• Text: Pterosaur: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs. June 15 – September 2, 2019. Image: Pterosaur graphic.
    Experience this larger-than-life exhibit for yourself. 
  • Text: Nature Sleepovers. Spend the night in the wild. Composite: A girl shines a flashlight on a dinosaur skull from her bed.
    Pack your pjs and flashlight and be ready for some wild discoveries! Find out more. 
  • Text: Butterflies in Flight. Live. Timed ticketing. They're back! October 6, 2018 – October 14, 2019. Image: A blue butterfly.
    Take a stroll among live butterflies! 

Early Closure Notice

Note that on Friday, June 28, the museum will close at 5 pm for Nature Nocturne

A blue butterfly.

Butterflies in Flight

Special Exhibition

Extended until October 14, 2019!

Take a stroll among live butterflies!

Pterosaur graphic.

Pterosaur: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs

Special Exhibition

June 15 – September 2, 2019
Look up – if you dare. Experience this larger-than-life exhibit for yourself.

Composite: A girl shines a flashlight on a dinosaur skull from her bed.

Nature Sleepovers

Sept. 2018 – August 2019

Enjoy hands-on, guided activities, watch a 3D movie, and then sleep overnight in a gallery! (Plus general admission the next day). More information.

A woman wearing VR goggles.

Jurassic Flight

Immersive Birdly VR experience

Soar through the prehistoric skies, high above dinosaurs, and view the world from the perspective of a pterosaur.

Two people climbing over the edge of a volcano.

3D Movie: Volcanoes

The Fires of Creation

This adrenaline-filled adventure with molten worlds and exploding craters will keep you on the edge of your seat.

View of Pluto from NASA’s New Horizon’s spacecraft.

Michael Benson’s Otherworlds: Visions of our Solar System

Special Exhibition

Until September 2
A planetary exploration through spectacular images.

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