Introduction to the Museum

The Jordan Natural History Museum was established at Yarmouk University in 1981. It is considered one of the unique facilities that distinguish Yarmouk University from other universities and scientific centers in Jordan, due to the number, diversity, and comprehensiveness of its animal, plant, and geological collections. The museum serves as a cultural mirror and landmark, attracting students, visitors, and researchers from inside and outside Jordan, with the aim of exploring geological and environmental changes that have occurred over time and their impact on the ecosystem.

The museum preserves a record of life as it was in the past, as it exists today, and as it may be in the future, through the collection and display of animal, plant, and geological specimens representing Jordan’s natural environment across different time periods. This is done to study, document, and interpret the changes that have taken place during these eras.

Sources of Specimens and Collection Methods

Museum technicians organize regular field visits throughout most regions of the Kingdom year-round, with the purpose of surveying, exploring, collecting various specimens, and classifying them before preserving them through taxidermy, drying, and other scientific methods, and then displaying them in appropriate ways.

In addition, the museum receives specimens provided by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, as well as contributions from citizens who supply specimens they find in their local environments.

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