Curators
The world-renowned paleontologist Dr. Robert T. Bakker has changed the image of dinosaurs from slow-moving, slow-witted, cold-blooded creatures. He posited…
Native Texan and longtime Houstonian, Joel Bartsch was first hired as a security guard at the Houston Museum of Natural…
Birds, mammals, herps and fish – Dr. Brooks oversees the museum’s vertebrate zoology collection of over 5,000 specimens. The majority…
As a kid, Lauren visited the Cockrell Butterfly Center when it first opened in 1994. She instantly fell in love…
As consulting curator of Egyptology, Tom Hardwick coordinates the artifacts on display and in the Hall of Ancient Egypt at…
Adam Mekler is the world’s leading force for preserving the cultural history of the numerous tribes of the Amazon before…
A leading expert on the Aztecs of Mexico, their history, religion, economics, culture and communication system, including their writing system,…
Whether octopus, squid, bivalve or gastropod, all mollusks tug on the heartstrings of native Houstonian Tina Petway, who was named…
With a longtime passion for nature, especially butterflies and moths, Farrar Stockton began volunteering at HMNS after retiring from a…
Dr. Carolyn Sumners is a pioneer in space education. Her tenure at HMNS includes training NASA astronauts on star fields…
“My ultimate goal in any project is to inspire a love of science,” says David Temple. “Paleontology is a topic…
As vice president of education, Nicole Temple’s responsibilities include all facets of the museum associated with the nearly 400,000 students…
Dr. Dirk Van Tuerenhout is spokesperson for the people’s whose former belongings are on display at the museum. “The real…