Exhibits
Changing Exhibits | Permanent Exhibits | Online Exhibits
Changing Exhibits
“Hadrosaurus foulkii: The Dinosaur that Changed the World”
In 1868, The Academy of Natural Sciences became the first museum in the world to display a complete dinosaur skeleton. This dinosaur, Hadrosaurus foulkii, has now returned to the Academy, reinterpreted for the 21st century. This exhibit will run through April 19, 2009.
“Geckos – Tails to Toepads,” May 30 – September 7, 2009
“George Washington Carver,” November 21, 2009 – February 28, 2010
Permanent Exhibits
Live butterflies from Central and South America, East Africa, and Southeast Asia inhabit our tropical garden.
More than 30 dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles are represented in Dinosaur Hall. In addition, budding dinosaur hunters can search for fossils in The Big Dig or meet with fossil preparators in the Fossil Prep Lab.
More than 35 dioramas present wildlife from Africa, Asia, and North America.
This rotating exhibit features rare natural history illustrations, publications, and archives from the Academy's Library. Specimens from our biological collections are also frequently included.
More than 100 live animals are used for educational programs, museum presentations, and special events. See where they live when they're not working.
Our indoor Nature Museum for Children features hands-on activities and close encounters with live animals.
See Captain Cook's Cannon, Egyptian Mummies, Marveling at Mollusks, Science at the Academy, and What Eats What.
Online Exhibits
Digital Collections features natural history illustrations and archival materials from the collections of the Academy's Library.
This extensive online exhibit presents the life and works of Joseph Leidy, an influential 19th Century paleontologist, anatomist, microscopist, and teacher.
Short publications on environmental issues are presented in Know Your Environment.
Thomas Jefferson Fossil Collection
Charles Willson Peale's “Mammoth,” Cuvier's “Revolutions,” Buffon's “American Degeneracy,” Jefferson's “Giant Claw,” and Big Bone Lick are parts of the story behind our third president's fossil collection.
