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:

Confluence: Earthly Films for Philadelphia

Friday, April 19, 2024

5:30 PM-9:00 PM

121 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, PA
- Everyone
This Earth Week, the Academy of Natural Sciences debuts Confluence: Earthly Films for Philadelphia – an environmentally focused film festival.
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Confluence: Earthly Films for Philadelphia

Saturday, April 20, 2024

11:00 AM-7:00 PM

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103
- Everyone
This Earth Week, the Academy of Natural Sciences debuts Confluence: Earthly Films for Philadelphia – an environmentally focused film festival.
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Drop-in Science Workshops: Rainforest Rangers!

Saturday, April 20, 2024

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103
- Everyone
What is so important about the rainforest? What plants and animals can you find there? Drop in to learn about the lungs of the planet and be amazed at how biodiversity plays a big part in this habitat. Explore real mammalogy and herpetology specimens and craft your own rainforest ranger button to take home.
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Confluence: Earthly Films for Philadelphia

Sunday, April 21, 2024

1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Byrn Mawr Film Institute 824 Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
- Everyone
This Earth Week, the Academy of Natural Sciences debuts Confluence: Earthly Films for Philadelphia – an environmentally focused film festival.
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City Nature Challenge

Friday, April 26, 2024

12:00 AM-12:00 AM

This event takes place in Philadelphia, Delaware, Montgomery and Bucks counties in Pennsylvania, and Camden, Gloucester and Burlington counties in New Jersey.
- Everyone
The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is a four-day bioblitz where cities around the world compete to see who can record the most wildlife.
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City Nature Challenge

Saturday, April 27, 2024

12:00 AM-12:00 AM

This event takes place in Philadelphia, Delaware, Montgomery and Bucks counties in Pennsylvania, and Camden, Gloucester and Burlington counties in New Jersey.
- Everyone
The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is a four-day bioblitz where cities around the world compete to see who can record the most wildlife.
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Your Inner Fish Screenings: April 27

Saturday, April 27, 2024

1:30 PM-2:00 PM

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103
- Everyone
Have you ever wondered why our bodies look the way they do? Why our hands have five fingers instead of six? Why we walk on two legs instead of four?
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City Nature Challenge

Sunday, April 28, 2024

12:00 AM-12:00 AM

This event takes place in Philadelphia, Delaware, Montgomery and Bucks counties in Pennsylvania, and Camden, Gloucester and Burlington counties in New Jersey.
- Everyone
The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is a four-day bioblitz where cities around the world compete to see who can record the most wildlife.
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City Nature Challenge

Monday, April 29, 2024

12:00 AM-12:00 AM

This event takes place in Philadelphia, Delaware, Montgomery and Bucks counties in Pennsylvania, and Camden, Gloucester and Burlington counties in New Jersey.
- Everyone
The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is a four-day bioblitz where cities around the world compete to see who can record the most wildlife.
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The Cheryl Beth Silverman Memorial Lecture

Thursday, May 2, 2024

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103
- Everyone
The Cheryl Beth Silverman Memorial Lecture was established by Art and Carol Silverman, longtime friends of the Academy, in memory of their daughter, Cheryl Beth.
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