University Library News Release

Date: November 13, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Jeanette Smith, NMSU Library, (505) 646-7492, jcsmith@lib.nmsu.edu

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Holiday Open House at Zuhl Museum Announced

New Mexico State University's Zuhl Museum announces a holiday open house to be held Thanksgiving weekend from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 26.

The open house, which will have fun activities for children, is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

The museum is located on campus at 775 College Drive in the NMSU Alumni and Visitors Center near the windmills and next to the university police station. Visitor parking is free and easy.

The Zuhl Museum features a world-class collection of fossils. There are dinosaur bones and eggs, ammonites, turtles, an ichthyosaur, a dragonfly, a bat and much more. The collection also includes much petrified wood of many colors, species, shapes and sizes.

There are many beautiful minerals in the collection. These include familiar minerals such as amethyst, rhodochrosite, garnet and malachite, as well as less familiar ones such as stibnite.

Marilyn Huff, the museum's curator, said "This event is family entertainment for kids of all ages. It is the perfect way to complete your Thanksgiving holiday!"

For more information, please phone Huff at (505) 646-4714 or (505) 526-1884 or email huff@nmsu.edu.

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