Coming Up Days of Creativity Friday, April 23, 2021 - 1:00pm to Saturday, May 15, 2021 - 1:00pm Story Book Science STEM Challenge Demo: Plastic Pollution Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - 10:00am see more events Days of CreativityFriday, April 23, 2021 - 1:00pm to Saturday, May 15, 2021 - 1:00pmMicroscopy - Microbes on the MoveSaturday, May 1, 2021 - 10:30amFungal Plating - Microbes on the MoveSaturday, May 1, 2021 - 11:30amScience On Tap - Insect BiomimicryThursday, April 29, 2021 - 7:00pmPop Up Science - The Water Cycle!Saturday, April 17, 2021 - 10:00amScience Kit DistributionSaturday, April 10, 2021 - 10:00amKU Jurassic Park Outdoor Movie NightThursday, April 8, 2021 - 7:30pmStory Book Science STEM Challenge Demo: Plastic PollutionWednesday, April 28, 2021 - 10:00amStory Book Science STEM Challenge: Protecting Sea Turtle NestsWednesday, April 21, 2021 - 10:00amStory Book Science STEM Challenge Demo: Oil SpillsWednesday, April 14, 2021 - 10:00amStory Book Science STEM Challenge: Cleaning Up an Oil SpillWednesday, April 7, 2021 - 10:00amScience on Tap with Monarch Watch: Population Status, Challenges & SolutionsWednesday, March 24, 2021 - 7:00pm EcoSystems of Kansas | Ecosistemas de Kansas Ep. 5 – Kansas Over TimeThursday, March 4, 2021 - 10:00amKUNHM Discovery Day Science Kit DistributionSunday, March 21, 2021 - 12:00pmDiscovery Day: Amazing AdaptationsSunday, March 28, 2021 - 10:00amPop Up Science - Bird Beaks!Saturday, March 20, 2021 - 10:00amStory Book Science Reading - The Lion Queens of IndiaWednesday, March 31, 2021 - 10:00amStory Book Science STEM Challenge - Modeling Prickly Cactus RootsWednesday, March 24, 2021 - 10:00amStory Book Science Reading - Grand CanyonWednesday, March 17, 2021 - 10:00amStory Book Science STEM Challenge - Writing in a Nature Journal Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - 10:00amStory Book Science Reading - Marjory Saves the Everglades: The Story of Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - 10:00amKUNHM Youth Science Kit Distribution Saturday, February 6, 2021 - 10:00amStory Book Science STEM Challenge: Drawing an Architectural DiagramWednesday, February 24, 2021 - 10:00amPop Up Science - Investigating Ice!Saturday, February 20, 2021 - 10:00amStory Book Science Reading - Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip FreelonWednesday, February 17, 2021 - 10:00amStory Book Science STEM Challenge: Color MixingWednesday, February 10, 2021 - 10:00amStory Book Science Reading - A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace PippinWednesday, February 3, 2021 - 10:00amNew Grotesques CelebrationFriday, January 15, 2021 - 7:00pmMembers' Night: A Dive into the Deep-Scattering LayerThursday, January 28, 2021 - 7:00pmSTEM Challenge: FeathersWednesday, January 6, 2021 - 10:00amSTEM Challenge: Build a Structure to Move on SnowWednesday, December 23, 2020 - 10:00amScience On Tap Special Edition with Leonard 'Kris' KrishtalkaWednesday, December 9, 2020 - 7:00pmStory Book Science: Reading - The Snowy DayWednesday, December 16, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: Reading - Tracks in the SnowWednesday, December 9, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: Reading - As the Crow FliesWednesday, December 2, 2020 - 10:00amEcosystems of Kansas Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: STEM ChallengeWednesday, November 25, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: ReadingWednesday, November 18, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: STEM ChallengeWednesday, November 11, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science ReadingWednesday, November 4, 2020 - 10:00amSecrets of the KU Natural History MuseumSaturday, October 31, 2020 - 8:00pmStory Book Science: STEM Challenge Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: ReadingWednesday, October 21, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science Activity: Bones and FossilsWednesday, October 14, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: ReadingWednesday, October 7, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: STEM Challenge - Giant KelpWednesday, September 30, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: Reading - Life in the OceanWednesday, September 23, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book ScienceWednesday, September 16, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book ScienceWednesday, September 9, 2020 - 10:00amPop Up Science: Weather!Saturday, November 21, 2020 - 10:00amPop Up Science: RadioactivitySaturday, October 17, 2020 - 10:00amPop Up Science: Reptiles!Saturday, September 12, 2020 - 10:00amDiscovery Day: National Fossil DayWednesday, October 14, 2020 - 10:00am to 4:00pmHawk Week Bingo with the KU Natural History Museum Monday, August 24, 2020 (All day) to Friday, August 28, 2020 (All day)Pop Up Science: Paper ChromatographySaturday, August 8, 2020 - 10:00amJurassic Park Tweet-AlongThursday, August 6, 2020 - 8:00pmStory Book Science: Joan Procter, Dragon DoctorWednesday, August 26, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: And Tango Makes ThreeWednesday, August 19, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: You Matter Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 10:00amScience Summer Camp – Forensic Fun: Wildlife ForensicsThursday, July 30, 2020 - 10:00am to 2:00pmStory Book Science: Buzzing with QuestionsWednesday, July 29, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: Planting Trees of KenyaWednesday, July 22, 2020 - 10:00amImaginarium: Microscopic WorldsMonday, July 20, 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pmStory Book Science: RedwoodsWednesday, July 15, 2020 - 10:00amLeavenworth Public Library Story Time: Dinosaurs!Monday, July 13, 2020 - 10:00amPittsburg Public Library Story Time: Paleontology!Saturday, July 11, 2020 - 10:00amDorothy Bramlage Public Library Story Time: Paleontology!Friday, July 10, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: Green MachineWednesday, July 8, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: The Dinosaur ExpertWednesday, July 1, 2020 - 10:00amDiscovery Day: Brilliant BotanySunday, July 26, 2020 - 10:00am to 4:30pmPop Up Science: Sound ScienceSaturday, July 18, 2020 - 10:00amPop Up Science: Food Web FunSaturday, June 13, 2020 - 10:00amExpedition: Forest Floor Free Science Summer CampFriday, June 12, 2020 - 10:00am to 2:00pmScience -PALOOZA Free Science Summer CampWednesday, June 10, 2020 - 10:00am to 2:00pmPop Up Science: Rocks & MineralsSaturday, May 23, 2020 (All day)International Museum DayMonday, May 18, 2020 (All day)Endangered Species DayFriday, May 15, 2020 (All day)Discovery Day: PollinatorsFriday, May 22, 2020 - 10:00am to 4:00pmStory Book Science: Grandmother Fish by Jonathan TweetWednesday, May 13, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: Wisdom the Midway Albatross by Darcy Pattison Wednesday, May 6, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: Walk on the Wild Side by Nicholas Oldland Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: Up the Creek by Nicholas Oldland Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 10:00amStory Book Science: Pollen: Darwin’s 130-Year Prediction by Darcy Pattison Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 10:00amEarth Day 50th Birthday Party Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 10:00am to 4:00pmArt Cart: Audubon in the Anthropocene - CanceledSaturday, March 21, 2020 - 1:00pm to 3:30pmPop Up Science: Marine Mammals - CanceledSaturday, March 21, 2020 - 10:00am to 12:00pmScience On Tap - Wastewater: Resource Production from the Bottom Up - CanceledWednesday, March 18, 2020 - 7:30pm to 8:30pmPi Day! - CanceledSaturday, March 14, 2020 - 9:00am to 5:00pmCollections Up Close at the MuseumSaturday, March 7, 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:30pmSexy ScienceTuesday, February 11, 2020 - 7:00pm to 9:00pmDiscovery Day: Celebrating EvolutionFriday, February 21, 2020 - 10:00am to 12:00pmScience On Tap: The Fungi That Love FireWednesday, February 19, 2020 - 7:30pm to 8:30pmPop Up Science: InsectsSaturday, February 15, 2020 - 10:00am to 12:00pmCollections Up Close at the KU UnionTuesday, February 4, 2020 - 11:30am to 1:00pmCollections Up Close at the MuseumSaturday, February 1, 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:30pmScience On Tap: River Stresses & Solutions with the Nature ConservancyWednesday, January 29, 2020 - 7:30pm to 8:30pmKansas DayWednesday, January 29, 2020 (All day)Kaw Valley Eagles DaySaturday, January 18, 2020 - 9:00am to 4:00pmMuseum Selfie DayWednesday, January 15, 2020 (All day)National Bird DaySunday, January 5, 2020 (All day)Macabre at the MuseumThursday, October 17, 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pmArt Cart: Light It Up!Saturday, October 19, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:30pmScience on Tap: The World through the Eyes of a Drone: Applications in GISWednesday, October 16, 2019 - 7:30pmBackyard BashSunday, September 22, 2019 - 1:00pm to 4:00pmCollections Up Close at the KU UnionTuesday, December 10, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pmDiscovery Day: Endangered SpeciesSunday, December 8, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:00pmCollections Up Close at the MuseumSaturday, December 7, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pmCarnival of ChemistrySunday, November 24, 2019 - 1:00pm to 4:00pmScience on Tap: Petroglyphs of the Kansas Smoky HillsWednesday, November 20, 2019 - 7:30pmDrop In & Draw: Sketching SkullsThursday, November 14, 2019 - 5:00pm to 8:00pmCollections Up Close at the KU UnionWednesday, November 6, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pmCollections Up Close at the MuseumSaturday, November 2, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pmDiscovery Day: FossilsSunday, October 20, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:00pmCrimson and Blue Day - Open HouseFriday, October 18, 2019 - 9:00am to 5:00pmTopeka Science & Tech FestivalSaturday, October 12, 2019 - 10:00am to 2:00pmCollections Up Close at the KU UnionTuesday, October 8, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pmVotes & Views: Exploring DecisionsThursday, September 26, 2019 - 3:00pm to 5:00pmPop Up Science! Cell BiologySaturday, November 16, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pmScience on Tap: The Kansas Watershed: Flow, Flooding, & ManagementWednesday, September 18, 2019 - 7:30pmCollections Up Close at the MuseumSaturday, October 5, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pmKU Family DaySaturday, September 21, 2019 - 9:00am to 5:00pmPop Up Science! featuring Nature’s BuildersSaturday, September 21, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pmCollections Up Close at the UnionTuesday, September 17, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pmCollections Up Close at the MuseumSaturday, September 14, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pmMicrobes on the Move: EmporiaSaturday, September 7, 2019 - 12:00pm to 4:00pmArt Cart: Stacked SymbolsSaturday, August 17, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:30pmTrees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines in Kansas: An evening with author Craig C. FreemanThursday, July 11, 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pmPop-Up Museum at UnionFestFriday, August 23, 2019 - 7:00pm to 10:00pmHawkWeek Welcome Walk-ByFriday, August 23, 2019 - 1:00pm to 4:00pmDiscovery Day: Teeny Tiny OrganismsSunday, July 28, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:00pmPaleo Garden Plant SaleSaturday, July 20, 2019 - 10:00am to 3:00pmScience on Tap - Gomphotheres + Silkville: Little Known Stories about the Woody Plants around UsWednesday, July 17, 2019 - 7:30pmScience on Tap - Birds, Bones, Beetles, & BunkerWednesday, June 19, 2019 - 7:30pm to 8:30pmKU NHM Mobile Museum: Natural History Collections in the Community - SalinaFriday, July 12, 2019 - 12:00pm to 4:00pmEarth Day Celebration at the UnionThursday, April 25, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:00pmKU Campus BioBlitz 2019Saturday, May 4, 2019 - 7:00am to 2:00pmKU NHM Mobile Museum: Natural History Collections in the Community - Garden CitySunday, July 14, 2019 - 12:00pm to 4:00pmKU NHM Mobile Museum: Natural History Collections in the Community - Great BendSaturday, July 13, 2019 - 10:00am to 2:00pmPop Up Science! featuring Plant ScienceSaturday, July 20, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pmOur Fragile WorldSaturday, June 15, 2019 - 2:00pm to 4:00pmPop Up Science! featuring Human AnatomySaturday, June 15, 2019 - 10:00amNational Prairie Day + Prairie Block Party!Saturday, June 1, 2019 - 9:00amNSCO Movie Night- FernGully: The Last RainforestFriday, April 26, 2019 - 7:00pmBirds, Bones, and Beetles // An evening with author Chuck WarnerThursday, May 2, 2019 - 7:00pmCollections Up Close at the Museum - featuring archaeology collectionsSaturday, April 6, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pmArt Cart: Plants, Lizards, & SnakesSaturday, May 18, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:30pmScience on Tap - Keeping the Devils Out: Grotesques of the KU Natural History Museum with Dr. Leonard Krishtalka, Museum DirectorWednesday, April 17, 2019 - 7:30pmPop Up Science!Saturday, May 11, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pmDiscovery Day: Marine LifeFriday, May 24, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pmSummer Day Camps Registration DEADLINEFriday, May 24, 2019 - 5:00pmPop Up Science!Saturday, April 13, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pmDay of CreativitySaturday, April 27, 2019 - 1:00pm to 4:00pmMicroscopic World! at Lawrence Public LibraryWednesday, April 24, 2019 - 4:00pm to 5:00pmCollections Up Close Special Edition: Game of Thrones PaleontologyTuesday, April 23, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pmEarth Day at South ParkSaturday, April 20, 2019 - 11:30am to 4:00pmCollections Up Close at the Union - featuring archaeology collectionsTuesday, April 9, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pmKU Common Book in Context: Herpetology in HaitiTuesday, March 26, 2019 - 7:00pmPop Up Science!Saturday, March 23, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pmScience on Tap: Is Addiction Rational?Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - 7:30pmMicrobes on the Move: Chanute, KSFriday, March 15, 2019 - 12:00pm to 4:00pmCollections Up Close at the Union - featuring beetlesTuesday, March 5, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pmCollections Up Close at the Museum - featuring beetlesSaturday, March 2, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pmPop Up Science!Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pmScience on Tap: Habitat Restoration at the Baker WetlandsWednesday, February 20, 2019 - 7:30pmRescheduled - Kaw Valley Eagles DaySaturday, February 16, 2019 - 8:30am to 4:00pmKU NHM Sponsored Event: Sexy ScienceTuesday, February 12, 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pmCollections Up Close at the Union - featuring fungiTuesday, February 12, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pmCollections Up Close at the Museum - featuring fungiSaturday, February 9, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pmScience on Tap: Auditory Repercussions - Why Can’t I Hear at Noisy Restaurants Anymore?Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - 7:30pmDiscovery Day: Kansas DaySunday, January 27, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:00pmArt Cart: Still LifeSaturday, January 26, 2019 - 1:00pm to 4:00pmKaw Valley Eagles Day - POSTPONEDSaturday, January 19, 2019 - 8:30am to 4:00pmMuseum Selfie DayWednesday, January 16, 2019 - 9:00am to 5:00pmExplorer’s DinnerThursday, December 6, 2018 - 6:30pmCollections Up CloseTuesday, December 4, 2018 - 11:30am to 1:00pm
