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Yay! Free admission! The Scientific & Cultural Facilities District is a voter-approved special district in the seven-county metro area that provides a stable source of supplemental funding to more than 300 scientific and cultural organizations inside the district's boundaries. The SCFD collects a one-tenth of 1 percent sales-and-use tax (or one penny on every $10.... Read More
Life has a hidden order. Ecologist Jennifer Dunne reveals surprising characteristics shared by ecosystems in radically different environments, among different species, and across time. By highlighting patterns in the architecture of how humans and other species interact, Dunne suggests new ways to understand the sustainability of ecosystems past, present, and future. She also proposes potential lessons for modern.... Read More
Receive a rare look at mummies from ancient Egypt and Peru, many on public display for the first time. Mummies: New Secrets from the Tombs shows how CT scans, 3D computer modeling, and DNA analysis are revealing new discoveries about the lives and cultures of people who lived thousands of years ago. The experience is.... Read More
Hey Go Play Denver fans! Let's go on a field trip! New year, new adventures, right? Join a group of curious and fun-loving people, our chief of programming Tara Bardeen and museum educator Jennifer Moss Logan for an exclusive tour of Mummies: New Secrets from the Tombs at Denver Museum of Nature and Science. We've previewed the exhibit.... Read More
Follow John James Audubon on a unique bird watching adventure inside the walls of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Historic enactor Brian “Fox” Ellis will bring the famous ornithologist to life on a guided tour of Rare Birds Hall. Discover a plethora of amazing birds, such as the extinct passenger pigeon and Carolina.... Read More
Watch history come to life! Historic enactor Brian “Fox” Ellis returns to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to portray John James Audubon in a live performance meticulously researched from Audubon’s journals, essays, and letters. Hear tales of Audubon’s adventures as he accomplished a first: drawing every bird in North America. Step back in.... Read More
Watch history come to life! Historic enactor Brian “Fox” Ellis returns to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to portray John James Audubon in a live performance meticulously researched from Audubon’s journals, essays, and letters. Hear tales of Audubon’s adventures as he accomplished a first: drawing every bird in North America. Step back in.... Read More
Follow John James Audubon on a unique bird watching adventure inside the walls of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Historic enactor Brian “Fox” Ellis will bring the famous ornithologist to life on a guided tour of Rare Birds Hall. Discover a plethora of amazing birds, such as the extinct passenger pigeon and Carolina.... Read More
The commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service continues with John Fielder, Colorado’s preeminent nature photographer. With Fielder as your guide, venture through the rivers, ruins, and mountains in our state’s national parks and monuments. By raft you’ll negotiate thousand-foot deep canyons of the Colorado, Yampa, Green, Arkansas, and Gunnison Rivers while.... Read More
Come experience the Denver Museum of Nature and Science after hours! Explore the exhibitions, see planetarium shows, complete challenges for prizes, all while hanging out with your friends. Snack food will be provided. Teens only. More info: https://secure1.dmns.org/products/2084-teen-lounge.aspx
