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Programs


Family Programs

Share your birthday with dinosaurs, have a sleepover with a polar bear, or meet an iguana during summer camp. More.

Adult Programs

Experience the museum after hours, attend an Academy Town Square, or have a drink in the Dino Drafts Beer Garden. More
entomologist talk with museum visitors during Bug Fest

Festivals and Special Events

Talk to real scientists, look through a microscope, touch live bugs, shop for shells, or search for fossils. More
featured panel during an environmental program

Academy Town Square

Find out the latest on the Marcellus Shale, urban agriculture, or how Philadelphia can become more livable and green. More
 

Upcoming Academy Events:

  • Seed Dissection

    Friday, January 17, 2025

    2:00 PM-3:30 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Plants represent over 80% of the Earth's biomass. Nearly two-thirds of plants derive from seeds we rely on to feed ourselves.

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  • Botanical Plant Tour

    Saturday, January 18, 2025

    11:00 AM-11:30 AM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Since the mid-1930s, the Academy's dioramas have captured guests' imagination, showcasing animals from around the world in their habitats.

    Read More
  • Seed Dissection

    Saturday, January 18, 2025

    2:00 PM-3:30 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Plants represent over 80% of the Earth's biomass. Nearly two-thirds of plants derive from seeds we rely on to feed ourselves.

    Read More
  • Botanical Plant Tour

    Sunday, January 19, 2025

    11:00 AM-11:30 AM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Since the mid-1930s, the Academy's dioramas have captured guests' imagination, showcasing animals from around the world in their habitats.

    Read More
  • Seed Dissection

    Sunday, January 19, 2025

    2:00 PM-3:30 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Plants represent over 80% of the Earth's biomass. Nearly two-thirds of plants derive from seeds we rely on to feed ourselves.

    Read More
  • Mini Academy Nifty Naturalists

    Monday, January 20, 2025

    10:00 AM-12:00 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Become a natural historian and uncover all the magic of the scientific world that the Academy has to offer, from mammals to insects to reptiles!

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  • Junior Academy Explorers Dinos of Ice and Snow

    Monday, January 20, 2025

    1:00 PM-3:30 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Winter is cold and dark in the Arctic Circle, but the dinos of ice and snow don’t mind!

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  • Seed Dissection

    Friday, January 24, 2025

    2:00 PM-3:30 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Plants represent over 80% of the Earth's biomass. Nearly two-thirds of plants derive from seeds we rely on to feed ourselves.

    Read More
  • Botanical Plant Tour

    Saturday, January 25, 2025

    11:00 AM-11:30 AM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Since the mid-1930s, the Academy's dioramas have captured guests' imagination, showcasing animals from around the world in their habitats.

    Read More
  • Seed Dissection

    Saturday, January 25, 2025

    2:00 PM-3:30 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Plants represent over 80% of the Earth's biomass. Nearly two-thirds of plants derive from seeds we rely on to feed ourselves.

    Read More
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