The ENTIRE MUSEUM will be closed on November 9th.
The Cockrell Butterfly Center is closed for renovations.
The Gem Vault is temporarily closed.
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- Frensley/Graham Hall of African Wildlife
- George W. Strake Hall of Malacology
- Hall of Ancient Egypt
- Hamman Hall of Texas Coastal Ecology
- Herzstein Foucault Pendulum
- John P. McGovern Hall of The Americas
- Lester & Sue Smith Gem Vault
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- Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius
- Life in Stone
- Lizards & Snakes
- Lucy’s Legacy
- Machu Picchu: Unveiling The Mystery Of The Incas
- Magic!
- Magna Carta
- Mapping Texas: From Frontier to the Lone Star State
- Mars by Luke Jerram
- Masters of the Night: The True Story of Bats
- Maya 2012: Prophecy becomes History
- Message in a Bottle
- Microsculpture: The Insect Photography of Levon Biss
- Mummies of the World
- Mummy: The Inside Story
- National Geographic Channel Presents SuperCroc
- Out of the Amazon: Life on the River
- Pompeii : The Exhibition
- Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs
- Real Pirates!
- ROBOTS
- Royal Tombs of Ur: Ancient Treasures From Modern Iraq
- Saint Peter and The Vatican
- Samurai: The Way Of The Warrior
- Secret World Of The Forbidden City: Splendors From China’s Imperial Palace, 1644-1911
- Secrets of the Silk Road
- Shackleton’s Expedition
- Shark!
- Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear And Freedom In America
- Spirits & Headhunters: Vanishing Worlds Of The Amazon
- State of Water: Our Most Valuable Resource
- Stonehenge: Ancient Mysteries and Modern Discoveries
- Sweet – A Tasty Journey
- Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians Of China’s First Emperor
- Texas! The Exhibition
- The Art of the Brick
- The Birth of Christianity: A Jewish Story
- The Cave Paintings of Lascaux
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition
- The Chronophage Clock
- The First Game: The Birth of Basketball
- The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes
- The Living Genome: Reading The Book Of Life
- The Lord Of The Rings Motion Picture Trilogy: The Exhibition
- The National Parks Photography Project
- The Nature of Diamonds
- The Nature of Pearls
- The Zula Patrol: Mission Weather
- Tibet: Treasures From The Roof Of The World
- Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
- Treasures from Shanghai
- Treasures in Gold & Jade
- TreeHouses
- TreeHouses: Look Who’s Living In The Trees!
- Vanishing Arts: Highlights from the Beasley-Hwang Collection
- Victoria: The T. rex
- Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga
- Voyages of Discovery
- Warriors, Tombs and Temples
- Wild Bees
- Wildlife Photographer Of The Year
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year 54
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year 55
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