New Exhibitions
- Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants
- Ants dominate the small-scale world. We may seldom notice them, but ants affect their ecosystems as much as humans do. Open through October 10, 2009.
- Written in Bone, Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake - examines history through bone biographies, including those of colonists at Jamestown, VA, and those living in the wealthy and well-established settlement of St. Mary’s City, MD. Open through Feb. 2011.
- The Sant Ocean Hall is our largest permanent exhibition. It explores the ancient, diverse, and constantly changing nature of the ocean, the historical connections humans have had with it, and ways in which we are impacting the ocean today.
- Dig It! The Secrets of Soil - journey into the skin of the earth and explore the amazing world of soil in this exciting new exhibit. Discover the amazing connections between soils and everyday life, and think about this hidden world in a whole new way. Open through Jan. 2010.
New Websites
- Antarctic Marine Invertebrates - Bundle up to explore the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean. Meet the clawed, tentacled, spiky, gelatinous, many-legged, shelled and shell-less residents. Follow the missions of Antarctic research ships from the 1800s to the present day.
Natural History Highlights
- Homo floresiensis - Walking, but not running, with the real 'Hobbits' - scientists are a big step closer to understanding the evolution of walking in humans. Bipedalism has long been considered one of the hallmarks of human evolution, signaling the transition from an ape-like reliance on arms and hands for locomotion to an upright gait using the legs and feet.
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Located at 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, in Washington, D.C. 20560 [MAPS]
Free admission. No tickets are required for entrance. For more call 202-633-1000.
Open every day except December 25.
Regular hours are 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Through Labor Day 9/7/09, Museum’s hours are 10 am until 7:30. Please check our hours calendar for special early closings
- IMAX® Deep Sea 3D - get an up-close and personal encounter with some of the strangest and most exotic creatures on Earth.
Glowing Sucker Octopus, Photo Courtesy of David Shale