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Paleopalooza

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  Visitors enjoy special tours of Dinosaur Hall at Paleopalooza, March 3-4.
  Credit: ANS
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  Paleopalooza, March 3-4, offers rare opportunity to touch real fossils and learn about them from the experts.
  Credit: Kelly & Massa Photography

Dinos After Dark

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  The Academy now is open one evening a month for Dinos After Dark. Pay-as-you-wish admission and cash bar and snacks. Both adults and kids welcome!
  Credit: Mike Servedio/ANS
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  The Academy now is open one evening a month for Dinos After Dark. Pay-as-you-wish admission and cash bar and snacks. Both adults and kids welcome!
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  The Academy now is open one evening a month for Dinos After Dark. Pay-as-you-wish admission and cash bar and snacks. Both adults and kids welcome!
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  The Academy now is open one evening a month for Dinos After Dark. Pay-as-you-wish admission and cash bar and snacks. Both adults and kids welcome!
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  The Academy now is open one evening a month for Dinos After Dark. Pay-as-you-wish admission and cash bar and snacks. Both adults and kids welcome!

Door 19

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  Curated for the curious, Door 19 at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is quirky science meets themed soiree, set against a backdrop of live performances, music, potent libations, exclusive behind-the-scenes access, and dinosaurs.
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  Curated for the curious, Door 19 at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is quirky science meets themed soiree, set against a backdrop of live performances, music, potent libations, exclusive behind-the-scenes access, and dinosaurs.
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  Curated for the curious, Door 19 at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is quirky science meets themed soiree, set against a backdrop of live performances, music, potent libations, exclusive behind-the-scenes access, and dinosaurs.
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  Curated for the curious, Door 19 at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is quirky science meets themed soiree, set against a backdrop of live performances, music, potent libations, exclusive behind-the-scenes access, and dinosaurs.

Audio Tour

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  A new audio tour at the Academy of Natural Sciences reveals the origin of the Bengal tigers.
  Credit: Mike Servedio/ANS
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  Academy secret revealed in the new audio tour: Those antlers belong to another moose.
  Credit: Michael Persico

Bug Fest

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  Getting a close look at insect specimens from the Academy’s collection.
  Credit: Meredith Dolan/ANS

Super Science Cyber School Day

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  Super Science Cyber School Day on Monday, Jan. 23, features fun hands-on science for cyber school and home-schooled students, presented by the Academy and WXPN.

All-Star Days

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  Celebrate All-Star Days, Dec. 27-30 , with close encounters with live insects and other creatures of all kinds.
  Photo by Mike Servedio/ANS

Academy Town Square

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  Evolutionary biologist Menno Schilthuizen discusses Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution at the April 11, 2018 Academy Town Square presented with WHYY The Pulse.
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  The cover of Menno Schilthuizen’s new book Darwin Comes to Town.
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  Academy Town Square Series
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  Caption: Academy paleontologist Ted Daeschler recounts his scientific expedition to Antarctica at the Academy Town Square Sept. 13, 2017.
  Credit: John Long

Wild Wizarding Weekend

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  The barn owl is just one of the magical beasts to behold at Wild Wizarding Weekend, Nov. 25-27.
  Photo by Mike Servedio/ANS
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  Abracadabra! The Academy of Natural Sciences conjures up magical beasts at Wild Wizarding Weekend, Nov. 25-27.
  Photo by Mike Servedio/ANS

Philadelphia Shell Show 

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  Ocean Fest Featuring the Philadelphia Shell Show means hands on fun for the whole family, Oct. 18 and 19.
  Credit: ANSP
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  Amazing shells from around the world can be seen at the Philadelphia Shell Show and Festival.
  Credit: Conrad Erb
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  Visitors can take a behind-the-scenes tour to see the Academy’s world-renowned shell collection at the Philadelphia Shell Show and Festival
  Credit: ANSP
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  Hands-on activities for children at the Philadelphia Shell Show and Festival
  Credit: ANSP

Academy Explorers Camp

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  Inspecting a shark jaw during Academy Explorers Camp.
  Credit: Hollie Barattolo/ANSP
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  Collecting insects during Academy Explorers Camp.
  Credit: Hollie Barattolo/ANSP
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  Unlocking the secrets of nature with an Academy educator.
  Photo by Mike Long
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  A close encounter with a live snake at camp.
  Photo by Mike Long

Audubon Page Turning

Hollie Powers Holt, a John James Audubon researcher from FineAntiquePrints.com of Wayne, Pa., carefully turns a page of The Birds of America at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

Safari Overnight

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  Safari Overnight .
  Credit: Katie O. Clark/ANSP
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  Safari Overnight.
  Credit: Katie O. Clark/ANSP
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  Safari Overnight.
  Credit: ANSP
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  Safari Overnight features a night of fun and adventure.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco

Behind-the-Scenes Tours

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  Groups can take a behind-the-scenes tours of the specimen collections, including here in the Malacology Collection.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco.
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  A behind-the-scenes look at bird specimens in the Ornithology Collection.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco
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  Preserved specimens in the Herpetology Collection include reptiles from around the world dating back to before the 1800s.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco
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  A huge bat is among thousands of specimens preserved in jars at the Academy.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco
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  The Malacology Collection contains 10 million shells from all over the world.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco

Hands-on Learning

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  A close-up look at a fish specimen from the Academy’s world-renowned Ichthyology Collection
  Credit: Brandon Zimmerman
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  Hands-on science is fun for both adults and kids
  Credit: ANSP
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  Credit: Kelly & Massa Photography
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  Academy educators bring fossils to life for visitors.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco
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  Academy fossils offer endless hands-on fun and learning.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco
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  The Cart of Curiosity offers fossils to explore and a magnified view for detailed study.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco
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  Animal skulls spice up a lesson on early life forms.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco

Live Animal Encounters

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  Live animals are a way to connect museum visitors with nature.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco
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  An iguana greets visitors to North American Hall.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco.
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  Live animals serve as ambassadors to the wild.
  Jeff Fusco/Visit Philly
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  A hallway encounter with a cockatoo provides an opportunity to talk about birds.
  Photo by Mike Servedio/ANS
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  Meet live animals daily in our Outside In exhibit.
  Photo by Mike Servedio/ANS