Your generous support is critical for the Mayborn Museum to accomplish its mission to encourage diverse audiences to explore their surroundings and discover their connection to the broader world. Your giving spirit results in additional facilities and exhibit upgrades, and enhances educational resources and services.

We are preparing for our largest renovation in Mayborn history. The first phase will provide innovative upgrades to the natural science and cultural history galleries. New exhibits will include an Acrocanthosaurus (a big meat-eating dinosaur!) that comes to life every ten minutes, a replica of the Waco Suspension Bridge that walks guests through Central Texas’ history, and life-sized bronze mammoths at the entrance of the museum by renowned wildlife sculptor, Tom Tischler.

Big changes are coming to the Mayborn this spring! Construction on the Mayborn's parking lot will begin during the week of December 11, 2023, as we prepare to install three life-sized, bronze, Colombian Mammoths. The parking entrance will be permanently relocated the week of February 5 to the East end of the current lot. Visitors traveling East on University Parks Drive will drive past the front entrance of the Mayborn Museum and take the turn around at the Simpson Center. The parking lot will be accessible through an entrance between the Simpson Center and the Mayborn Museum.