eggstravaganza

Museums are full of mysteries for us to explore! How did those big dinosaur bones get into the museum? What’s behind the miniature door on the 3rd floor? How do scientists know they’ve found something NEW? And is there really a hotdog in the mural around the grand staircase? Join us to learn the secrets behind some of our greatest museum mysteries.

Caring for the museum’s millions of specimens is a BIG job! Investigate the science of conservation and restoration that keeps the cherished objects in our care safe. Meet museum conservators and watch them demonstrate conservation techniques in real time in Dinosaurs in Their Time, the Hall of North American Wildlife, and the conservation lab in The Stories We Keep. Discover the 10 “Agents of Deterioration” that conservators guard against and learn how to care for your special things at home.

Looking for family-friendly spring-themed activities? Join us for Egg-stravaganza! The egg-citement returns with our annual springtime scavenger hunt and an egg-cellent line-up of things to do with kids! From tiny insects to giant dinosaurs, the museum has eggs and nests of all shapes and sizes to discover. Can you find them all? Follow egg-themed clues to search for specimens throughout the museum, earn stamps as you go, then collect your goodie bag full of springtime treats. While supplies last.