Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
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The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is a major natural history museum located on the University of Oklahoma campus, known for its extensive collections in paleontology, archaeology, ethnology, and Oklahoma’s natural and cultural heritage.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1923988 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Context triple: [Norman, Oklahoma, hasMuseum, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History]
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Arizona Museum of Natural History
The Arizona Museum of Natural History is a regional museum in Mesa that focuses on the natural and cultural history of the Southwestern United States, featuring exhibits on dinosaurs, geology, and Native American cultures.
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Gilcrease Museum
Gilcrease Museum is a renowned art and history museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, best known for its extensive collections of American Western art, Native American artifacts, and historical documents.
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Alabama Museum of Natural History
The Alabama Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in Tuscaloosa that showcases Alabama’s geological, paleontological, and biological heritage through exhibits and collections.
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Kimball Natural History Museum
The Kimball Natural History Museum is a major exhibit space within San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences that showcases biodiversity, evolution, and the natural world through interactive and specimen-based displays.
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Denver Museum of Nature and Science
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is a major natural history and science museum in Denver known for its extensive exhibits on anthropology, paleontology, space science, and the natural world, along with an IMAX theater and planetarium.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Target entity description: The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is a major natural history museum located on the University of Oklahoma campus, known for its extensive collections in paleontology, archaeology, ethnology, and Oklahoma’s natural and cultural heritage.
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A.
Arizona Museum of Natural History
The Arizona Museum of Natural History is a regional museum in Mesa that focuses on the natural and cultural history of the Southwestern United States, featuring exhibits on dinosaurs, geology, and Native American cultures.
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B.
Gilcrease Museum
Gilcrease Museum is a renowned art and history museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, best known for its extensive collections of American Western art, Native American artifacts, and historical documents.
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C.
Alabama Museum of Natural History
The Alabama Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in Tuscaloosa that showcases Alabama’s geological, paleontological, and biological heritage through exhibits and collections.
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D.
Kimball Natural History Museum
The Kimball Natural History Museum is a major exhibit space within San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences that showcases biodiversity, evolution, and the natural world through interactive and specimen-based displays.
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E.
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is a major natural history and science museum in Denver known for its extensive exhibits on anthropology, paleontology, space science, and the natural world, along with an IMAX theater and planetarium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
museum
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natural history museum ⓘ research institution ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of Oklahoma ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | contemporary ⓘ |
| buildingOpened | 2000 ⓘ |
| city | Norman ⓘ |
| collectionSize | millions of objects ⓘ |
| collectionType |
archaeological collections
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biological collections ⓘ ethnographic collections ⓘ geological collections ⓘ paleontological collections ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| established | 1899 ⓘ |
| focus |
Oklahoma cultural history
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Oklahoma natural history ⓘ archaeology ⓘ ethnology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ |
| formerName | Stovall Museum of Science and History ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
Hall of Ancient Life
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Hall of Natural Wonders ⓘ Hall of the People of Oklahoma ⓘ World of the Dinosaurs exhibits ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
auditorium
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collection storage areas ⓘ education classrooms ⓘ exhibition galleries ⓘ museum store ⓘ research laboratories ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
K–12 educational programs
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public outreach programs ⓘ university teaching support ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
University of Oklahoma campus
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linked to:
University of Oklahoma
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| mission | to preserve and interpret Oklahoma’s natural and cultural heritage ⓘ |
| name | Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sam Noble ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Native American ethnology collections
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research in Oklahoma archaeology ⓘ research in invertebrate paleontology ⓘ research in vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
| owner | University of Oklahoma ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Great Plains
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Oklahoma ⓘ |
| shortName |
Sam Noble Museum
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linked to:
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
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| state | Oklahoma ⓘ |
| type | natural history museum ⓘ |
| website | https://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/ ⓘ |
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Subject: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Description of subject: The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is a major natural history museum located on the University of Oklahoma campus, known for its extensive collections in paleontology, archaeology, ethnology, and Oklahoma’s natural and cultural heritage.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Norman, Oklahoma, United States
linked to: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
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name
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Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
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linked to: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
Stovall Museum of Science and History
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Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
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Stovall Museum of Science and History
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Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
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Hall of the People of Oklahoma
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human history galleries of Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
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linked to: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History