北京大学地质博物馆前身为北京大学地质陈列室，始建于1909年。1923年更名为北京大学地质陈列馆，是我国最早的高校地学专业博物馆。在我国期的地质古生物学人才培养方面发挥了重要的作用。1952年院系调整，全部馆藏和设备并入新成立的北京地质学院。现在的博物馆系1955年北京大学地质系恢复之后重新建立，主要陈列矿物、岩石、生物化石等地质标本。馆藏标本总量20000余件，陈列标本2000余件。收藏的标本主要为本校师生在国内各地科研、教学实习等野外工作中采集的标本，以及校友、国际友人等馈赠的来自前苏朕、美国、法国、芬兰、瑞士、意大利、澳大利亚、日本等世界五大洲十多个国家的标本。在这里，你可以从晶莹剔透、形态各异的矿物晶体、晶簇和破裂、变形的岩石标本中领略大自然神工鬼斧之神奇，从栩栩如生的生物化石标本中探寻生物演化的脉络。

        目前博物馆包括陈列馆、档案馆、教学实习展览大厅等3部分。作为集标本展示、科研和学术交流及教学活动于一体的多功能文化教育场所，是展示北大地学教学科研成果的重要窗口，也是大学生素质教育的实践课堂和地学人才培养的科研实践基地。2010年被北京大学确认为理科研究机构【校发（2010）99号】，2013年被北京市科委授予北京市科普基地（2013-2015），承担着地球科学知识普及等方面的任务。

Geological Museum of Peking University

Introduction

        The Geological Museum of Peking University, formerly known as the Geological Showroom of Peking University, founded in 1909 and renamed as the Geological Exhibition Hall of Peking University in 1923, is the earliest geoscience museum among Chinese universities. It has played an important role in the beginning of Chinese geological and paleontological education. Because of department adjustments in 1952, all the collections and equipments were incorporated into the new Peking Geology College. The Geological Museum of Peking University was re-established in 1955 when the Geology Department of Peking University was restored, with specimens such as minerals, rocks and fossils. The total collection is more than 20,000 specimens, more than 2,000 of which are for display. The specimens were mainly collected by the teachers and students of Peking University from field work in domestic scientific research and teaching, and given by alumni and international friends as gifts from more than 10 counties such as the former Soviet Union, the United States, France, Finland, Switzerland, Italy, Australia, and Japan. In this museum, you can enjoy the magic of nature from various shiny crystal and rock specimens. Also, you can explore the biological evolution from the lifelike fossil specimens.

        The Geological Museum of Peking University consists of an Exhibition Hall, Archive and Teaching Practice Showroom. As a multi-functional education place, it integrates specimen display, scientific research，academic exchange and teaching activities, which is an important window to display geological teaching and scientific research achievements of Peking University, a classroom for quality education of college students and also a base of geological talent training. The Geological Museum of Peking University was recognized as a science research institution by Peking University in 2010 [School No. (2010) 99], and awarded as the Beijing municipal science base by the Beijing Science and Technology Commission in 2013 (2013-2015), which means the museum undertakes tasks of earth science promotion and education.