Current Films
  -Ocean Oasis
  -Planet Earth: Pole to Pole

Giant-screen Theater Schedule

Current Exhibitions
Upcoming Exhibitions
Past Exhibitions
Future Permanent Exhibits

Giant-screen Theater

Shown in the Charmaine and Maurice Kaplan Theater, a 300-seat, giant-screen theater with multiple capabilities and state-of-the-art acoustics and technology.

Current Films

Ocean Oasis
Ongoing
38 minutes; Film schedule

Take a fascinating journey into two remarkably different, but inextricably linked worlds—Mexico's Sea of Cortés and the Baja California desert. Ocean Oasis, a giant-screen film, mesmerizes audiences as they witness the beauty of life in Baja California's rich waters and seemingly barren land.

Produced by the San Diego Natural History Museum, Summerhays Films, and PRONATURA A.C., with sponsorship from Sempra Energy. Winner of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival and the International Wildscreen Film Festival.

Planet Earth: Pole to Pole
50 minutes; Film schedule

Gain a fresh understanding of how life in every nook and cranny of the globe is connected in PLANET EARTH’s premiere episode, “Pole to Pole.” Discover the highest mountains and darkest caves; the shallowest water and deepest oceans. Travel to ice-covered lands and great plains; explore untamed jungles, giant forests, and the harshest deserts. The sunward tilt of Earths orbit dictates all our lives, creating the seasons that trigger one of the greatest spectacles in the worldthe mass migration of animals. Explore a unique view of the majesty of our planet and the amazing creatures that live here.

Human Body: Pushing The Limits—Brain Power
40 minutes; Film schedule

The driving force behind every one of us is the most powerful organ in the natural world: the human brain. With new state-of-the-art imagery of this complex, mysterious machine, discover how our brain accelerates when faced with intense stress or danger, and taps into its deepest layers to unlock prehistoric survival instincts.

• NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer tells about making split-second decisions in the heat and stress of a 400-lap race.
• Desperate firefighters, trapped by the intense heat of a forest fire, learn how the brain can take charge without waiting for conscious control.
• A lone explorer, piloting a balloon over the Arctic, pushes himself to the limits of sleep deprivation. It nearly costs him his life.

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