Night Flight: Courtship is Saturday evening
Meet the birds from Animal Behavior & Conservation Connections coming to Night Flight: Courtship - For the Love of Birds on Saturday evening: the colorful Macaw, Eeyore the Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, and a White-necked raven. Explore the science behind bird behavior, and enjoy an evening at the Museum. Concession sales available (including wine and beer for adults). And, we're offering a special Valentine opportunity: have a valentine or special love note via a bird in flight! Make arrangements for this unique opportunity by contacting DMNH staff at  education@delmnh.org . Purchase tickets here.
Great American Bird Count February 15-18
The 22nd Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is Friday, February 15 through Monday, February 18. Volunteers from around the world are invited to count the birds they see for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count, then enter their checklists at birdcount.org. Anyone with internet access can participate, no matter what their skill level—it’s a great family activity, too. Learn more
Museum's Mollusk collection ranked
10th largest in North America
The Museum’s mollusk collection is the tenth largest in the United States, according to a study published in the December 2018 edition of the American Malacological Bulletin . Curator of Mollusks Elizabeth Shea, Ph.D. co-authored the paper with colleagues from the Field Museum of Natural History and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. The paper updates research from 1975 about museum mollusk collections. The DMNH mollusk collection includes 220,000 cataloged lots, or 2 million mollusks, representing more than 18,000 species, and including all seven living classes of mollusks. Take a look at the video below to learn more about the collection.
Upcoming Events
Saturday, February 16, 5:30-8 p.m.
$3 DMNH Member Ages 3 and up
Free for under 3
$10 Non-Members Ages 3 and up
$3 Non-Member Ages 1-2
Monday, February 18
9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Free with DMNH Membership
or included with paid admission
Friday, March 1, 5:30-10 p.m.
$20/DMNH Members
$25/Non-Members
Delaware Mineralogical Society
Monday, March 11
6:30- 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 16, 1-3 p.m.
Free for DMNH members or included with paid admission
Saturday, March 16, 5:30-8 p.m.
$3 DMNH Member Ages 3 and up
Free for under 3
$10 Non-Members Ages 3 and up
$3 Non-Member Ages 1-2


Winter issue of Discovery online
The Winter issue of Discovery was mailed to DMNH Members recently. If you haven't seen it yet, take a peek at our online version, with clickable links to our website.
Spring Break Camp registration is open!
Join us for one or both of our action-packed Spring Break Camps, April 15-19 and April 22-26. Each day is spent exploring a different science or nature topic through games, crafts, science experiments, live animal presentations, and touring the Museum galleries and special exhibit,  Design Zone . Extended care is available.