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Visit the Academy

Academy exterior

Plan Your Visit

Details about admission pricing, parking and how to get to the museum.

Plan Your Visit

students look at dinosaur bones

Field Trips

Plan a field trip for your class, summer camp or group.

Explore Field Trips

skeletal mount of Tyrannosaurus in Dinosaur Hall

Signature Exhibits

See how big you are next to Tyrannosaurus rex or get up close and personal with a polar bear.

Check out our Permanent Exhibits

  
 

Events

  • 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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  • Kaczmarczik Lecture: The Jazz of Physics with Stephon Alexander, PhD

    Thursday, February 27, 2025

    12:30 PM-1:30 PM

    Drexel University Main Building, Auditorium 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA. 19104 <p><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/nKr95PwjSQwojj3N7">Google map</a></p>

    • Everyone

    The Kaczmarczik Lecture is a significant event at Drexel University. For nearly 30 years, guest lecturers have included numerous Nobel Laureates and renowned scientists from around the world who present on topics that range from mapping the universe to revolutions in fundamental physics.

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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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  • Sensory Friendly Mornings: March 8

    Saturday, March 8, 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: March 8

    Saturday, March 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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  • Science Story Time: March 9

    Sunday, March 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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