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skeletal mount of Tyrannosaurus in Dinosaur Hall

Signature Exhibits

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Events

Dinos After Dark Celebrates Earth Month

Friday, April 25, 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 (recommended donation amount is $10), a festive, family-friendly atmosphere and the Dino Drafts Beer Garden in Dinosaur Hall! In addition to seeing the museum, join us for a special night celebrating Earth Month at the Academy. Plus purchase drinks (21+) and experience food offerings from our partners!
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City Nature Challenge

Saturday, April 26, 2025

12:00 AM-12:00 AM

Online – iNaturalist.org website and app; Geographic range for participants is Philadelphia and surrounding counties.
- 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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POSTPONED: City Nature Blitz: Pennypack Park

Saturday, April 26, 2025

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Pennypack Trail, Philadelphia, PA 19136
- Everyone
This event has been postponed due to the forecast of inclement weather. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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History of Haddy Hike

Saturday, April 26, 2025

9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Hadrosaurus Foulki Site Maple Ave, Haddonfield, NJ 08033
- Everyone
You may be familiar with “Haddy”, the duckbilled dinosaur that stands inside Dinosaur Hall, but have you ever thought about where it came from?
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POSTPONED: City Nature Blitz: Cobbs Creek Park

Saturday, April 26, 2025

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

1338 S 59th St, Philadelphia, PA 19143
- Everyone
This event has been postponed due to the forecast of inclement weather. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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City Nature Challenge

Sunday, April 27, 2025

12:00 AM-12:00 AM

Online – iNaturalist.org website and app; Geographic range for participants is Philadelphia and surrounding counties.
- 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 28, 2025

12:00 AM-12:00 AM

Online – iNaturalist.org website and app; Geographic range for participants is Philadelphia and surrounding counties.
- 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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Butterflies, Landscapes and Human Dramas: Climate Science and Climate Imagination

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

12:30 PM-1:50 PM

Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (MacAlister Hall, Room 5051C)
- Everyone
David Velinsky, PhD, and Tatyana Livshultz, PhD, will discuss the science of monarch butterflies, shifting landscapes and the climate crisis in dialog with Barbara Kingsolver's climate novel, Flight Behavior.
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The Ecology of Fashion Symposium

Saturday, May 3, 2025

10:00 AM-5:00 PM

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103
- Everyone
In conjunction with the groundbreaking exhibition The Ecology of Fashion (on view through August 31, 2025), the Academy of Natural Sciences and the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection of Drexel University proudly present the Ecology of Fashion Symposium – a public learning forum where cutting-edge academic research meets creative innovation.
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Purchasing Power

Saturday, May 3, 2025

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103
- Everyone
What are microplastics and how do they end up in the environment?
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