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Exhibitions

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Butterfly Pavilion

Watch butterflies take flight around you in this seasonal exhibition.

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Spider Pavilion

Walk among spiders and their magnificent webs in this unique, open-air experience.

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Tours & Activities

Meet a Live Animal

Get up close and personal with the Museum's resident animals! Hear amazing stories about critters that are often misunderstood or overlooked.

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daily

  • 3:00 pm
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Tours & Activities

Meet a Live Animal

Get up close and personal with the Museum's resident animals! Hear amazing stories about critters that are often misunderstood or overlooked.

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daily

  • 3:00 pm
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Festivals

Bug Fair 2025

Come to NHM on May 17 & 18 for the 39th annual Bug Fair, our two-day festival celebrating our bug-eyed and multi-legged friends! 

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  • 10:00 am
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Festivals

Bug Fair 2025

Come to NHM on May 17 & 18 for the 39th annual Bug Fair, our two-day festival celebrating our bug-eyed and multi-legged friends! 

Learn more
  • 10:00 am
Opossum on a stick sculpture with an audience in the background
nhm
Tours & Activities

Meet a Live Animal

Get up close and personal with the Museum's resident animals! Hear amazing stories about critters that are often misunderstood or overlooked.

Learn more

daily

  • 3:00 pm

Stories

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