The North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum, located on the North Dakota State Capitol grounds in Bismarck, is the state of North Dakota's official history museum. The original building, which was opened in 1981,[1] is operated by the State Historical Society of North Dakota and features permanent and temporary exhibits. In June 2008, the museum, which has been called a "Smithsonian on the plains",[2] became home to a rare mummified Edmontosaurus with fossilized skin.[3]
Expansion[4] of the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum finished with a grand opening on November 2, 2014, coinciding with the 125th anniversary of statehood.[5] The expansion added 127,000 square feet of collections storage, labs, and office space, doubling the total size of the museum.
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- ^ "Fruits of Our Labors … Seeds Planted by the Six Governors" (PDF). ND Heritage Center Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ^ "North Dakota reaches deal to keep dinosaur mummy". AP. 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ^ "Expansion at N.D. Heritage Center to begin". Jamestown Sun. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ "North Dakota marks 125 years with grand opening of Heritage ..." The Dickinson Press. Retrieved 2015-12-31.