John James Audubon (attributed to)French-American, 1785-1851Yellow-Crowned Night Heron, circa 1812Elizabeth Rankin Walmsley Collection, JJA.1940.57 This is a male, yellow-crowned night heron that we believe to be an example of John James Audubon’s taxidermy work. The heron is shown in a standing, alert position with both feet on a wooden platform decorated with dried grass. The
Fallow fields are transforming into pollination plots at Audubon Wetlands! Visitors to the wetlands may notice the front acreage is now full of blooms and fluttering insects thanks to long-thought-about plans coming to fruition. Over the past year, existing weeds and unwanted plants were removed in preparation for replanting. Several species of Milkweed and non-invasive
The 29th annual juried exhibit, A Fresh Perspective, is now on display in the Audubon Museum at John James Audubon State Park. This show runs May 14th through August 8th, 2021. Stop by to see 62 pieces of beautiful, original art from the Tristate area. For more information about the exhibit, contact Kim McGrew-Liggett at
Starting on March 31st and running through Easter Sunday, the Audubon Museum Gift Store is offering a special Easter promotion. Any customer who spends $50 in the store may select an egg off the “Easter Tree.” Two of the eggs on the tree have a $25 gift certificate for anything in the store. One egg
On Tuesday, April 6th, 2021, the Audubon Museum will temporarily close its galleries to the public to allow museum staff to switch out artwork. Visitors will still be able to access the Nature Center and museum gift shop that day. The museum galleries will reopen as normal at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 7th. For
This list will be updated with more classes and programs as news becomes available. Nature Programs WILD Wednesday Kids Summer Nature SeriesEvery Week at 2:00 p.m. Explore the wonders of nature and science with our WILD Wednesday Kids Summer Nature Series! Science experiments, nature activities, animal encounters, hikes, games, crafts, and more. These one-hour programs
Museum Monday videos feature stories from the museum collection and the history of John James Audubon State Park. Join our curator, Heidi Taylor-Caudill, for a new Museum Monday bonus video about paper marbling and the Audubon Museum’s set of Birds of America Double Elephant Folios. She discusses the history of paper marbling and the patterns found in
Museum Monday videos feature stories from the museum collection and the history of John James Audubon State Park. Join our curator, Heidi Taylor-Caudill, for a new Museum Monday video about the Audubon Museum’s set of Birds of America Double Elephant Folios. She discusses the history and provenance of the folios, which are one of 120 complete sets
This spring, the Audubon Museum and Nature Center at John James Audubon State Park will be offering free admission to everyone on ‘Museum Mondays.’ Visitors can explore the museum, nature center, and art gallery free of charge, all day, every Monday. Regular Hours The Audubon Museum and Nature Center will change over to regular hours
**The Audubon Museum lost the Sweet Sixteen round, but we encourage you to continue voting in the Archives Madness competition** For the fifth year, the University of Southern Indiana (USI) is hosting an Archives Madness contest to crown the most popular historical item in the Evansville, Indiana area. The Audubon Museum and seven other libraries