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Past Special Exhibitions

PAST SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS

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They’re gone but not forgotten. You might even say they’re extinct. These Special Exhibitions have graced our halls in previous years. If you remember them fondly, or just want to see what you missed, click the title below for more information.


  • 2021
  • Exquisite Creatures
  • 2020
  • Beyond Curie
  • 2018
  • Mazes & Brain Games
  • 2017
  • Race
  • Secret World Inside You
  • 2016
  • American Adventure
  • Extreme Mammals
  • 2015
  • Dig It!
  • The World's Largest Dinosaurs
  • Prior to 2015
  • Rainforest Adventure
  • Birds of Paradise
  • Dinosaurs in Motion
  • Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
  • Genghis Khan: The Exhibition
  • Wildlife in North Carolina Photo Competitions
  • Our Expanding Oceans: The Blending of Art and Science
  • Animal Grossology
  • Glow: Living Lights
  • Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived
  • Journey through the Arctic Refuge
  • Chocolate: The Exhibition
  • Dead Sea Scrolls
  • Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries
  • Wild Music: Sounds and Songs of Life
  • Hunters of the Sky
  • Space: A Journey to Our Future
  • BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2005
  • Brain: The World Inside Your Head
  • Discovering Chimpanzees: The Remarkable World of Jane Goodall
  • BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2004
  • CSI: Crime Scene Insects
  • Mission to Mars
  • Treasures Unearthed: North Carolina’s Spectacular Gems and Minerals
  • Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit
  • SuperCroc
  • Powers of Nature
  • The Genomic Revolution
  • BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2001
  • Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe
  • Extreme Deep: Mission to the Abyss
  • The Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park: The Lost World
  • In the Dark