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- List of Exhibits
- Brazos Spring Mural
- Carter Creek Nature Trail
- Cotton Farming in the Brazos Valley
- Discovery Room
- Flying Reptiles of the Frithiof Fossil Collection
- Frithiof Fossil Collection
- Ice Age Mammals
- Legacy - The Astin Family
- Native American Stone Tools
- Ranching and Chuck Wagon Display
- The Mary Terrell
- The Republic of Texas
- Past Exhibits
- Astronomy’s New Messengers
- Carnaval
- Educator's Showcase
- Educator's Showcase 2011
- Educator Showcase
- El Camino Real de los Tejas
- Enduring Transformation: The Kazakh People in a Changing World
- Farm Life: A Century of Change for Farm Families and Their Neighbors
- From Earth to the Universe
- Getting to the Core: The JOIDES Resolution
- Lee and Grant
- Lone Star Lizards
- Neches Journeys: Land River and People
- Rarámuri: Runners of the Sierra Madre
- STAN
- Texas Writers and J. Frank Dobie: Texan Legend
- The Bison: American Icon
- The Brogdon Hotei
- The CADDO: Traditions and Heritage
- The Shogun Age in Japan
- Two Views of Indigenous Bolivia
- VANISHED: German-American Civilian Internment in Texas, 1941-48
- Wild Land: Thomas Cole and the Birth of the American Landscape Painting
- Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity
- Getting Involved
- Education
- Events and News
- Contact
Getting Involved
Getting involved at the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History is easy and fun! Here are a few ways:
Volunteer Your Time
Give your time to help with children's programs, tours, or special events.
Become a Friend of the Museum
Become a member of the museum. The Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History relies heavily on our friends and neighbors in the Brazos Valley and beyond! Membership comes with benefits, and your gift is tax-deductible.
More Details: Become a Friend of the Museum
Donate
IRA Charitable Rollovers
Through 2009, older Americans may contribute directly to the Museum from their individual retirement accounts, thanks to a provision in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R.1424), signed into law on October 3, 2008.
More Details: IRA Charitable Rollovers
Matching Gifts
You may work for a corporation that offers a matching gift program of current employees, spouses, retirees and surviving spouses of retirees. A matching grant program may make it possible for you to double or triple the value of your contribution by following your employer’s matching gift procedures.
More Details: Matching Gifts
Planned Giving
How can you leave a legacy to your community, one that will have a meaningful impact on a worthy organization? You may want to consider contributing to the long-term financial stability of the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History with a planned gift or making provisions for the Museum in your estate plans.
More Details: Planned Giving
IRS Regulations for End of Year Donations
IRS regulations require that end of year donations be determined by the postmark on the envelope in which the check is mailed or by the bank generated transaction form for on-line giving. The date on a check does not count. Donations receipted for 2008 must be post marked / processed on-line, on or before December 31, 2008. Donations receipted for 2009 must be post marked / processed on-line, on or before December 31, 2009. And so on. Thank you for your understanding. Please consult your tax preparer or IRS representative for more information.
