Starting next week, the museum’s Origins Hall will close as part of a comprehensive re-imagining of the exhibit space. The new hall, titled Ancient Life, will feature hundreds of never-before-seen fossils from NMMNHS’s Research Collections and be the largest exhibition of its kind in the Southwest. Ancient Life is expected to open in late 2024, please check the website for additional details as the project progresses.
At the Museum
| Museum Admission Only | Combo Ticket (Museum + Plus one show) | |
| Adults (18-59) | $8.00 | Coming soon! |
| Seniors (60+) | $7.00 | Coming soon! |
| Youth (13-17) | $7.00 | Coming soon! |
| Children (3-12) | $5.00 | Coming soon! |
| Tot (2 & Under) | Free | Coming soon! |
| Animal Kingdom 3D | 10am | 1pm | 4pm |
| Secrets of the Sea 3D | 11am | 2pm | |
| Dinosaurs of Antarctica 3D | 12pm | 3pm |
| Earth, Moon, Sun | 11 a.m. |
| Eclipse: The Sun Revealed | 12 p.m. |
| Enchanted Skies | 2 p.m. |
| The Sun, Our Living Star | 3 p.m. |
Announcements
Origins Hall to close
Mammals put brawn before brains
Prehistoric mammals bulked up, rather than develop bigger brains, to boost their survival chances once dinosaurs had become extinct, research suggests.
For the first 10 million years after dinosaurs died out, mammals prioritised boosting their body size to adapt to radical shifts in the make-up of Earth's animal kingdom, researchers say. Read more
Upcoming Events
October 5, 2023 - 5:00pm
Learn about the upcoming annular solar eclipse, what it is, why it happens, and how you can view it safely.
October 9, 2023 - 12:00pm
The Museum's Space Science educators and scientists are planning special afternoons each day during the week before the eclipse. Join us for family-friendly educational activities along with talks led by visiting NASA and NOAA scientists!
October 11, 2023 - 12:00pm
The Museum's Space Science educators and scientists are planning special afternoons each day during the week before the eclipse. Join us for family-friendly educational activities along with talks led by visiting NASA and NOAA scientists!
October 12, 2023 - 12:00pm
The Museum's Space Science educators and scientists are planning special afternoons each day during the week before the eclipse. Join us for family-friendly educational activities along with talks led by visiting NASA and NOAA scientists!
October 13, 2023 - 12:00pm
The Museum's Space Science educators and scientists are planning special afternoons each day during the week before the eclipse. Join us for family-friendly educational activities along with talks led by visiting NASA and NOAA scientists!