Events
Free Wagner Tours
Academy Members can receive free tours of The Wagner Institute of Free Science on selected dates in January
(see Members' News)
Animal Heroes
Sat–Mon, Jan 17–19
(see Wild Weekends)
Paleopalooza
Sat–Mon, Feb 14–16
Celebrating almost 200 years of paleontology
Summer Camp
Weekly day camps for children ages 6–12
(see Summer Camp)
Environment
The Green Economy
Sustainability at Work
Thu, Jan 15, 6:30 pm
(see Town Square)
Bike Sharing
Promoting Bike Sharing
Fri, Jan 16,
6:30 pm
(see Town Square)
Paul Ehrlich
Thu, Feb 5,
5:30 pm
(see Town Square)
You can now visit the Academy on Facebook
Changing Exhibit
Now through April 19, 2009
(see Hadrosaurus foulkii)
Permanent Exhibits
Live Butterflies
Walk among dozens of species of live butterflies from around the world.
(see Butterflies!)
Dinosaur Hall
See skeletons of more than a dozen dinosaurs, visit a fossil prep lab or dig for dinosaur bones.
(see Dinosaur Hall)
Outside In
Check out natural history specimens and meet live animals in the Academy's children's museum.
(see Outside In)
Africa, Asia & North America
Get close to some impressive wildlife in dioramas depicting habitats from three continents.
(see Dioramas)
Location
19th St. & Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia (see Getting Here)
Hours
10:00-4:30 weekdays
10:00-5:00 weekends
(see Tickets & Times)
More Links
Birthday Parties
Camp-Ins
Field Trips
Scouting
Summer Camp
Town Square
Wild Weekends
Membership
Donate Online
Volunteering
About Us
The Academy of Natural Sciences is Philadelphia's Natural History Museum. The Academy is the oldest natural science research institution and museum in the Americas.
New Book
All in the Bones:
A Biography of Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
(see All in the Bones)