Celebrate Reading Awareness Month with Dino Dave Day, witness the abstract art of Sherry Tseng Hill or dig for fossils with a real paleontologist. All these things and more are possible with HMNS. Check out our weekly happenings below.
Wednesday, February 26
SENIOR SOCIAL – WIESS ENERGY HALL
9:00 AM · MORAN CONFERENCE HALL
Get energized and buzz about the Wiess Energy Hall the most contemporary, comprehensive and technologically advanced exhibition on the science and technology of energy anywhere in the world. Light breakfast will be provided.
CLASS – DIY IRL: ADVENTURES OF LIGHT AND COLOR
6:00 PM · MORAN CONFERENCE HALL
Experiment with color, fluorescence, luminescence and more to learn about light and the science behind it.
Thursday, February 27
HMNS CATALYSTS EVENT: ARCHWAY GALLERY OPENING
6:30 PM · OFFSITE
Mix, mingle and mosaic. Join Archway Gallery for a private insider event for Catalyst members to see the new exhibition There Is Another Garden, featuring new work by Sherry Tseng Hill & mosaics by Nathan Hill. Light bites and wine will be served.
Valet parking is available.
Friday, February 28
EXCURSION – ROAD TRIP! DIGGING FOR ANCIENT TEXAS FOSSILS
9:00 PM · OFFSITE
Join HMNS paleontologist David Temple on a fossil dig on the banks of the Brazos River where everyone is guaranteed their own fossil! Participants will meet in Bryan, Texas, and caravan a couple of miles to the site. Participants must be in good physical condition and capable of traversing uneven, unpaved, steep and slippery terrain.
Minimum age of participants is 15. Minors under 18 must be accompanied by a participating adult.
Saturday, February 29
EVENT – A BUTTERFLY FLUTTER
10:00 AM · COCKRELL BUTTERFLY CENTER
The stars of the Cockrell Butterfly Center will find even brighter spotlight during A Butterfly Flutter. Our younger guests can enjoy the wonders of the rainforest with added fun. Face-painting, crafts, cookie decorating and a bug hunt are just a few of the activities planned. “Nectar” and “munchies” will be available to keep the whole family a-flutter.
Funds from A Butterfly Flutter support Cockrell Butterfly Center operations.
CLASS – ORGANICALLY DELICIOUS: BASIC ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDENING
9:30 PM · MORAN CONFERENCE HALL
Learn techniques to growing vegetables organically in Houston. Instructor Angela Chandler will teach you how to select a site, build the beds, plant, care and maintain a vegetable garden.
Co-sponsored by Urban Harvest.
Sunday, March 1
EVENT – DINO DAVE DAY
1:00 PM · MUSEUM GROUNDS
We’re kicking off Reading Awareness Month with Dino Dave Day, a book launch and tribute to Associate Curator of Paleontology David “Dino Dave” Temple. Dino Dave and his Cretaceous crew will be at HMNS for readings and book signings of Big Adventures with Dino Dave. Have a prehistoric adventure of your own with tours of the Morian Hall of Paleontology, dinosaur crafts and educational talks.
Included with admission to the permanent exhibit hall.
Video Highlight
We recently had the pleasure of touring our very own greenhouse with Horticulturist and Greenhouse Manager, Theresa Lancaster. Follow along with Craig Hlavaty to learn more and see a glimpse into preparations for our Spring Plant Sale, Saturday, April 4th.