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Exhibits
Ice Dinosaurs
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Life Onto Land: The Devonian
Heirloom Plants: Ancestral Seeds in Philadelphia
Dinosaur Hall
Outside In
The Big Dig
Ocean Bound
Watershed Moment
Watershed Moment provides fresh perspectives on the water systems that bind us.
How to Get to the River
How to Get to the River is an urban watershed adventure walk that leads participants from the Academy down Cherry Street through a micro-watershed of the Schuylkill River.
Extreme Deep: Mission to the Abyss
Permian Monsters
The River Feeds Back
Traverse the Schuylkill River through an immersive sound installation created by artists Annea Lockwood and Liz Phillips.
Gideon Mendel: Drowning World
This exhibit features 37 photographs, two found-object displays and a video by leading contemporary photographer Gideon Mendel.
Invisible World of Water
The first project in the Academy of Natural Sciences’ yearlong focus on water renews our appreciation for the vital element of water.
Crocs: Ancient Predators in a Modern World
Come face-to-snout with live crocodilians, a group of reptiles that has evolved and thrived for 200 million years.
Come face-to-feet with nearly 20 massive, colorful, moving bugs!
Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids
Dinosaurs Around the World
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Survival of the Slowest
Roaring, moving, life-size dinosaurs invade the Academy for a multi-sensory experience for the whole family.
Check out live frogs of many hues, listen to their colorful chorus, and admire the many ways they swim, hop, glide, and soar.