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The Nature Exploration Center (NEC) and Nature Research Center (NRC)

December 2025

Dec 17

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 17
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Dec 17

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 17
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Dec 18

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 18
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 18

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 18
11:00am - 11:45am
Dec 18

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 18
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Dec 18

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 18
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Dec 18

Incredible Science

Dec 18
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Dec 18

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 18
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Dec 18

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 18
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Dec 18

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 18
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Dec 18

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 18
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Dec 19

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 19
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 19

Story Time at the Museum

Dec 19
10:30am - 11:00am
Dec 19

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Dec 19
10:45am - 11:00am
Dec 19

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 19
11:00am - 11:45am
Dec 19

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 19
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Dec 19

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 19
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Dec 19

Incredible Science

Dec 19
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Dec 19

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 19
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Dec 19

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 19
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Dec 19

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 19
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Dec 19

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 19
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Dec 20

Family Painting Class: Blue Whale

Dec 20
10:00am - 12:00pm
Dec 20

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 20
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 20

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 20
11:00am - 11:45am
Dec 20

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 20
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Dec 20

Incredible Science

Dec 20
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Dec 20

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 20
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Dec 20

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Dec 20
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Dec 20

Museum Untold Tour

Dec 20
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Dec 20

Incredible Science

Dec 20
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Dec 20

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 20
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Dec 20

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 20
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Dec 20

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 20
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Dec 21

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 21
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 21

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 21
11:00am - 11:45am
Dec 21

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 21
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Dec 21

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 21
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Dec 21

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 21
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Dec 21

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 21
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Dec 21

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 21
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Dec 23

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 23
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 23

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 23
11:00am - 11:45am
Dec 23

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 23
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Dec 23

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 23
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Dec 23

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Dec 23
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Dec 23

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 23
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Dec 23

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 23
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Dec 23

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 23
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Dec 23

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 23
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Dec 26

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 26
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 26

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Dec 26
10:45am - 11:00am
Dec 26

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 26
11:00am - 11:45am
Dec 26

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 26
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Dec 26

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 26
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Dec 26

Incredible Science

Dec 26
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Dec 26

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 26
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Dec 26

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 26
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Dec 26

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 26
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Dec 26

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 26
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Dec 27

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 27
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 27

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 27
11:00am - 11:45am
Dec 27

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 27
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Dec 27

Incredible Science

Dec 27
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Dec 27

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 27
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Dec 27

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Dec 27
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Dec 27

Museum Untold Tour

Dec 27
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Dec 27

Incredible Science

Dec 27
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Dec 27

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 27
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Dec 27

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 27
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Dec 27

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 27
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Dec 28

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 28
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 28

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 28
11:00am - 11:45am
Dec 28

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 28
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Dec 28

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 28
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Dec 28

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 28
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Dec 28

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 28
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Dec 28

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 28
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Dec 30

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 30
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 30

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 30
11:00am - 11:45am
Dec 30

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 30
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Dec 30

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 30
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Dec 30

Window on Animal Health

Dec 30
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Dec 30

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Dec 30
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Dec 30

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 30
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Dec 30

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 30
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Dec 30

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 30
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Dec 30

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 30
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Dec 31

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 31
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 31

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Dec 31
10:45am - 11:00am
Dec 31

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 31
11:00am - 11:45am
Dec 31

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 31
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Dec 31

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 31
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Dec 31

Window on Animal Health

Dec 31
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Dec 31

Incredible Science

Dec 31
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Dec 31

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 31
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Dec 31

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 31
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Dec 31

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 31
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Dec 31

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 31
4:15pm - 5:00pm

January 2026

Jan 2

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Jan 2
10:15am - 11:00am
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