The Academy is open 365 days a year! See what's on the day of your visit, or plan ahead. Unless otherwise noted, all events and programs below are included with admission.

Today, May 26, 2025

E.g., 2025-06-26
9:30 am

The Museum opens at 9:30 am today.

 Academy of Sciences logo
Museum Opens
Entrance
10:15 am

Join us for an interactive storytime with books featuring life in the ocean. Daily, 10:15 am

 Storybooks with Anglerfish puppet in the middle
Waves & Wonders Storytime
Science Today Station
10:30 am

Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. Daily, 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.

 Three African Penguins
Penguin Feeding
African Hall

Where did the building blocks of life come from? Journey across space & time to explore how elements are made.

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Spark: The Universe in Us
Planetarium
11:00 am

Join us as we venture "Into the Deep" to find all sorts of amazingly adapted animals. Daily @ 11 a.m.

 Crab and Sting Ray puppets with Tubeworm puppets in the background
Children’s Puppet Theater: Into the Deep
Science Today Station
11:15 am

Explore the outdoors with Junior Scientist Adventure! Daily 11:15 am

 Outdoor exploration tools for Junior Scientist Adventure
Junior Scientist Adventure
East Garden

Discover the beauty, variety, and vast complexity of our connections to the network of life that surrounds us.

 Sea Otters in ocean
Habitat Earth
Planetarium
11:30 am

Watch as a diver plunges into one of the world's deepest living coral reef tanks. Daily, 11:30 am and 1:30 pm.

 Academy Diver in Philippine Coral Reef Tank
Coral Reef Dive
Philippine Coral Reef
12:00 pm

Where did the building blocks of life come from? Journey across space & time to explore how elements are made.

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Spark: The Universe in Us
Planetarium
12:45 pm

Discover the beauty, variety, and vast complexity of our connections to the network of life that surrounds us.

 Sea Otters in ocean
Habitat Earth
Planetarium
1:00 pm

Explore paleontology’s exciting discoveries through a friendly game show-style trivia contest. Daily, 1pm

 Spinning Trivia Wheel
Stomp or Chomp: Dinosaur Trivia Showdown
Piazza
1:30 pm

Watch as a diver plunges into the world's deepest living indoor coral reef exhibit. Daily, 11:30 am and 1:30 pm.

 Academy Diver in Philippine Coral Reef Tank
Coral Reef Dive
Philippine Coral Reef

Where did the building blocks of life come from? Journey across space & time to explore how elements are made.

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Spark: The Universe in Us
Planetarium
2:00 pm

Become an ocean chemistry expert in this exploration of the connection between sea, sky, and you. Daily, 2 pm.

 Presenter in orange vest sanding with chemistry set in front and picture of coral behind
Ocean Action: The Power of pH!
Science Today Station
2:15 pm

Discover the beauty, variety, and vast complexity of our connections to the network of life that surrounds us.

 Sea Otters in ocean
Habitat Earth
Planetarium
3:00 pm

Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily.

 3 African Penguins on exhibit at the Academy of sciences
Penguin Feeding
African Hall

Where did the building blocks of life come from? Journey across space & time to explore how elements are made.

 YouTube video poster image
Spark: The Universe in Us
Planetarium
3:30 pm

Meet Claude, our alligator with albinism, and learn why his southeastern habitat is so unique. Daily, 3:30 p.m.

 Claude, the Academy
Swamp Talk
The Swamp
3:45 pm

Discover the beauty, variety, and vast complexity of our connections to the network of life that surrounds us.

 Sea Otters in ocean
Habitat Earth
Planetarium
4:30 pm

Explore asteroids, comets, and the hard-hitting stories of our cosmic origins.

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Incoming!
Planetarium
5:00 pm

The museum closes at 5 pm today.

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Museum Closes
Entrance
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