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Grand Reopening: Gallery of California Natural Sciences

Bring out your inner party animal to celebrate the new Gallery of California Natural Sciences with a wild weekend of opening events! The weekend kicks off with a critter-and-creature-filled opening...

Penguins + Pajamas Sleepover

Why count sheep when you can count geckos, butterflies, sharks, and penguins? Now kids can camp out for a night at the California Academy of Sciences—and see the museum in a whole new light...

Discovery Nature Walk

Join us for a 30-minute nature walk, exploring gardens and groves that surround the Academy...

Penguin Feeding

The Academy’s African penguins are always especially animated during meal time...

Coral Reef Dive

Watch as a diver suits up in SCUBA gear and plunges into the world’s deepest living coral reef exhibit...

Sssnake Encounter

Meet some of the Academy’s live snakes in person! While viewing these fascinating (and harmless!) animals in the flesh, we will learn about snakes’ unique natural history, their predatory behavior,...

Saturday Safari

All ages are invited to Tusher African Hall for an imaginary expedition around the corner or around the world...

Out of the Lab

Curious to get a behind-the-scenes perspective on Academy research and the labs where the work gets done? Scientists will join visitors at the Project Lab to share stories about dissecting and docu...

Coral Reef Dive

Watch as a diver suits up in SCUBA gear and plunges into the world’s deepest living coral reef exhibit...

Penguin Feeding

The Academy’s African penguins are always especially animated during meal time...

The Science of Exploration

Academy scientists travel to remote corners of the Earth to explore some of the most extreme environments on this planet...

Chat with an Academy Scientist (Ages 10+)

Meet Academy scientists who explore the planet in search of life and a greater understanding of its mysteries...

Science Discovery

Meet Project Lab scientists as they share and discuss specimens from the Academy’s collections and around the world...