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Temporarily Closed

During the final phase of the Hellems Building reconstruction project, the CU Museum will be closed for reorganization. We will reopen on the first day of Spring Semester, January 8, 2026. Special access requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please email cumuseum@colorado.edu for more information. 

Environment

Virtual museum environment with images hanging on walls
Virtual museum environment with images hanging on walls
In addition to the four characteristics used to categorize algae, the environment where an algae is found is extremely important in determining what organisms will be living there. Algae can be found in all bodies of water, from waterfall spray to the ocean, from hot springs to icebergs. Each population is unique, and sometimes unexpected places carry the rarest genera. Collecting algae often means adventuring to beautiful places, and I’ve created a virtual art exhibit to display my photography of some of these places. I collected algae at each site shown in the exhibit which includes the Maroon Bells, Rainbow Lakes, and Cummins Falls.

Launch the exhibit!

Katie Sheahan
Second year Master’s student
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology