Membership Matters
October & November
Museum & Foundation Highlights
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Cretaceous Couture - October 22 |
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Join us for the 10th annual Cretaceous Couture fashion show and online auction, presented by WaFd Bank. Cretaceous Couture: Disco with the Dinos is October 22 from 6-10 p.m.
Enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and dancing, and support the Foundation through an online auction.
For more details and to get your tickets now, visit our website.
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Bulletin #89 Now Available at NatureWorks |
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The newest published bulletin written by our very own Dr. Spencer Lucas is now available at NatureWorks Discovery Store. Pick up Bulletin #89: The Pennsylvanian Section at Bishop Cap and the Horquilla Seaway in the Southwestern USA- Northern New Mexico, by Spencer Lucas, Karl Krainer, Daniel Vachard and James E. Barrick today for just $20.
Scientific bulletins like Bulletin #89 are published through the NM Department of Cultural Affairs and include many interesting local facts. Email lspencer@naturalhistoryfoundation.org for more information on additional bulletins that are available.
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STEAM Trek Virtual Field Trip Applications Open |
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STEAM Trek brings Verus Research DynaTheater films to children throughout our state, sharing natural history topics such as space exploration, our National Parks, Coral Reefs and more. Applications are open for educators across New Mexico to apply for a free virtual field trip today! |
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Upcoming Events at the Museum |
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October 3, 5, & 7 at 1:00 p.m., Museum Planetarium
Price: Admission by donation in addition to museum entrance
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A few years ago, Jeff Gilkey mounted a GoPro Fusion 360 camera on the wingtip of his ultralight trike aircraft. He soon realized there was only one place that could adequately display these extremely immersive videos: the 55-foot planetarium dome at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. With the collaboration of the planetarium staff, Jeff has created the ultimate aerial tour, revealing the obscure and scenic wonders of New Mexico and the Southwest. |
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For visitors to the Balloon Fiesta who don't have the opportunity to fly in a balloon during the week, this may be the next best thing! These special shows will only be presented on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of Balloon Fiesta Week (Oct 3, 5, 7) at 1 p.m. in the planetarium; there is no late seating. Part 1 of the tour was shown in May 2022 at the planetarium to capacity crowds. |
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October 15 & November 19, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Museum
Price: Included in Museum Admission
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Join us on select Saturdays as we explore the wonderful world of chocolate! Come taste the difference between milk, dark, white, and even ruby chocolate. Learn about the history of this sweet treat as it was transformed from a spicy drink to the decadent dessert of today. Talk to local chocolatiers about how they work with chocolate today to create your favorite sweet treats. This is a family friendly event and is included with admission to the Museum. Chocolate: The Exhibition is now open and runs through March 12, 2023. |
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October 28, 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Museum
Price: $10 for Members, $15 General Admission
Fractal Show: 7:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
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21+ (ID must be provided upon check in)
Have a sensational sweet time at this year’s Fright Night: Death by Chocolate. Delight your senses as you explore our new exhibit Chocolate: The Exhibition. Then dance the night away next to our very own Bisti Beast.
Fractal Show: 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.- You will want to make sure you don’t miss our first Fractal show in over 2 years. Seating is limited and shows are available on a first come, first served basis. Admission will be by donation/pay what you can.
Don’t forget to dress your best as we will have costume contest (included with admission) and there will be three prizes for each category. Check the website soon for specific categories.
Tickets are limited, so please purchase ahead of time. Tickets will go on sale soon!
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November 9, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Museum
Price: Admission by Donation
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Relaxed Nights are evenings for anyone who might get overwhelmed by crowds, sounds, or flashing lights. Or, for individuals who simply enjoy smaller crowds.
These sensory friendly evenings are for guests of all ages and will feature special, sensory friendly offerings in the museum.
This evening will feature our traveling exhibit, Chocolate: The Exhibition and a special Planetarium Show
To make this evening as accessible as possible, admission is by donation.
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Life happens in the Serengeti on a scale that only the giant screen medium can do justice.
Serengeti is known for one of nature’s most spectacular events — the annual migration of over one million wildebeest, followed by an array of other iconic African animals. Audiences will experience it through the eyes of the youngest members of the animal cast, as they embark on their life’s journeys.
The film is a labor of love by Michael Dalton-Smith, who has been a wildlife filmmaker roaming the Serengeti plains for 15 years. Dalton-Smith was honored with the Lumiere Award (French Oscar) for the best 3D IMAX documentary film for Volcanoes: The Fires of Creation. He also directed the highly acclaimed Kenya Wildlife Diaries.
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Now Showing: Sea Lions - Life By a Whisker |
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Between a jagged cliff face and a roaring ocean lives one of the rarest marine mammals on the planet, the Australian Sea Lion, and one very special pup named Otto. Curious, intelligent, and playful…this family of whiskers needs our help.
A heart-warming journey of a sea lion pup and the man that has dedicated his life trying to save her species. Embark on an epic quest through the uninhabited wilderness of the Great Australian Bight to the lush kelp forests off the Californian coast.
In stunning 3D, encounter giant humpback whales, cunning cuttlefish, great white sharks, and one Marine Park Ranger on a mission to find out what it takes to save a species.
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Now Showing: Dinosaurs of Antarctica |
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The first original large format dinosaur film in over a decade, Dinosaurs of Antarctica is an epic chronicle of a prehistoric world now lost to ice.
From glaciers to Glacialisaurus, the film introduces audiences to the amazing and bizarre prehistoric creatures that inhabited Antarctic forests and swamps hundreds of millions of years ago—and the scientists on a quest to uncover them.
Traveling through deep time, Dinosaurs of Antarctica explores the causes and repercussions of a changing climate, investigating the end of Earth’s last ice age and seeking clues to the future as we face human-triggered warming today.
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Support the Foundation through Smith's |
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Smith's grocery store will donate to the NM Museum of Natural History Foundation based on the shopping you do every day. Once you link your shopper's card to the Foundation, all you have to do is shop at Smith’s and scan your card.
Support us by linking your card today!
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Chocolate: The Exhibition at the Museum |
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Chocolate: The Exhibition will engage your senses and reveal facets of this sumptuous sweet that you’ve never thought about before. You’ll explore the plant, the products and the culture of chocolate through the lenses of science, history and popular culture. Chocolate: The Exhibition is a sweet experience for all ages! See it on exhibit now at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science.
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