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Thursday,
April
19

Today We’re Open

9:30am–5:00pm

Explore an aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum—all under one living roof.

Explore an aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum—all under one living roof.
Learn & Explore

Scientists & Expeditions

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Academy scientists keep the passport office busy. From the depths of the ocean’s twilight zone to the towering rainforest canopy, our experts journey to the world’s most endangered ecosystems to better understand how to protect them.
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A trio of Academy scientists on a boat in scuba gear, ready to dive Palau.
Science Heroes

If it blooms, swims, or flies, it’s probably an Academy scientist’s obsession. Get to know the people putting their curiosity to work for the health of our planet.

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An Academy diver is dwarfed by a giant coral colony in Grand Cayman
Expeditions

Madagascar. The Philippines. Palau. Cameroon. The Academy goes where biodiversity thrives—or is threatened. Hopscotch the globe with us and experience the adventurous side of science.

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Ornithologist Jack Dumbacher holds up a bird specimen in the Academy collections
Beyond Discovery

Conservation can’t happen without collaboration. See where Academy scientists are applying their research to real-world challenges while empowering—and learning from—the communities where they work.

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Malaysia: Urban Rainforest Survey

In October 2017, a team from the Academy traveled to Southeast Asia for a marathon bioblitz of Penang’s biodiversity—with an eye toward earning the island a nomination as a UNESCO biosphere reserve.

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We’re a museum and scientific institution located in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
About Us

The California Academy of Sciences is a renowned scientific and educational institution dedicated to exploring, explaining, and sustaining life on Earth. Based in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, it is home to a world-class aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum—all under one living roof.

California Academy of Sciences
info@calacademy.org
Golden Gate Park
55 Music Concourse Drive
San Francisco, CA, 94118
United States
(415) 379-8000

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