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San Diego, CA
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San Diego Natural History Museum
Features fascinating exhibitions and a new giant-screen Dolby digital 3D theater showing films with a focus on the natural world. The museum’s award-winning exhibit design team creates exhibitions on the unique and biodiverse southern California region. In addition, the museum hosts several traveling exhibitions each year which teach visitors about our natural world as it is today and as it was in the past.
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Hours
Daily, 10:00am-5:00pm. CLOSED Thanksgiving and Christmas. |
Contact
(619) 232-3821Visit Their Website |
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 4:00pm Sharks 3D |
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 10:00am All that Glitters: The Splendor & Science of Gems & Minerals |
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 10:00am Exquisite Miniatures of Wes and Rachelle Siegrist |
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 10:00am TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition |
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 11:00am Sharks 3D |
Wacky Science Sundays at 12:15 pm and 2:15 pm every Sunday. Nature, Mommy, and Me, an imaginative journey into nature through dynamic readings and visits to exhibitions, every second Thursday at 11:00 am. (recommended for ages 1–5--must be with adult). Free with admission.
The San Diego Natural History Research Library has resources related to plants, animals, and fossils with a particular focus on California, Baja California and the southwestern U.S. The library has over 50,000 volumes as well as an extensive rare book collection, map collection, historic photographic images, fine art collection, and archives of primary resources, which document the early days of the museum, dating back to the 1800s. Materials in the library must be used on-site; they do not circulate.
Hours: Open Mon. – Fri., by appointment.
Contact: Email library@sdnhm.org or call (619) 255-0225 to make an appointment.
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San Diego Natural History Museum 1788 El Prado San Diego, CA 92101 Driving Directions |
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