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5555 Hermann Park Drive Houston, TX 77030

713-639-4783

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Hall of African Wildlife

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The newly-expanded exhibit now offers a chance to see the entire African subcontinent, with 120 specimens, 42 species of birds and 28 species of ma...
Houston Museum of Natural Science

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Home to an IMAX theater, the Challenger Center, George Observatory, the Butterfly Center and more.
''Gemstone Carvings: The Masterworks of Harold Van Pelt''

Daily from December 1 until May 31

You can see three life-size representations of Erica Van Pelt’s hand in the exhibit ''Gemstone Carvings: The Masterworks of Harold Van Pelt.'' Both...
''Warriors, Tombs, and Temples: China's Enduring Legacy''

Daily from March 30 until September 3

For those of you who missed the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s esteemed “Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor” exhibition ...
"Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition"

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. every Mon., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from March 19 until September 3

It's the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the unsinkable ship, and to mark the occasion, the Houston Museum of Natural Science presents "Titanic...

2007 | Best Family Outing

Houston was once home to AstroWorld, amusement park extraordinaire. Sadly, AstroWorld is gone, but we still have a world-class family entertainment facility – the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Wait, wait, yes, it's a museum, but it's not the kind where you have to whisper and the exhibits are safely tucked behind velvet ropes. Here, kids are encouraged to talk and touch, even to squeal with delight, if they are so moved. Blending education with entertainment, the museum presents a... More »
2002 | Best Place for a Kid's Birthday Party

As the song goes, "Ain't nothin' like the real thing." If you're doing a dino-party, you really can't beat the ambience of celebrating amid actual dinosaurs. Consider the price regularly paid to set up moonwalks and hire magicians and hungover clowns. Then consider cleaning it all up off a suburban lawn. Think about it too long and you're likely to have an anxiety attack. Calm down. Take deep breaths. Rent out the Houston Museum of Natural Science paleontology hall instead. Comparatively,... More »
2000 | Best Museum Gift Shop

Make this one plural, as in Best Shops. The Houston Museum of Natural Science severs the traditional museum gift store into a parent-and-child participatory sport. Mom and Dad -- or just those without children -- get their consumer time in the fairly upscale Collector's Gift Shop. The quiet confines with classy thick wood accents offer up genuine collectibles and quality goods, ranging from luminous butterfly wings pressed into glass to C.L. Whiting's "leaf leather" purses and accessories.... More »

Emancipation Proclamation

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, February 16, 2012

One of the most important documents in American history will be on display for a scant six days when the Houston Museum of Natural Science hosts the Emancipation Proclamation. Signed by Abraham Lincoln, the document that freed the slaves will be o... More »
Life in the Universe

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, January 19, 2012

It was back in 1960 when astronomer Frank Drake used a radio telescope to listen to two nearby stars. He didn’t hear much, but that was the birth of our modern search for life beyond earth. It’s been more than 50 years since Drake’s experiment, an... More »
''Discovering the Civil War''

By Jef With One F | Thu, January 05, 2012

With apologies to the History Channel, watching re-enactments and talking heads on television won’t bring the Civil War to life in the way that seeing a soldier’s prayer book with a bullet hole in it will. “Discovering the Civil War,” currently at... More »
Find More Than Just Tacky T-Shirts at These Museum Gift Shops

By Meredith Deliso | Tue, November 15, 2011

Museum gift shops aren't usually known for their good taste -- think boxy, stiff T-shirts, garish magnets and easily breakable key chains tied to whatever forgettable exhibition is currently on displ... More »
Vintage Postcards and Ancient Ukrainian Art: Gallery Openings and Closings This Weekend

By Caroline Evans | Thu, September 1, 2011

The summer's coming to an end, which means this is one of the last weekends to catch the many exhibitions in town. In fact, this is the last weekend to see two of the Houston Museum of Natural Science... More »
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Houston Museum of Natural Science

5555 Hermann Park Drive Houston, TX 77030

713-639-4783

Description

Hall of African Wildlife

Daily

Houston Museum of Natural Science

Daily

''Gemstone Carvings: The Masterworks of Harold Van Pelt''

Daily from December 1 until May 31

''Warriors, Tombs, and Temples: China's Enduring Legacy''

Daily from March 30 until September 3

"Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition"

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. every Mon., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from March 19 until September 3

2007 | Best Family Outing

2002 | Best Place for a Kid's Birthday Party

2000 | Best Museum Gift Shop

Emancipation Proclamation

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, February 16, 2012

Life in the Universe

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, January 19, 2012

''Discovering the Civil War''

By Jef With One F | Thu, January 05, 2012

Find More Than Just Tacky T-Shirts at These Museum Gift Shops

By Meredith Deliso | Tue, November 15, 2011

Vintage Postcards and Ancient Ukrainian Art: Gallery Openings and Closings This Weekend

By Caroline Evans | Thu, September 1, 2011

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