Hours
- Monday: 10am - 5pm
- Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday - Saturday: 10am - 5pm
- Sunday: 11am - 5pm
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Member-only access:
Sunday: 10am - 11am, Saturday: 9am - 10am
Ready to Explore
“Becoming Jane” — Open May 20
Immerse yourself in Dr. Jane Goodall’s groundbreaking career through a highly interactive experience for children and adults alike.
Organized and traveled by the National Geographic Society in partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute.
Thursdays on Tap
Join us every Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. for Thursdays on Tap. Experience the Museum after-hours with a 21+ crowd and enjoy live music, drinks and food trucks from local businesses. Plus, get full access to all our exhibit halls.
Science Explorers
Offering four themes to choose from, each summer camp is five days of hands-on learning to engage and challenge all future thinkers, inventors and innovators!
Our Gargantuan Dinosaur Fossil Skeletons
You definitely couldn’t miss them anyway — these prehistoric beasts will be the first thing to greet you when you walk into the T. Boone Pickens Life Then and Now Hall.
Two tons of sparkle
Take a look inside a giant amethyst geode on our Lyda Hill Gems and Minerals Hall exhibit hall page — and in the actual hall!
The Ultimate Race
Think you’re faster than a T. rex or a cheetah? What about NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes? Step up to the starting line in the Lamar Hunt Family Sports Hall, and get ready to run.
Become a Junior Paleontologist
Dig for dinos in the outdoor sand pit inspired by real fossil digs from Big Bend! Grab a vest, a scoop, a shovel, and a rake and join our team of junior paleontologists in the Moody Family Children’s Museum on the Lower Level.
See a Tornado Up Close
Reach your hands inside a tornado simulator inside the Rees-Jones Foundation Dynamic Earth Hall to feel the airflows and observe the formation of these infamous and powerful storms.
