The Academy is open 365 days a year, meaning every day is a good day to visit. In addition to more than 20 active exhibits, each day there's a wide range of activities, shows, events, and tours.

Today, May 25, 2018

E.g., 2018-06-25
9:30 am

The Museum opens at 9:30 am today.
Museum Opens
Entrance
10:00 am

Become a scientist for a day by checking out a field science backpack full of tools and activities.
Junior Scientist Adventure
Coat Check

Join us for an interactive reading of Marianne Berkes "Over in the Ocean in a Coral Reef"
Under the Sea Storytime
Science Today Station
10:15 am

Put on your thinking caps and check out live science experiments in action.
Junior Scientist Adventure: Live Science Experience
Front Lobby
10:30 am

Learn about our (hungry!) African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. 10:30 am & 3 pm daily.
Penguin Feeding
African Hall

For Grades K-2: the difference between day and night, what can be seen in the night sky, and how they move.
School Groups Only
Sun, Moon, and Stars
Planetarium
11:00 am

Explore our place in the Universe...in 3D!
3D Tour of the Universe
Forum Theater

Learn how fin shapes and other features help fish move through their watery habitats.
Fin-Tastic Fish!
Piazza
11:30 am

Watch as a diver plunges into one of the world's deepest living coral reef tanks.
Coral Reef Dive
Philippine Coral Reef

Embark on a journey into the hidden world of coral reefs in this digital fulldome presentation.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium
12:30 pm

Children's Puppet Theater in the East Garden (weather permitting*)
Children's Puppet Theater
East Garden

Embark on a journey into the hidden world of coral reefs in this digital fulldome presentation.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium
1:00 pm

Meet some of the Academy’s live snakes in-person!
Ssssnake Encounter
Piazza
1:30 pm

Explore the ocean and its special chemistry at this fun, experiment-based program.
Ocean Action: The Power of pH!
Science Today Station

Embark on a journey into the hidden world of coral reefs in this digital fulldome presentation.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium
1:40 pm

Look at the technologies that would be required for life to travel beyond the atmosphere of our planet
Living Beyond Earth
Hohfeld Hall
2:00 pm

Exercise your imagination in the outdoors! Join our staff for exciting nature based activities. All Ages
Nature Play
East Garden
2:30 pm

Watch as a diver plunges into one of the world's deepest living coral reef tanks.
Coral Reef Dive
Philippine Coral Reef

Embark on a journey into the hidden world of coral reefs in this digital fulldome presentation.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium
3:00 pm

Learn about our (hungry!) African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. 10:30 am & 3 pm daily.
Penguin Feeding
African Hall

Explore our place in the Universe...in 3D!
3D Tour of the Universe
Forum Theater
3:30 pm

Learn all about Claude, our albino American alligator, and other swamp-dwelling denizens. 3:30 pm daily.
Swamp Talk
The Swamp

Embark on a journey into the hidden world of coral reefs in this digital fulldome presentation.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium
4:30 pm

Embark on a journey into the hidden world of coral reefs in this digital fulldome presentation.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium
5:00 pm

The museum closes at 5 pm today.
Museum Closes
Entrance