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Behind-The-Scenes Tours

Get the inside scoop on the Museum's fascinating exhibitions during a Behind-The-Scenes Tour with our curators. During each exclusive tour, your curator guide will explore the exhibit with you, sharing riveting stories and answering questions.


Spirits & Headhunters: Vanishing Worlds of the Amazon
Tuesday, December 8, 6 p.m.
$24 Members, $37 nonmembers


Explore the cultures of the Amazon through beautiful ceremonial objects, including pieces crafted of vibrant feathers pottery and wood carvings. Learn of daily life of the tribes and ritualistic shrunken heads.

Led by Dirk Van Tuerenhout, Ph.D., HMNS Curator of Anthropology.

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Dinosaurs and the Hall of Paleontology
Monday, January 25, 6 p.m.
$12 Members, $17 nonmembers


While the Museum is closed, the dinosaurs come to life through the stories of David Temple, associate curator of paleontology. Tour the hall of paleontology and help excavate fossils in the fossil prep lab. This interactive and hands-on tour is an extraordinary look at the work done behind-the-scenes of the Museum. Families are welcome.

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