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The Jurica Nature Museum is a small natural history museum
located on the second floor of the Michael and Kay Birck
Hall of Science at Benedictine University. The museum represents
the work of Fr. Hilary Jurica, O.S.B. and his brother, Fr.
Edmund Jurica, O.S.B. who collected specimens for their
students to use during their almost 100 combined years of
teaching at Benedictine University.
The Museum has continued to collect specimens since their
deaths in the early 1970's and now has a collection numbering
almost 10,000 specimens ranging from a tiny aphid to a roqual
skeleton.
The Jurica Nature Museum is open to the public as well
as to school groups. Group tours are scheduled during most
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