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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:

  • Science Story Time: The Icky Sticky Frog

    Sunday, March 29, 2026

    11:30 AM-12:00 PM

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

    • Everyone

    Have some fun with Academy educators and other young natural history fans during a very special science story time. Each week will feature a family-friendly science story and hands-on craft to try.

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  • Drop-in Science Workshops: Botany Bonanza

    Saturday, April 4, 2026

    2:00 PM-4:00 PM

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

    • Everyone

    Check out some paleo and modern plants from our botany collection and try your hand at pressing your own plant to take home.

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  • Drop-in Science Workshops: Capturing City Nature

    Saturday, May 2, 2026

    2:00 PM-4:00 PM

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

    • Everyone

    Learn how to use the iNaturalist app to capture images of your local wildlife and learn how to identify your pictures and ones of other observers.

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  • Drop-in Science Workshops: Rocking out

    Saturday, June 6, 2026

    2:00 PM-4:00 PM

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

    • Everyone

    Discover how to tell what your cool finds are? Check out some fascinating finds from our invert paleo and geology collections.

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