CU Museum will remain closed from Monday, December 23 through Friday, January 10 for CU’s official winter holidays and planned construction activities nearby. 
The Museum will resume normal operating hours (10 AM-4 PM) on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Thank you!

Construction updates, accessibility, and parking information 

Botany Section & University Herbarium (COLO)


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Herbarium COLO is the Botany Section of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History on the Â鶹ӰԺ campus.

The Herbarium is available to anyone with an interest in botany. Users include faculty and students, visiting scholars, private consultants, local naturalists, and botanists from a variety of public and private agencies.

An active center of Colorado botany, the Herbarium and the other sections of the University of Colorado Museum serve as one of the primary resources for the documentation and study of the rich natural history and biodiversity of Colorado.

The University of Colorado Museum Herbarium is located in the basement of the Clare Small Building on the campus of the University of Colorado Â鶹ӰԺ (campus map). Visits and tours of the herbarium can be arranged by contacting our Collection’s Manager, Amber Horning by email (amber.horning@colorado.edu) or phone (303-492-3216).