Its mission is to promote an understanding and appreciation of the natural world, the universe, and human cultures.

[1] The museum's collections include several thousand artifacts, many of which are displayed in permanent and temporary exhibitions.

Some of the museum's highlights include its paleontology and geology specimens, animal taxidermy mounts, a preserved human embryo and fetus exhibit, and Native American artifacts.

The museum also has numerous rare items in its collection, including two specimens of the critically-endangered imperial woodpecker (Campephilus imperialis).

Kingman is a member museum of the Association of Science-Technology Centers and participates in the membership passport program.