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

July 2025

Jul 29

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Jul 29
10:15am - 10:45am
Jul 29

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Jul 29
11:00am - 11:30am
Jul 29

3D Movie: T. REX

Jul 29
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Jul 29

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Jul 29
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Jul 29

Incredible Science

Jul 29
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Jul 29

Window on Animal Health

Jul 29
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Jul 29

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Jul 29
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Jul 29

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Jul 29
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Jul 29

3D Movie: T. REX

Jul 29
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Jul 29

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Jul 29
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Jul 30

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Jul 30
10:15am - 10:45am
Jul 30

Summer Story Time at the Museum

Jul 30
10:30am - 11:00am
Jul 30

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Jul 30
11:00am - 11:15am
Jul 30

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Jul 30
11:00am - 11:30am
Jul 30

3D Movie: T. REX

Jul 30
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Jul 30

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Jul 30
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Jul 30

Incredible Science

Jul 30
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Jul 30

Window on Animal Health

Jul 30
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Jul 30

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Jul 30
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Jul 30

3D Movie: T. REX

Jul 30
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Jul 30

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Jul 30
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Jul 31

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Jul 31
10:15am - 10:45am
Jul 31

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Jul 31
11:00am - 11:30am
Jul 31

3D Movie: T. REX

Jul 31
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Jul 31

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Jul 31
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Jul 31

Incredible Science

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

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Jul 31
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Jul 31

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Jul 31
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Jul 31

3D Movie: T. REX

Jul 31
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Jul 31

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Jul 31
4:00pm - 4:30pm

August 2025

Aug 1

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 1
10:15am - 10:45am
Aug 1

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Aug 1
11:00am - 11:15am
Aug 1

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Aug 1
11:00am - 11:30am
Aug 1

3D Movie: T. REX

Aug 1
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Aug 1

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 1
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Aug 1

Incredible Science

Aug 1
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Aug 1

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Aug 1
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Aug 1

3D Movie: T. REX

Aug 1
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Aug 1

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

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

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 2
10:15am - 10:45am
Aug 2

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Aug 2
11:00am - 11:30am
Aug 2

3D Movie: T. REX

Aug 2
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Aug 2

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 2
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Aug 2

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Aug 2
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Aug 2

Museum Untold Tour

Aug 2
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Aug 2

Incredible Science

Aug 2
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Aug 2

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Aug 2
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Aug 2

Incredible Science

Aug 2
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Aug 2

3D Movie: T. REX

Aug 2
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Aug 2

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 2
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Aug 3

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 3
10:15am - 10:45am
Aug 3

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Aug 3
11:00am - 11:30am
Aug 3

3D Movie: T. REX

Aug 3
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Aug 3

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 3
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Aug 3

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Aug 3
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Aug 3

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Aug 3
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Aug 3

3D Movie: T. REX

Aug 3
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Aug 3

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 3
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Aug 4

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 4
10:15am - 10:45am
Aug 4

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Aug 4
11:00am - 11:30am
Aug 4

3D Movie: T. REX

Aug 4
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Aug 4

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 4
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Aug 4

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Aug 4
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Aug 4

3D Movie: T. REX

Aug 4
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Aug 4

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 4
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Aug 5

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 5
10:15am - 10:45am
Aug 5

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Aug 5
11:00am - 11:30am
Aug 5

3D Movie: T. REX

Aug 5
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Aug 5

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 5
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Aug 5

Incredible Science

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

Window on Animal Health

Aug 5
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Aug 5

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Aug 5
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Aug 5

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Aug 5
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Aug 5

3D Movie: T. REX

Aug 5
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Aug 5

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 5
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Aug 6

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 6
10:15am - 10:45am
Aug 6

Summer Story Time at the Museum

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

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Aug 6
11:00am - 11:15am
Aug 6

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Aug 6
11:00am - 11:30am
Aug 6

3D Movie: T. REX

Aug 6
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Aug 6

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 6
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Aug 6

Incredible Science

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

Window on Animal Health

Aug 6
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Aug 6

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Aug 6
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Aug 6

3D Movie: T. REX

Aug 6
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Aug 6

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 6
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Aug 7

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 7
10:15am - 10:45am
Aug 7

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Aug 7
11:00am - 11:30am
Aug 7

3D Movie: T. REX

Aug 7
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Aug 7

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 7
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Aug 7

Incredible Science

Aug 7
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Aug 7

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Aug 7
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Aug 7

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Aug 7
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Aug 7

3D Movie: T. REX

Aug 7
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Aug 7

3D Movie: Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Aug 7
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Aug 7

Science Trivia

Aug 7
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Aug 8

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Aug 8
11:00am - 11:15am
Aug 8

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Aug 8
11:00am - 11:30am
Aug 8

3D Movie: T. REX

Aug 8
12:00pm - 12:30pm
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