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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: February 8

    Saturday, February 8, 2025

    11:00 AM-1:00 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.

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  • Sensory Friendly Mornings: Febuary 9

    Sunday, February 9, 2025

    9:00 AM-11:00 AM

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

    • Everyone

    Sensory-friendly mornings can be a comfortable, calmer way for museum visitors, especially those with sensory sensitivities, to explore the museum.

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  • Science Story Time: February 9

    Sunday, February 9, 2025

    11:00 AM-1:00 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.

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  • Drop-in Science Workshops: Swing into Spring

    Saturday, February 15, 2025

    2:00 PM-4:00 PM

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

    • Everyone

    What is a seed and what do you need to make it grow?

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  • Mini Academy Can You Dig It?

    Monday, February 17, 2025

    10:00 AM-12:00 PM

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

    • Everyone

    The Academy is home to millions of scientific specimens, including Thomas Jefferson’s very own collection of fossils!

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  • Junior Academy Explorers Escape the Academy: Roosevelt’s River

    Monday, February 17, 2025

    1:00 PM-3:30 PM

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

    • Everyone

    In this escape-room-like session, like Teddy Roosevelt himself, you and your team will embark on an expedition up what is now known as the Roosevelt River.

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  • Stibnite is a Girl’s Best Friend, A Tour of the Academy’s Mineral Collection

    Thursday, February 20, 2025

    2:00 PM-3:00 PM

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

    • Everyone

    The Academy’s mineral collection contains thousands of specimens and dates to the earliest days of the institution when it was the most important collection of its kind in the young nation.

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  • Game Night: Environmental Board Games at the Academy

    Thursday, February 20, 2025

    6:30 PM-9:30 PM

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

    • Everyone

    Come one, come all for the Academy's first ever Game Night: Environmental Board Games at the Academy, in partnership with Redcap's Corner.

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  • Behind the Scenes Tour of the Fox Historic Costume Collection

    Tuesday, February 25, 2025

    11:00 AM-12:00 PM

    The URBN Center, Drexel University 3501 Market Street Philadelphia, PA

    • Everyone

    If you’ve seen our current exhibition, The Ecology of Fashion, then you have seen a few stunning selections from the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection. This collection is home to some of the most impressive and historic garments.

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  • Dinos After Dark: February 28

    Friday, February 28, 2025

    5:00 PM-8:00 PM

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

    • Everyone

    Enjoy pay-what-you-wish admission and a festive, family-friendly atmosphere and the Dino Drafts Beer Garden in Dinosaur Hall.

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