museum of Natural History. 
A request does not guarantee the Mobile Museum will be available on the date(s) you request. If you have not heard from us within 1.5 weeks, please do not hesitate to reach out at imnhedu@isu.edu

Need to Know Before You Schedule

  • How to prepare for a successful library visit from the Mobile Museum and how to help manager larger turnout please visit the Library Visit Information pdf
  • What kind of classroom visit are you looking for and how to prepare for the Mobile Museum visit to your school please read the School Visit Information pdf
  • Learn what the cost of a visit is to your area please read the Cost Sheet