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Houston Museum of Natural Science
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Houston Museum of Natural Science
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Explore the far reaches of outer space, roam with the dinosaurs, wander through Africa's Serengeti, and marvel at the world's rarest and most beautiful minerals. Discover all this and much more at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, one of the nation's most heavily attended museums. |
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Dinosaur Mummy CSI: Cretaceous Science Investigation
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Opens September 19, 2008
The Houston Museum of Natural Science, in association with the Judith River Foundation, will develop and tour a world premiere exhibition featuring Leonardo, the most perfectly fossilized plant-eating dinosaur ever discovered—with almost all of his skin still intact. Dinosaur Mummy CSI: Cretaceous Science Investigation opens Sept. 19, 2008. |
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Lucy's Legacy:
The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia
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World Premiere August 31, 2007
Ethiopia is the cradle of mankind, the birthplace of coffee, the purported resting place of the Ark of the Covenant—and home to legions of Bob Marley fans. Discover five million years of this country’s diverse history and culture in the world premiere exhibition Lucy’s Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia, on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Science from Aug. 31, 2007 – Sept. 1, 2008. |
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CSI: The Experience
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February 1 - April 30, 2008
Visitors to the Houston Museum of Natural Science will experience what it is like to solve a crime – after they have collected the evidence and analyzed it using the latest scientific procedures – in the groundbreaking forensic science exhibit, CSI: The Experience, on display Feb. 1 through April 30, 2008. |
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Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius
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Opens March 7, 2008
It has been said that a “jack of all trades is master of none,” a figure of speech implying that one must focus on a single field in order to become proficient at it. As the original “Renaissance Man,” Leonardo da Vinci is certainly the exception to the rule. Decipher the mystery of this extraordinary intellect in Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius, a spectacular exhibition on view at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, March 7 through Sept. 1, 2008. |
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About the Houston Museum of Natural Science
People love the Houston Museum of Natural Science—and it shows. As one of the most heavily attended museums in the United States, and one of the most attended venues in Houston, the Museum is in the distinguished company of the Smithsonian Institution, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History.
At the Houston Museum of Natural Science, there is always something new to discover, as the Museum strives to continually offer new, entertaining and innovative educational exhibits and films. Visitors enjoy a world-class facility that includes the Wortham IMAX® Theatre, the Burke Baker Planetarium, the Cockrell Butterfly Center, the Challenger Learning Center and the Museum’s fascinating permanent exhibit halls, as well as continually changing traveling exhibitions.
The permanent exhibit halls, which span four floors, range from Paleontology Hall, where ancient carnivores hover, to the world-renowned Cullen Hall of Gems and Minerals, home to the best display-quality collection of minerals in the world. The John P. McGovern Hall of the Americas, the Texas-size Wiess Energy Hall, which is now a model for others around the world, and the Welch Chemistry Hall, all contain interactive, hands-on displays and exhibits.
In addition to creating its own exhibits like Gold! Natural Treasure, Cultural Obsession, Kremlin Gold: 1000 Years of Russian Gems and Jewels and The Human Genome: Reading the Book of Life, the Houston Museum of Natural Science is host to a great variety of traveling exhibitions from around the world, which have included Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS 3: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies; the world premiere of Saint Peter and the Vatican: The Legacy of the Popes; Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit; The Dead Sea Scrolls; and Secret World of the Forbidden City: Splendors From China’s Imperial Palace.
The George Observatory, a satellite facility located in Brazos Bend State Park, is a mesmerizing destination for star-gazers. Members of the Houston Museum of Natural Science enjoy the benefits of belonging to the Museum, including reduced special exhibition ticket prices, priority reservations, free admission to the general exhibitions and the ability to bypass long lines at the box office.
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