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‘Journey to Space’ Exhibition Touches Down at N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences Nov. 2

Do you have what it takes … to live and work in space? Find out at “Journey to Space,” a new exhibition opening at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on Saturday, Nov. 2.

Butterflies, moths take over natural sciences museum at BugFest Sept. 14

Get buggy with it when the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts BugFest on Saturday, Sept. 14, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Your Passport to Summer Is Here at the North Carolina Museum of History

Calling all adventurers!

Crocodilians featured in science museum’s Reptile & Amphibian Day, March 9

First appearing approximately 230 million years ago, the hearty crocodilians — alligators, crocodiles, caimans and gharials — have survived nearly every earthly scenario. They have outlived dinosaurs, ice ages, mass extinctions and more, yet they have changed very little over time.

NC Museum of Natural Sciences to unveil Dueling Dinosaurs experience April 27

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh announces the completion of a globally unique visitor experience — Dueling Dinosaurs — opening to the public Saturday, April 27. 

Asteroids and meteorites abound at Museum’s Astronomy Days event, Feb. 3-4

 It's time for lift off when the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts Astronomy Days, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 3-4, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Greenville Science Museum Opens in Cupola Building Feb. 3

The grand re-opening of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville takes place Saturday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. The public is invited to check out the museum’s new digs at the historic Cupola Building, 226 West 8th St. 

NC Science Museums Grant Program awards $2.4 million to 53 science centers across the state

From the North Carolina Arboretum to Port Discover, 53 science centers across the state have been awarded a total of $2.4 million in grants as part of the sixth year of the North Carolina Science Museums Grant Program.

Museum Celebrates ‘Take A Child Outside Week’ Sept. 24-30

Take A Child Outside Week, an international initiative spearheaded by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, kicks off Sunday, Sept. 24 and runs through Saturday, Sept. 30. 

BugFest highlights tarantulas and more at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Sept. 16

It’s time to get buggy with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences as they host BugFest, the largest one-day bug-centric event in the country. Satisfy all your web weaving, wing flapping, dungball rolling, creepy crawling and (of course) bug munching pursuits in one day: Saturday, Sept.