Discovery Days
Discover ...the concepts behind the exhibits!!
Discovery Days are special events held on selected dates highlighting the Museum's permanent or changing exhibits through fun, informative activities for all ages.
Birds, Bats and Bugs
Fall/Winter Discovery Days feature lively learning demonstrations in the Museum's Natural History exhibits.
Trace Cycles of Nature as your students investigate birds, explore bats and examine bugs.
- Thursday & Friday, November 19 & 20, 2009
- Thursday & Friday, January 28 & 29, 2010
Chocolate: The Exhibition
Spring 2010 Discovery Days highlight the major changing exhibit Chocolate. Tantalize students with the natural and cultural history of one of the world's favorite treats. Explore the lush environment in which the cacao tree originated, trace the transformation from a rainforest plant to your local supermarket products and uncover the impact chocolate has on the world.
- Thursday & Friday, February 25 & 26, 2010
- Thursday & Friday, March 25 & 26, 2010
- Thursday & Friday, April 22 & 23, 2010
- Thursday & Friday, May 13 & 14, 2010
Discovery Days events are free with museum exhibit admission




