Regular winter hours: Wed–Sun, 9 am–4 pm • Free Thurs nights, 4 pm–8 pm • Get museum tickets
Regular winter hours: Wed–Sun, 9 am–4 pm • Free Thurs nights, 4 pm–8 pm • Get museum tickets
Create colorful, organic art with yarn-wrapped sticks. This tactile activity is a perfect for little ones practicing fine motor control and hand-eye coordination! This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Ana Ziengel
Create colorful, organic art with yarn-wrapped sticks. This tactile activity is a perfect for little ones practicing fine motor control and hand-eye coordination! This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Ana Ziengel
Deisgn your own windchime using sticks, string, beads, and other found materials! Hang your creation outside to sway and make music in the wind. This event is part of our free admission Thursday evenings, 4 pm-8 pm.
Create a miniature nature scene and make it into a recycled bottle cap magnet! This event is free with general museum admission.
Become a nature detective! Dissect owl pellets to find out what our nocturnal feathered friends like to eat. Identify animal bones in the mix and examine these dinnertime discards more closely under a microscope. This event is free as part of our weekly Free Thursday Evenings from 4 pm to 8 pm.
Create your own one-of-a-kind bookmark with dried blooms plucked from the museum's rooftop garden. This event is free with the price of general admission.
Create your own one-of-a-kind bookmark with dried blooms plucked from the museum's rooftop garden. This event is free with the price of general admission.
Use virtual reality headsets to discover various sweeping natural scenes, including active volcanoes and even outer space. This event is part of our Free Thursday Evenings, 4 pm-8 pm.
Get out your picks and brushes–it's paleo time! Learn how ancient life became preserved in rock, and create your own mold fossils out of clay. Join us each week for new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities. These hands-on programs foster creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage divergent thinking, increase problem-solving skills, and offer new […]
Join our friends from UW's student chapter of the Conservation Biology Society and find new ways to explore your environment. This event is free with general museum admission.
Create your own nature mosaics using colorful art materials, mod podge, and tree cookie rounds. This event is free with general museum admission. Image credit: Delia Randall
Make a pine cone birdfeeder to bring home and provide a food source for our wild feather friend as the weather gets colder. This event is free with general museum admission.
