Please allow 2 or more hours to see Permanent Exhibit Halls.
Free Thursdays! 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. (Hours subject to change.)
Roam the Serengeti, walk with dinosaurs and discover the world’s mineral wonders – all for free!
Safely ensconced in the Sahara desert, and drawing its lifeblood from the river Nile, ancient Egyptian civilization flourished for more…
The Morian Hall of Paleontology is packed with prehistoric beasts, and does not have the same stagnant displays of ancient…
Houston businessman Alfred Glassell, Jr. was a well-known philanthropist, but many never knew of his devotion to large species of…
From a huge blue topaz crystal weighing more than 2,000 carats to a crystallized gold cluster that is one of…
Better. Stronger. Faster! Dubbed Wiess Energy Hall 3.0, the third iteration of this popular hall will enlarge from its previous…
First exhibited in 1851 at the World’s Fair in Paris, the Foucault Pendulum (named after Jean Bernard Leon Foucault, the…
PARDON OUR DUST! The Lester & Sue Smith Gem Vault will be temporarily closed beginning July 31. The Lester and Sue…
The John P. McGovern Hall of the Americas celebrates the remarkable diversity and extraordinary accomplishments of the indigenous peoples of…
Unlike the traditional “menagerie” approach, this hall focuses on well-integrated themes of African wildlife ecology and conservation. Additionally, state-of-the-art interactives…
HMNS’ revamped Welch Hall of Chemistry explores the natural sciences through the lens of chemistry. Our goal was to create…
The Earth Forum is an engaging arrangement of 11 interrelated work stations. Each work station contains two computers, a globe…
The Texas coast is a natural treasure to many Texans, but few know about its ecologic and economic importance. The…
The new dioramas in the Education Wing have been a regular part of the museum for several decades. When their…
The Houston Museum of Natural Science has had Texas Wildlife diorama displays since the early days when the museum was…
Malacology is the study of mollusks - invertebrate creatures with soft, unsegmented bodies, many of which house themselves in shells.…
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