Several exhibits are on display at the University of Oregon Museum of Natural History, 1680 E. 15th Ave.
Exhibits include “Archaeology of Oregon,” “Backyard Birds,” “Clues to an Unknown Culture,” “Living Traditions,” “Visions of the Dreamtime: The Art and Myth of Aboriginal Australia,” and an articulated La Brea Tar Pits saber-toothed cat.
Museum hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. There is a $2 suggested donation, though admission is free for University students and museum members. For information call 346-3024.
“Mingqi: Early Chinese Funerary Ceramics” is currently one of the featured exhibits at the Museum of Art, located at 1430 Johnson Lane. The exhibit includes a selection of Chinese funerary tomb figures from the Han Dynasty (202 B.C. ­ 220 A.D.) through the Tang Dynasty (618 ­ 906 A.D.).
In the museum’s Chinese Imperial Throne Room, the public can view works from the museum’s collection of Imperial objects from the Qing Dynasty, including textiles, furniture, glass, ceramics and the largest jade pagoda outside China.
The museum also features the newly renovated Preble-Murphy Wing of Japanese Art, including a changing print gallery with traditional wood block prints. A second gallery offers highlights from the collections including Buddhist sculpture, textiles, ceramics, metalwork, hanging scrolls and painted screens.
Museum hours are noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and noon to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. There is a $3 suggested admission charge, though admission is free for students, University employees and children, and museum members. For more information, call 346-3027.

Art museum plans discussed
David Robertson, the University of Oregon Museum of Art director, will present an update on the museum’s plans fo a major epxansion in a speech at 6 p.m. April 26 at the museum, 1430 Johnson Lane.
The talk, “Museum Without Walls: An Update on the UOMA Capital Project,” will cover the building plans and give an overview of activities that will be implemented while the building is closed.