Morrill Hall renovation will include major updates to Elephant Hall

Morrill Hall renovation will include major updates to Elephant Hall

Morrill Hall’s second floor, including its iconic Elephant Hall, will undergo its largest renovation in the museum’s 99-year history.On April 24, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved a $15.9 million, donor-funded project that will protect and extend the life of the museum’s most significant fossil specimens, conserve the historic Elizabeth Honor Dolan murals and position Morrill Hall to be a resource for scientific learning and natural history education for another century.