The Academy is open 365 days a year, meaning every day is a good day to visit. In addition to more than 20 active exhibits, each day there's a wide range of activities, shows, events, and tours.

Today, August 23, 2019

E.g., 2019-08-23
9:30 am

The Museum opens at 9:30 am today.
Museum Opens
Entrance
10:00 am

Check out a backpack with tools and activities! Now available in Traditional Chinese, Spanish, and Filipino.
Junior Scientist Adventure
Coat Check
10:15 am

Join us for an all-ages exploration of animal movement from scaly critters to feathery flyers. Mon-Fri, 10:15am.
Animal Moves!
Science Today Station
10:30 am

Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. 10:30 am and 3 pm daily.
Penguin Feeding
African Hall

Embark on a journey into the hidden world of coral reefs in this digital fulldome presentation.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium
11:30 am

Watch as a diver plunges into the world's deepest living indoor coral reef exhibit. 11:30 am and 2:30 pm daily.
Coral Reef Dive
Philippine Coral Reef

Discover your place in the cosmos in the Academy's exhilarating new planetarium show. Multiple showtimes daily.
Passport to the Universe
Planetarium
12:30 pm

A puppet show about a unique animal that has a lot in common with a duck, snake, and kangaroo. Daily, 12:30 pm.
Children's Puppet Theater: Where Do I Belong?
East Garden

Embark on a journey into the hidden world of coral reefs in this digital fulldome presentation.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium
1:00 pm

Meet some of the Academy’s most spectacular residents and learn about their surprising survival adaptations.
Ssssnake Encounter
Piazza
1:30 pm

Discover your place in the cosmos in the Academy's exhilarating new planetarium show. Multiple showtimes daily.
Passport to the Universe
Planetarium
1:40 pm

Where does Earth end and space begin? What protects us from the Sun? Boundaries surround us and keep us safe.
Beyond Boundaries
Hohfeld Hall
2:15 pm

Drop by for an interactive science demonstration
Pop Up Science
Nature Now
2:30 pm

Watch as a diver plunges into the world's deepest living indoor coral reef exhibit. 11:30 am and 2:30 pm daily.
Coral Reef Dive
Philippine Coral Reef

Embark on a journey into the hidden world of coral reefs in this digital fulldome presentation.
Expedition Reef
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 albino American alligator, and hear why his southeastern habitat is so unique. 3:30 pm daily.
Swamp Talk
The Swamp

Discover your place in the cosmos in the Academy's exhilarating new planetarium show. Multiple showtimes daily.
Passport to the Universe
Planetarium
4:30 pm

Explore the moon in celebration of Apollo's 50th anniversary!
Tour of the Moon
Planetarium
5:00 pm

The museum closes at 5 pm today.
Museum Closes
Entrance