Exhibits and experiences for explorers of all ages

Young girl is lifted by a woman to catch falling snowflakes in the Academy piazza during the Tis the Season for Science festiva
OPEN DAILY

'Tis the Season for Science

Warm your spirits at our annual celebration of all things frosty! Frolic under flurries, experiment in the Ice Lab, and revel in live music and performances.
Scale model of Argentinosaurus head at entrance to The Worlds Largest Dinosaurs exhibition at the Academy
CLOSING JANUARY 21, 2024

World's Largest Dinosaurs

Experience an exhibition 200 million years in the making—and heads and tails above the rest. The largest land animals that ever lived have arrived at the Academy!
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Events and activities to kick-start your curiosity

Digital visualization of a galaxy in space, with wordmark for Spark: The Universe in Us
NOW PLAYING

Spark: The Universe in Us

Everything we are was written in the stars. Discover the celestial origins of the building blocks of life in the Academy's newest original planetarium film.
A DJ spins in the Philippine Coral Reef exhibit during a NightLife event at the Academy
THURSDAYS | 6-10 PM | 21+

NightLife

Wonder what our animals get up to once the sun goes down? Find out at the Academy’s weekly event that illuminates the unusual intersection of art and science.
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World-changing science starts here

2 tropical butterflies flying inside Osher Rainforest at the Academy
PHENOMENA

There's no place like dome

After three months of renovations, Osher Rainforest is open once again. See what has hopped, slithered, and fluttered back into this iconic four-story habitat.
Boy joyfully points at fish overhead in Amazon Flooded Forest Tunnel exhibit
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