Welcome to The Anthropology Museum at Northern Illinois University! 

^{THE ANTHROPOLOGY MUSEUM summer hours are:}

Wednesday thru Friday 12pm-4pm

Saturday 10am-3pm

The Anthropology Museum serves university students through the Department of Anthropology  and the Museum Studies Program.  It also serves the public through active in-house and outreach educational programs.  The new museum facilities includes an exhibit area which is open to the public, as well as compact artifact storage areas, research facilities, and a workshop for exhibit preparation.

 To contact The Anthropology Museum, please call (815) 753-2520 or email Interim Director Sara Pfannkuche at spfannkuche@niu.edu. 

 Please take time and visit our Facebook Page for updates, news,

and to peak into the everyday workings of the museum!

The museum space in Stevens Building was closed in August 2010 in order to convert it into temporary storage.  This was necessary because the museum’s storage space at Cole Hall was closed in October 2010 for renovations. 

The museum reopened to the public at the Grand Opening of Cole Hall on February 12, 2012.

 To learn more about the state-of-the-art renovations at Cole Hall, click here.