Join us for our favorite night of the year as we lift the curtain and explore behind the scenes of the Academy! Check out the cool public museum galleries, collections and research labs of the Academy. Join Academy staff, scientists and researchers as they present hands-on activities.

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• Take a plant, leave a plant at the Members’ Night Native Plant Swap 
• Screenprint your own patch with the Exhibits team and our friends from The Fabric Workshop and Museum to learn about the upcoming exhibition, The Ecology of Fashion
• Make your own seed packet with the Botany Department 
• Grab a slice of wood-fired pizza from Victor’s Pizza food truck 
• Enjoy an exclusive Members' Night discount at Victory Brewing Co.'s Philadelphia Taproom (just a few steps away!) and try the new Academy inspired Tricera-Hops IPA.

The Academy and Victory Brewing Company are excited to unveil Tricera-Hops, a new limited-edition draft beer. Tricera-Hops is a fruity, cold IPA – brewed at lower-than-normal temperatures to achieve a clean, crisp taste. The IPA was inspired by Ice Dinosaurs and the dinos that survived extreme Arctic conditions during the Cretaceous period.

Brewed in house by Victory's Philadelphia Taproom Brewer Tim Dean, the beer uses three kinds of hops and will be refreshing with notes of citrus and strawberry!

Visit Victory after Members' Night at 1776 Benjamin Franklin Parkway to get a taste of the Cretaceous and enjoy $5 of $25!

“Thank you!” to this year’s Members’ Night Sponsor: Unless Kids

Unless Kids is Philly’s newest online toy store! It’s a fun, sustainable and convenient way for parents to buy the toys their kids want and get rid of the ones they don’t in one easy-to-use service. Check out Unless Kids today!

Not a member? Join now to receive your invitation to Members' Night. Academy members receive an entire year of free general admission, access to members-only hours, events and activities, discounts on programming, parking, Academy Shop purchases and more. But membership is more than visitation benefits — your dues make a tangible impact on our community and planet.

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