Head in the Clouds by Julie Cardillo. Oil on paper. (Cropped)

“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 >


Map of Mercury taken by the MESSENGER spacecraft. Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington.

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 >


Jackson Hole Science Media Awards Showcase

N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences to host winning films from Jackson Hole festival, Nov. 10-12

October 26, 2016

RALEIGH, N.C. — From the infinitesimal to the infinite, science plays a profound role in virtually every aspect of our daily lives. There has never been a more dynamic time in scientific discovery and innovation and the need for communicating science to public audiences and policy-makers has never been more important. Help celebrate the world’s most effective… Read More >


The Secret World Inside You interactive table

MEDIA ADVISORY: Meet your microbes at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ new featured exhibition

October 20, 2016

Join us for a special media preview — Friday, October 21, 10:45 a.m. — as the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences reveals “The Secret World Inside You,” a new featured exhibition that explores the microscopic organisms that live on us and in us — microbes! The Museum is located at 11 West Jones St…. Read More >


Camera trap photo of a young White-tailed Deer

N.C.’s Candid Critters: Researchers ask for public help in largest ever camera trap survey

October 17, 2016

RALEIGH, N.C. — Do you ever wonder what animals lurk in the wildest parts of the state? Or in your own backyard? Still waiting for photographic proof of a North Carolina mountain lion? (Or the Beast of Bladenboro?) Now is your chance to discover the secrets of wildlife right here in North Carolina by participating… Read More >