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Winter, spring, summer and fall -- each season offers special events, activities and experiences at the EcoTarium. From fun-filled school vacation weeks and weekend events to summer camp science explorations and traveling exhibits, there is always something new happening on our grounds and in our museum building.
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10:00 am
Bank of America Museums on Us
Through our partnership with Bank of America Museums on Us program, all visitors who present an active Bank of America or Merrill Lynch debit or credit card and a valid photo ID will receive free general admission. Admission is for the cardholder only.
Find out more »11:00 am
Secret of the Cardboard Rocket
Join two curious kids who turn a cardboard carton into a rocket and blast off to explore the solar system – with the help of a talking astronomy book. Cruise the inner planets, the asteroid belt, the rings of Saturn, the outer planets and find out why we live on the most interesting planet of…
Find out more »11:30 am
Animal Story Time in Secrets of the Forest
Come have some science-fueled fun and learn cool facts about the world around you at this hands-on public program (held in Secrets of the Forest on the middle level). Free with admission.
Find out more »12:00 pm
Passport to the Universe
Narrated by actor Tom Hanks and created by the American Museum of Natural History in collaboration with NASA, this program whisks the viewer on a fascinating ride from Earth to the outskirts of the universe. The full-dome experience simulates a trip through the cosmos, incorporating actual images of space from NASA and the Hubble Space…
Find out more »1:30 pm
Science Discovery in Secrets of the Forest
Come have some science-fueled fun and learn cool facts about the world around you at this hands-on public program (held in Secrets of the Forest on the middle level). Free with admission.
Find out more »2:00 pm
Mysteries of the Unseen World
This film adventure takes audiences on an extraordinary journey into unseen worlds and hidden dimensions beyond our normal vision to uncover the mysteries of things too fast, too slow, too small or simply invisible. Begin to understand the enormity of the world you can't see, a world that exists in the air we breathe, in our…
Find out more »2:30 pm
Cat Chat at Wild Cat Plaza
Come have some fun and learn cool facts about Wildcat Station in this public program. Free with admission.
Find out more »3:00 pm
Flying Monsters
Two hundred twenty million years ago, dinosaurs were beginning their domination of the Earth. But another group of reptiles was about to make an extraordinary leap: Pterosaurs were taking control of the skies, and the story of how and why these mysterious creatures took to the air is more fantastic than fiction. In Flying Monsters,…
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