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

September 2025

Sep 2

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Sep 2
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Sep 3

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Sep 3
11:00am - 11:15am
Sep 3

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 3
11:00am - 11:30am
Sep 3

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 3
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 3

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 3
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Sep 3

Incredible Science

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

Window on Animal Health

Sep 3
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sep 3

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 3
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 3

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 3
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Sep 3

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 3
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Sep 4

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 4
11:00am - 11:30am
Sep 4

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 4
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 4

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 4
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Sep 4

Incredible Science

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

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Sep 4
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Sep 4

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 4
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 4

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 4
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Sep 4

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 4
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Sep 4

Blue Whales Lecture Series

Sep 4
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Sep 4

Science Trivia

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

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Sep 5
11:00am - 11:15am
Sep 5

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 5
11:00am - 11:30am
Sep 5

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 5
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 5

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 5
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Sep 5

Incredible Science

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

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 5
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 5

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 5
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Sep 5

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 5
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Sep 5

Teen Science Cafe: Trivia

Sep 5
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Sep 6

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 6
11:00am - 11:30am
Sep 6

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 6
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 6

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 6
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Sep 6

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Sep 6
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Sep 6

Museum Untold Tour

Sep 6
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Sep 6

Incredible Science

Sep 6
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 6

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 6
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 6

Incredible Science

Sep 6
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Sep 6

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 6
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Sep 6

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 6
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Sep 7

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 7
11:00am - 11:30am
Sep 7

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 7
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 7

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 7
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Sep 7

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Sep 7
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Sep 7

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 7
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 7

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 7
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Sep 7

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 7
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Sep 9

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 9
11:00am - 11:30am
Sep 9

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 9
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 9

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 9
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Sep 9

Incredible Science

Sep 9
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Sep 9

Window on Animal Health

Sep 9
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sep 9

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Sep 9
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Sep 9

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 9
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 9

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 9
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Sep 9

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 9
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Sep 10

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 10
10:15am - 11:00am
Sep 10

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Sep 10
11:00am - 11:15am
Sep 10

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 10
11:00am - 11:30am
Sep 10

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 10
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 10

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 10
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Sep 10

Incredible Science

Sep 10
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Sep 10

Window on Animal Health

Sep 10
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sep 10

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 10
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 10

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 10
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Sep 10

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 10
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Sep 11

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 11
10:15am - 11:00am
Sep 11

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 11
11:00am - 11:30am
Sep 11

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 11
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 11

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 11
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Sep 11

Incredible Science

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

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Sep 11
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Sep 11

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 11
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 11

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 11
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Sep 11

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 11
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Sep 12

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Sep 12
11:00am - 11:15am
Sep 12

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 12
11:00am - 11:30am
Sep 12

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 12
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 12

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 12
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Sep 12

Incredible Science

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

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 12
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 12

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 12
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Sep 12

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 12
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Sep 13

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 13
11:00am - 11:30am
Sep 13

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 13
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 13

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 13
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Sep 13

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Sep 13
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Sep 13

Museum Untold Tour

Sep 13
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Sep 13

Incredible Science

Sep 13
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 13

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Sep 13
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Sep 13

Incredible Science

Sep 13
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Sep 13

3D Movie: T. REX

Sep 13
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Sep 13

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Sep 13
4:00pm - 4:45pm
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