Sam Noble Museum closed Christmas and New Year's Day, open rest of the holiday season

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History will be open much of the holiday season but will be closed Christmas and New Year’s Day and close at noon Thursday, which is Christmas Eve. (Photo by Jaconna Aguirre/The Oklahoman Archives)

NORMAN – The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History will be open throughout the University of Oklahoma’s holiday break, with the exception of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Holiday hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The museum will close at noon on Thursday.

The museum is at 2401 Chautauqua Avenue, within walking distance of the Lloyd Noble Center. Exhibits feature record-setting dinosaurs, archaeological and Native American cultural artifacts, along with realistic dioramas of Oklahoma ecosystems.

Regular admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, and $3 for youth ages 6 to 17. Admission is free for children ages 5 and younger, and for OU students. For more information, go to www.snomnh.ou.edu or call 325-4712.

-BAM