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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

8:30 am	The Academy is open for members only every Tuesday from 8:30-9:30 am and Sunday from 10-11 am. Member Event Member Hour Entrance
9:30 am	The Museum opens at 9:30 am today. Museum Opens Entrance
10:15 am	Join us for an all-ages exploration of animal movement from striking snake to feathery flyers. Daily, 10:15 am. Animal Moves! Science Today Station
10:30 am	Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. Daily, 10:30 am and 3 pm. Penguin Feeding African Hall
10:40 am	Come explore Mercury, Venus, and Mars to see how they are similar to or different from our home planet, Earth. The Rocky Planet Picture Show Hohfeld Hall
11:00 am	Sing the praises of arthropods with a dynamic crew of puppet performers in this kid-friendly program! Children's Puppet Theater: Arthropod Opera East Garden
11:30 am	Watch as a diver plunges into one of the world's deepest living coral reef tanks. Daily, 11:30am Coral Reef Dive Philippine Coral Reef Where did the building blocks of life come from? Journey across space & time to explore how elements are made. Spark: The Universe in Us Planetarium
12:30 pm	Help a detective find the identity of a skull during this interactive theater program. Skull Mystery Theater Piazza Where did the building blocks of life come from? Journey across space & time to explore how elements are made. Spark: The Universe in Us Planetarium
1:30 pm	Watch as a diver plunges into the world's deepest living indoor coral reef exhibit. Weekends, 1:30 pm. Coral Reef Dive Philippine Coral Reef Where did the building blocks of life come from? Journey across space & time to explore how elements are made. Spark: The Universe in Us Planetarium
1:40 pm	Tour the amazing discoveries of space exploration to visit your favorite planets, moons, and more. Rocket Road Trip Hohfeld Hall
2:00 pm	Join a presenter for an interactive pop-up science presentation. Daily, 2 pm. Pop-Up Science Science Today Station
2:30 pm	Where did the building blocks of life come from? Journey across space & time to explore how elements are made. Spark: The Universe in Us Planetarium
3:00 pm	Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. 10:30 am and 3 pm daily. Penguin Feeding African Hall
3:30 pm	Meet Claude, our alligator with albinism, and learn why his Southeastern habitat is so unique. Daily, 3:30 pm. Swamp Talk The Swamp Where did the building blocks of life come from? Journey across space & time to explore how elements are made. Spark: The Universe in Us Planetarium
4:30 pm	Explore the immense scale of the known Universe in this live presentation that leaves Earth far behind. Tour of the Universe Planetarium
5:00 pm	The museum closes at 5 pm today. Museum Closes Entrance
7:00 pm	Join Anthropology Curator Shannon Tushingham for our annual Lilienthal Lecture. Free with advance reservations. Lilienthal Lecture: Two-Eyed Seeing: Integrating Indigenous & Western Science to Heal the World African Hall