New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road Northwest, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87104, (505) 841-2800. Space Frontiers: New Exhibit Launches May 15. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87104.

ON DISPLAY

 
Astronaut  
Space Frontiers
Astronomy and Space Exploration in New Mexico
T. rex Attack!  
Take a
Tyrannosaur Tour
through the Museum

NOW SHOWING

Lockheed Martin DynaTheater

Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs

Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
10 AM, 11 AM, Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM

 

Planetarium

Journey to the Stars
Noon, 2 PM, 4 PM

Enchanted Skies: The Digital Universe
11 AM, 3 PM

Dawn of the Space Age
1 PM

Ticket sales stop 10 minutes before show times.

 
 

WHAT’S NEW

Download a holiday shopping coupon for the NatureWorks Discovery Store.

PDFs of several New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletins are now available for download.

Announcing the theme for the 2010 Naturescapes Natural History Photo Salon—Migratory Journeys: New Mexico's Wildlife on the Move.

The results of New Mexico's first BioBlitz.

EVENTS

Calendar of Events

Budgetary Closures
State of NM offices, including the Museum, will be closed:
  • Friday, March 5
  • Friday, April 2
  • Friday, May 28
The Lockheed Martin DynaTheater, Planetarium, M Café, NatureWorks Discovery Store, and the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center will be closed as well.

Bioscience Collections Tour
Friday, February 19
11 AM at the Information Desk
Behind-the-scenes tour of the museum's biological collections.
Free with paid admission.

Curator's Coffee
Lava Flows in New Mexico: Recent Research and Global Implications
Thursday, February 25
9:30 AM in the M Café
A café style program with Larry Crumpler
$7, members receive a 10% discount.

Chaco Archaeoastronomy
Thursday, February 25
7 PM in the DynaTheater
A lecture and booksigning with Ron Sutcliffe
$5 public, $4 members, $3 students. Tickets available online.

First Saturday Natural History Hikes
Sandia Mt. Natural History Center
Open 9 AM to 3 PM
Guided hikes from 10 AM to Noon
Free, call 281-5259 to register for guided hikes.

Geoscience Collections Tour
Friday, March 12
3 PM at the Information Desk
Behind-the-scenes tour of the museum's geological collections.
Free with paid admission.