Members' Night 2024
Friday, October 18, 2024
5:00 PM-8:30 PM
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.
NEW for 2024!
- Take a plant, leave a plant at the Members’ Night Native Plant Swap
- Screenprint your own patch with the Exhibits team and 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
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.
Want to support the Academy further? Donate here. The Academy of Natural Sciences is dedicated to understanding the natural world and inspiring everyone to care for it. Your gift will provide for our collection of 19 million scientific specimens, send our scientists around the globe to research our rapidly changing planet and connect our community to the natural world.