Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Exhibits at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

A Day in PompeiiOpens Friday, September 14 What nature destroyed, it also preserved. Hundreds of exceptional artifacts offer an insider’s glimpse into the daily life and tragic end of this ancient Roman city that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. These archaeological treasures lay buried in Pompeii’s ruins, preserved as…

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September Events at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

 Science Lounge: Whiskey and the West  Thursday, September 20  Enjoy a mind-expanding experience with cocktails and entertainment every third Thursday of the month. Ages 21 and up. This month, thanks to an explosion of small batch distilleries, Colorado can add the art of whiskey to our list of brag-worthy craft alcohol. Learn about chemistry and…

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September Events at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

 Science Lounge: Whiskey and the West  Thursday, September 20  Enjoy a mind-expanding experience with cocktails and entertainment every third Thursday of the month. Ages 21 and up. This month, thanks to an explosion of small batch distilleries, Colorado can add the art of whiskey to our list of brag-worthy craft alcohol. Learn about chemistry and…

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September Events at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

 Science Lounge: Whiskey and the West  Thursday, September 20  Enjoy a mind-expanding experience with cocktails and entertainment every third Thursday of the month. Ages 21 and up. This month, thanks to an explosion of small batch distilleries, Colorado can add the art of whiskey to our list of brag-worthy craft alcohol. Learn about chemistry and…

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September Events at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

 Science Lounge: Whiskey and the West  Thursday, September 20  Enjoy a mind-expanding experience with cocktails and entertainment every third Thursday of the month. Ages 21 and up. This month, thanks to an explosion of small batch distilleries, Colorado can add the art of whiskey to our list of brag-worthy craft alcohol. Learn about chemistry and…

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Expedition Health at DMNS

Expedition Health at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science takes a hands on approach to explain how the human body works. The exhibit’s theme, personal to Colorado, shows how the body adapts climbing to the summit of a 14,000 foot peak. At the beginning of the exhibit, you will choose an expedition buddy who…

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Wildest Weather in the Solar System

Take a thrilling voyage to the center of the Solar system. Wildest Weather in the Solar System is playing at the Denver Museum on Nature and Science through June 14. From your seat in the Gates Planetarium you will see some of the most dramatic, destructive and mysterious weather in the solar system. Jump aboard…

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Lizards & Snakes at DMNS

Small and shy-or big and fierce? Bright as a jewel-or hardly visible Four legs? Two legs? No legs at all? These are some questions to explore as you enter the newest exhibit, “Lizards & Snakes,” at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.                               …

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Lizards & Snakes at DMNS

Small and shy-or big and fierce? Bright as a jewel-or hardly visible Four legs? Two legs? No legs at all? These are some questions to explore as you enter the newest exhibit, “Lizards & Snakes,” at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.                               …

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Real Pirates Exhibit, Denver Museum of Nature and Science

A pirate ship looses its battle against winds racing 70 miles per hour and waves towering 40 feet high. The wooden mast of the Whydah pirate ship snaps in half, treasures plummeting to the bottom of the ocean floor. Seven pirates survive, the other 144 surrender to the freezing temperatures of the nor’easter in April…

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