Gould Memorial Wing

Gould Memorial Wing was the first gallery space added to the original Museum complex in 1926 to house the Museum's growing anthropology collections. Over the decades, the hall has gone by a variety of names but retained its focus on exhibiting Chumash collections. As part of the current exhibit changes, Chumash and other anthropology collections will be on display in the Auditorium, and Gould Memorial Wing will now be available for other exhibition uses. The inaugural exhibit opening in early 2028 will become a celebration of the Museum's collection of more than 3.5 million specimens and artifacts. The exhibit will showcase rarely seen wonders from anthropology, ornithology, geology, paleontology, entomology, and other disciplines, demonstrating how collections support research, discovery, and conservation.