Cross-College Programs
We have opened our doors again! The museum, located at 180 Colchester Ave in Burlington, is open Monday–Friday, 9:00–4:00. Please stop by to see new exhibits and old favorites.

The Perkins Museum is named for George H. Perkins (1844-1933), who served for 35 years as the Vermont state geologist.

Take a 3D Virtual Museum Tour

Revisit your favorite exhibits in this virtual tour by Brady Hill '25

complete beluga whale skeleton on white background

150 Miles from the Ocean, a Whale Was Found

How to explain the bones of a marine whale buried beneath the fields of rural Vermont? Today, we can use the Charlotte whale to aid in the study of the geology and the history of the Champlain Basin – once a part of an inland sea.

About the Charlotte Whale

150 Miles from the Ocean, a Whale Was Found

How to explain the bones of a marine whale buried beneath the fields of rural Vermont? Today, we can use the Charlotte whale to aid in the study of the geology and the history of the Champlain Basin – once a part of an inland sea.

About the Charlotte Whale