Traveling Exhibitions

  T. rex: The Ultimate Predator T. rex: The Ultimate Predator reveals the amazing story of the most iconic dinosaur in the world.   Unseen Oceans Explore the depths of the world's oceans through the lens of 21st century technology.   Our Senses Find out how our brains shape our perceptions of reality through a series of interactive and immersive galleries.   Giants, Dragons and Unicorns: The World of Mythic Creatures *For Smaller Galleries* Discover how real animals inspired legends of mermaids, griffins, and other mythic creatures.   Cuba Encounter Cuba's abundant biodiversity and dynamic culture on a journey from urban streetscapes to dazzling coral reefs.   The Secret World Inside You Your body is brimming with microbes—trillions of them. Explore the ecosystem that is the human microbiome.   Nature's Superheroes: Life at the Limits Explore the remarkable "superpowers" that organisms have evolved to survive and thrive, even under extreme conditions.   The Power of Poison From a deadly weapon to a life-saving treatment, explore poison's paradoxical roles in nature, myth, health, and history.   Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs Neither birds nor dinosaurs, find out how the unique flying pterosaurs evolved and thrived for nearly 150 million years.   Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas *For Smaller Galleries* This exhibition highlights how dinosaurs lived, moved and behaved.   Food: Our Global Kitchen Experience the intersection of food, nature, culture, health and history in this compelling traveling exhibition.   Graphic Panel Exhibitions These beautiful scientific graphic panel exhibitions showcase illustrations, photos, and infographics.   Creatures of Light: Nature’s Bioluminescence Meet the extraordinary diversity of organisms that glow, from flickering fireflies to mysterious deep-sea fishes.   Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration A vision of the future of space travel, this traveling exhibition explores humanity's next steps into our solar system and beyond.   Dragons, Unicorns, and Mermaids: Mythic Creatures Learn about the natural and cultural origins of some of the world’s most enduring mythological creatures.   Brain: The Inside Story This traveling exhibition explores the complexities of the human brain through dynamic interactive exhibits.   The World's Largest Dinosaurs Discover the amazing biology of a group of super-sized dinosaurs: the long-necked and long-tailed sauropods.   Polar Explorers: Race to the End of the Earth This traveling exhibition relives a stirring tale of Antarctic exploration: Scott and Amundsen's race to the South Pole.   Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World Journey along the most celebrated trade route in human history: the Silk Road.   Darwin Explore the life of an icon whose extraordinary theory on natural selection marked a critical turning point in science.