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

November 2025

Nov 19

Science Detectives: Buggy Buddies

Nov 19
10:15am - 11:15am
Nov 19

Science Detectives: Fossils

Nov 19
10:30am - 11:30am
Nov 19

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Nov 19
11:00am - 11:15am
Nov 19

Incredible Science

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

Window on Animal Health

Nov 19
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Nov 20

Incredible Science

Nov 20
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Nov 20

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Nov 20
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Nov 20

Science Café: How Pilot Whales Make Dinner Plans

Nov 20
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Nov 21

Story Time at the Museum

Nov 21
10:30am - 11:00am
Nov 21

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Nov 21
11:00am - 11:15am
Nov 21

Incredible Science

Nov 21
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Nov 22

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Nov 22
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Nov 22

Museum Untold Tour

Nov 22
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Nov 22

Incredible Science

Nov 22
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Nov 22

Incredible Science

Nov 22
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Nov 23

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Nov 23
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Nov 25

Incredible Science

Nov 25
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Nov 25

Window on Animal Health

Nov 25
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Nov 25

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Nov 25
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Nov 26

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Nov 26
11:00am - 11:15am
Nov 26

Incredible Science

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

Window on Animal Health

Nov 26
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Nov 28

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Nov 28
11:00am - 11:15am
Nov 28

Incredible Science

Nov 28
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Nov 29

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Nov 29
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Nov 29

Museum Untold Tour

Nov 29
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Nov 29

Incredible Science

Nov 29
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Nov 29

Incredible Science

Nov 29
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Nov 30

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Nov 30
1:30pm - 1:45pm

December 2025

Dec 1

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 1
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 1

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Dec 1
10:45am - 11:00am
Dec 1

Incredible Science

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

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 2
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 2

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 2
11:00am - 11:45am
Dec 2

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 2
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Dec 2

Window on Animal Health

Dec 2
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Dec 2

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Dec 2
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Dec 2

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 2
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Dec 3

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 3
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 3

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Dec 3
10:45am - 11:00am
Dec 3

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 3
11:00am - 11:45am
Dec 3

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 3
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Dec 3

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 3
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Dec 3

Window on Animal Health

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

Incredible Science

Dec 3
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Dec 3

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 3
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Dec 3

3D Movie: T. Rex

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

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 3
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Dec 3

Member Holiday Celebration (Member-exclusive)

Dec 3
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Dec 4

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 4
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 4

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 4
11:00am - 11:45am
Dec 4

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 4
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Dec 4

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 4
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Dec 4

Incredible Science

Dec 4
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Dec 4

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 4
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Dec 4

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 4
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Dec 4

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

3D Movie: T. Rex

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

Science Trivia

Dec 4
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Dec 5

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 5
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 5

Story Time at the Museum

Dec 5
10:30am - 11:00am
Dec 5

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Dec 5
10:45am - 11:00am
Dec 5

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 5
11:00am - 11:45am
Dec 5

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 5
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Dec 5

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 5
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Dec 5

Incredible Science

Dec 5
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Dec 5

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 5
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Dec 5

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 5
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Dec 5

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 5
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Dec 5

3D Movie: T. Rex

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

Teen Science Café: Salvage Zoology with Paul Brinkman

Dec 5
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Dec 6

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 6
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 6

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 6
11:00am - 11:45am
Dec 6

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 6
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Dec 6

Incredible Science

Dec 6
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Dec 6

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 6
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Dec 6

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Dec 6
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Dec 6

Incredible Science

Dec 6
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Dec 6

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 6
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Dec 6

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 6
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Dec 6

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 6
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Dec 7

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 7
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 7

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 7
11:00am - 11:45am
Dec 7

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 7
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Dec 7

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 7
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Dec 7

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 7
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Dec 7

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 7
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Dec 7

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 7
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Dec 9

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 9
10:15am - 11:00am
Dec 9

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 9
11:00am - 11:45am
Dec 9

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 9
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Dec 9

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 9
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Dec 9

Window on Animal Health

Dec 9
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Dec 9

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Dec 9
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Dec 9

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 9
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Dec 9

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 9
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Dec 9

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Dec 9
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Dec 9

3D Movie: T. Rex

Dec 9
4:15pm - 5:00pm
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