Changing Exhibits Photo Gallery
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Conversations With Birds
February 18–May 21, 2023

Conversations With Birds offers visitors an accessible way to connect with the natural world.

Common yellow throats felled by collisions with reflective glass and collected as part of the Lights Out Philly initiative.
Credit: Stephen Maciejewski

Great egret
Credit: Anwar Abdul-Qawi

Wood duck
Credit: Anwar Abdul-Qawi

Blue-grey gnatcatcher
Credit: Anwar Abdul-Qawi
Microsculpture: The Insect Portraits of Levon Biss
November 19─April 23, 2023

Amazonian Purple Warrior Scarab, Peru
Credit: © Levon Biss

Jewel Longhorn Beetle, Nigeria
Credit: © Levon Biss

Orchid Cuckoo Bee, Brazil
Credit: © Levon Biss

Pleasing Fungus Beetle, Bolivia
Credit: © Levon Biss

Splendid-necked Dung Beetle, Madagascar
Credit: © Levon Biss

Tortoise Beetle, China
Credit: © Levon Biss