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

January 2026

Jan 30

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Jan 30
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Jan 30

3D Movie: T. Rex

Jan 30
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Jan 30

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Jan 30
3:40pm - 4:25pm
Jan 30

3D Movie: T. Rex

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

CANCELED — Family Painting Class: Horse

Jan 31
10:00am - 12:00pm
Jan 31

CANCELED — 3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

CANCELED — 3D Movie: T. Rex

Jan 31
11:00am - 11:45am
Jan 31

CANCELED — 3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Jan 31
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Jan 31

CANCELED — Incredible Science

Jan 31
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Jan 31

CANCELED — 3D Movie: T. Rex

Jan 31
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Jan 31

CANCELED — Museum Untold Tour

Jan 31
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Jan 31

CANCELED — Incredible Science

Jan 31
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Jan 31

CANCELED — 3D Movie: T. Rex

Jan 31
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Jan 31

CANCELED — 3D Movie: T. Rex

Jan 31
4:15pm - 5:00pm

February 2026

Feb 1

CANCELED — 3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

CANCELED — 3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 1
11:00am - 11:45am
Feb 1

CANCELED — 3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 1
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Feb 1

CANCELED — 3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 1
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Feb 1

CANCELED — 3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 1
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Feb 1

CANCELED — 3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 1
3:40pm - 4:25pm
Feb 1

CANCELED — 3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 1
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Feb 3

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 3
3:40pm - 4:25pm
Feb 4

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Feb 4
10:45am - 11:00am
Feb 4

Incredible Science

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

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 4
3:40pm - 4:25pm
Feb 5

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 5
11:00am - 11:45am
Feb 5

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 5
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Feb 5

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 5
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Feb 5

Incredible Science

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

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 5
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Feb 5

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 5
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Feb 5

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 5
3:40pm - 4:25pm
Feb 5

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 5
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Feb 5

Science Trivia

Feb 5
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Feb 6

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

Story Time at the Museum

Feb 6
10:30am - 11:00am
Feb 6

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Feb 6
10:45am - 11:00am
Feb 6

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 6
11:00am - 11:45am
Feb 6

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 6
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Feb 6

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 6
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Feb 6

Incredible Science

Feb 6
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Feb 6

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 6
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Feb 6

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 6
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Feb 6

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 6
3:40pm - 4:25pm
Feb 6

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 6
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Feb 6

Teen Science Café: From Molecules to Medicine

Feb 6
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Feb 7

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 7
11:00am - 11:45am
Feb 7

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 7
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Feb 7

Incredible Science

Feb 7
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Feb 7

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 7
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Feb 7

Incredible Science

Feb 7
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Feb 7

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 7
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Feb 7

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 7
3:40pm - 4:25pm
Feb 7

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 7
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Feb 8

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 8
10:15am - 11:00am
Feb 8

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 8
11:00am - 11:45am
Feb 8

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 8
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Feb 8

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 8
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Feb 8

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 8
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Feb 8

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 8
3:40pm - 4:25pm
Feb 8

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 8
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Feb 10

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 10
3:40pm - 4:25pm
Feb 11

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Feb 11
10:45am - 11:00am
Feb 11

Incredible Science

Feb 11
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Feb 11

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 11
3:40pm - 4:25pm
Feb 12

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 12
10:15am - 11:00am
Feb 12

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 12
11:00am - 11:45am
Feb 12

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 12
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Feb 12

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 12
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Feb 12

Incredible Science

Feb 12
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Feb 12

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 12
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Feb 12

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 12
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Feb 12

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 12
3:40pm - 4:25pm
Feb 12

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 12
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Feb 13

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 13
10:15am - 11:00am
Feb 13

Story Time at the Museum

Feb 13
10:30am - 11:00am
Feb 13

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Feb 13
10:45am - 11:00am
Feb 13

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 13
11:00am - 11:45am
Feb 13

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 13
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Feb 13

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 13
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Feb 13

Incredible Science

Feb 13
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Feb 13

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 13
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Feb 13

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 13
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Feb 13

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 13
3:40pm - 4:25pm
Feb 13

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 13
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Feb 14

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 14
10:15am - 11:00am
Feb 14

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 14
11:00am - 11:45am
Feb 14

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 14
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Feb 14

Incredible Science

Feb 14
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Feb 14

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 14
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Feb 14

Incredible Science

Feb 14
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Feb 14

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 14
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Feb 14

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 14
3:40pm - 4:25pm
Feb 14

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 14
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Feb 15

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 15
10:15am - 11:00am
Feb 15

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 15
11:00am - 11:45am
Feb 15

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Feb 15
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Feb 15

3D Movie: T. Rex

Feb 15
1:00pm - 1:45pm
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