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    Stories and news from the museum
    • A Whale of a TaleAugust 11, 2022
      In September 2018, staff from the Delaware Museum of Natural History brought the skull ofRead More A Whale of a Tale
    • Thanks to Thursday’s storytime sponsorAugust 11, 2022
      Join us for storytime We offer storytime every day at at 11 a.m., but ThursdaysRead More Thanks to Thursday’s storytime sponsor
    • Gala & GlowJune 16, 2022
      A heartfelt thank you to all who celebrated the museum’s 50th anniversary — and theRead More Gala & Glow
    • Research HeadquartersJune 9, 2022
      How we know what we know: In the Research Headquarters, sponsored by DuPont, explore storiesRead More Research Headquarters
    • OceansJune 8, 2022
      Vast moving waters give life to our blue planet. Oceans cover two-thirds of our planetRead More Oceans
    • Delaware Museum of Nature and Science opens to the public May 23April 14, 2022
      After an extensive $10.8 million, 17-month renovation project, the Delaware Museum of Nature and ScienceRead More Delaware Museum of Nature and Science opens to the public May 23
    • Coral ReefMarch 31, 2022
      One of the most frequent questions asked about our exhibits: “Is the coral reef staying?”Read More Coral Reef
    • A flock of new specimensMarch 2, 2022
      Look up into the trees in the Regional Journey Gallery, and you’ll see birds andRead More A flock of new specimens
    • Delaware Community Foundation supports new Respite Room with capital grantFebruary 11, 2022
      Tucked into the Regional Journey Gallery is the new Respite Room, a dedicated, calming spaceRead More Delaware Community Foundation supports new Respite Room with capital grant
    • Metamorphosis in ProgressFebruary 11, 2022
      Take a look at some of the new exhibit components and other changes happening atRead More Metamorphosis in Progress
    • Thank you PNC Grow Up GreatFebruary 2, 2022
      For the last decade, museum educators have partnered with PNC Grow Up Great to develop,Read More Thank you PNC Grow Up Great
    • Getting ahead on the renovations: first exhibit components installedDecember 21, 2021
      The museum’s renovations entered a new phase with the recent installation of the first exhibitRead More Getting ahead on the renovations: first exhibit components installed

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    Aug 12

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    An adult male African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana) can grow taller than a basketball hoop and can weigh as much as a pickup truck. Elephants eat all day long and drink gallons of water at a time. They slurp up the liquid with their flexible trunks and squirt it into their mouths.

#WorldElephantDay #worldelephantday🐘 #DelawareMuseumofNatureandScience 

Image 1: © iStock.com/rhardholt
Image 2: @Teresa.Bonaddio
Image 3: © iStock.com/Kenneth Canning

    An adult male African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana) can grow taller than a basketball hoop and can weigh as much as a pickup truck. Elephants eat all day long and drink gallons of water at a time. They slurp up the liquid with their flexible trunks and squirt it into their mouths.

    #WorldElephantDay #worldelephantday🐘 #DelawareMuseumofNatureandScience

    Image 1: © iStock.com/rhardholt
    Image 2: @Teresa.Bonaddio
    Image 3: © iStock.com/Kenneth Canning
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    Aug 9

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    The BMW Championship is coming to our area next week! From Thursday, August 18 through Sunday, August 21, the museum will close for a private event. Come out and visit us through August 17, or after we reopen on Monday, August 22. 

#BMWChamps #DelawareMuseumofNatureandScience #VisitWilm #INWilm #VisitDelaware

    The BMW Championship is coming to our area next week! From Thursday, August 18 through Sunday, August 21, the museum will close for a private event. Come out and visit us through August 17, or after we reopen on Monday, August 22.

    #BMWChamps #DelawareMuseumofNatureandScience #VisitWilm #INWilm #VisitDelaware
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    Aug 5

    Open
    Above, On, and Below: 
Life in the Bald Cypress swamp Is all about water.
Above the water, birds and dragonflies perch on
cypress "knees," looking out for food. 

On the water's surface, a frog paddles by as dragonflies rest on the floating lily pads.
Below the water, fish swim among aquatic plants
and a crayfish scuttles along the muddy bottom.

What do you notice about how life is connected
above, on, and below the water?

This exhibit in our Regional Journey Gallery was inspired by our Delaware’s Bald Cypress swamps, designed by exhibit designers @reichandpetch and fabricated by @kubikmaltbie 

#visitwilm #VisitDelaware #DelawareMuseum #BaldCypressSwamp #TrapPondStatePark

    Above, On, and Below:
    Life in the Bald Cypress swamp Is all about water.
    Above the water, birds and dragonflies perch on
    cypress "knees," looking out for food.

    On the water's surface, a frog paddles by as dragonflies rest on the floating lily pads.
    Below the water, fish swim among aquatic plants
    and a crayfish scuttles along the muddy bottom.

    What do you notice about how life is connected
    above, on, and below the water?

    This exhibit in our Regional Journey Gallery was inspired by our Delaware’s Bald Cypress swamps, designed by exhibit designers @reichandpetch and fabricated by @kubikmaltbie

    #visitwilm #VisitDelaware #DelawareMuseum #BaldCypressSwamp #TrapPondStatePark
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    Jul 31

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    Posted @withregram • @artsdelaware The ACCESS Program allows Art-Reach ACCESS Cardholders and people receiving benefits from the state of Delaware to attend cultural sites at the deeply discounted rate of $2 per person. 

Bring a valid Delaware EBT Card or Art-Reach ACCESS Card with a photo ID to the admissions desk at any participating Delaware museum, garden, or historic site.

One (1) ACCESS Card admits the cardholder and up to three (3) people at a rate of $2 per person.

The person whose name appears on the ACCESS Card must be present to obtain the discount.

Discount is not valid for special exhibitions, special events, or with any other offers.

More information: www.art-reach.org/access-program/access-delaware - (link in bio)

#AccessDE #ArtReachPhilly #disability #accessibility #disabilityawareness #ArtReachDE #artsdelaware #artde #delawarearts #delawareartist #delaware #deartsalliance #celebratethearts #supportthearts #delawareart #delawaremuseumofnatureandscience #DelawareMuseum

    Posted @withregram • @artsdelaware The ACCESS Program allows Art-Reach ACCESS Cardholders and people receiving benefits from the state of Delaware to attend cultural sites at the deeply discounted rate of $2 per person.

    Bring a valid Delaware EBT Card or Art-Reach ACCESS Card with a photo ID to the admissions desk at any participating Delaware museum, garden, or historic site.

    One (1) ACCESS Card admits the cardholder and up to three (3) people at a rate of $2 per person.

    The person whose name appears on the ACCESS Card must be present to obtain the discount.

    Discount is not valid for special exhibitions, special events, or with any other offers.

    More information: www.art-reach.org/access-program/access-delaware - (link in bio)

    #AccessDE #ArtReachPhilly #disability #accessibility #disabilityawareness #ArtReachDE #artsdelaware #artde #delawarearts #delawareartist #delaware #deartsalliance #celebratethearts #supportthearts #delawareart #delawaremuseumofnatureandscience #DelawareMuseum
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    Jul 31

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    Meet Holly, our Russian Tortoise. Twice a day, we introduce our friends to one of our live animal ambassadors. By meeting the animals in a safe environment, our human friends learn how to treat our animal friends. For the animals that can be touched, we demonstrate how to use two fingers and to be gentle. Here, Holly had the opportunity to explore outside too! 

#russiantortoise #russiantortoiseofinstagram #museumanimals #DelawareMuseum #Visitwilm #visitdelaware #inwilm #inwilmde #delawaremuseumofnatureandscience #DelMNSAnimalAmbassador

    Meet Holly, our Russian Tortoise. Twice a day, we introduce our friends to one of our live animal ambassadors. By meeting the animals in a safe environment, our human friends learn how to treat our animal friends. For the animals that can be touched, we demonstrate how to use two fingers and to be gentle. Here, Holly had the opportunity to explore outside too!

    #russiantortoise #russiantortoiseofinstagram #museumanimals #DelawareMuseum #Visitwilm #visitdelaware #inwilm #inwilmde #delawaremuseumofnatureandscience #DelMNSAnimalAmbassador
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