Museum’s Final Friday takes a closer look at “Those Naughty Germs” – Nov. 25
November 15, 2016
RALEIGH — Bacteria. We kill them with pills, spray them with bleach, and scrape them off our teeth every morning. But they also help digest our food, keep our crops healthy, and apparently they live in fancy yogurt. So how do you know the good from the bad? Enter the amazing world of germs when… Read More >
Museum hosts Fishel Town Hall discussion of E.O Wilson’s Half-Earth Project, Dec. 1
November 10, 2016
RALEIGH, N.C. — Our survival is inextricably entwined with the survival of all species that call our planet home, yet our current destructive trajectory is resulting in mass extinction of species and irreparable damage to our world. How do we change our current course and better conserve, or even serve, the natural world? Join WRAL… Read More >
Museum offers discounted admission to featured exhibition Veterans Day weekend
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is offering $5 tickets to its featured exhibition – “The Secret World Inside You” – for military personnel and their families this Veterans Day weekend, Nov. 11-13, 2016. Microbes — the term used for organisms that are too small to be seen with the naked eye — have… Read More >
“Groundlessness” by Julie Cardillo to open at the Museum’s Nature Art Gallery on Friday, November 4
November 3, 2016
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Nature Art Gallery presents, “Groundlessness” by Julie Cardillo, Friday, November 4 through Sunday, November 27. A Gallery reception will be held Friday, November 4 from 4 to 6 p.m. inside the Museum Store. *The store will also close at 6 p.m. following the reception. Cardillo says… Read More >
Out-of-This-World Symphony Experience at The Planets: LIVE! Nov. 18 and 19
November 2, 2016
N.C. Symphony and N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences Partner on Exciting Performance RALEIGH, N.C. – Enjoy an out-of-this-world experience that combines the music of Gustav Holst’s famous symphonic suite The Planets with stunning images from NASA missions sent to explore the planets of our solar system during a performance of the North Carolina Symphony in… Read More >