HOUSTON, TX— For over six centuries, firearms have contributed to a range of narratives in international history. From finely chiseled steel to intricate wood carving, the antique firearms in The Art of the Gunsmith:  From Columbus to Napoleon, a special exhibition opening at HMNS on March 11th, embody an accessible 16th, 17th and 18th century decorative […]

HOUSTON, TX— Backyard Wilderness, a new 3D documentary opening at the Houston Museum of Natural Science Feb. 16th, arms explorers of all ages with the tools and inspiration to discover the wonders of nature at their fingertips. Created by Emmy Award-winning and Oscar® nominated filmmakers Andrew Young and Susan Todd, the film surprises and entertains viewers […]

HOUSTON, TX— CHRISTOPHER MARLEY | BIOPHILIA: A Dialogue with Art, Nature and Science is an extensive art and multimedia sensory experience that unravels human’s intimate relationship with the natural world. The special exhibition opens at the Houston Museum of Natural Science on February 8, 2019. Artist, naturalist and New York Times bestselling author Christopher Marley reveals […]

HOUSTON, TX – Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company committed to improving Quality of Life, will begin service at the Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) in November. The partnership will bring a variety of new dining options for museum patrons, including a café marketplace, a food truck with seasonal and local offerings, and […]

HOUSTON, TX—The beautiful, surprising, and often outright bizarre microscopic form of insects is presented in breathtaking clarity in a new exhibition by British photographer Levon Biss at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, opening July 13th. Microsculpture: The Insect Photography of Levon Biss shows specimens from the collection like never before, in large-format and exquisitely-lit […]

HOUSTON—Now in its fifty-first year, Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the international leader of innovative visual representation in the natural world. This prestigious competition and resulting exhibition, opening at the Houston Museum of Natural Science on Jan. 29, stimulates engagement with the diversity and beauty of the natural world. On loan from the Natural History Museum in London, this special exhibition […]

HOUSTON—Footprints, splatter patterns and the powers of observation mark the journey through The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes, a special exhibition opening at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, April 30th. The interactive experience combines science with history and culture to bring to life the historic underpinnings of author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s rich and […]

SUGAR LAND — Museums exist to inspire wonder and facilitate creative thought. Given our curious natures and our innate desire to collect, it is no wonder the grand modern museum has its humble roots firmly planted in the privately-owned collections of extraordinary objects from the past. These collections, called wonder-chambers or wunderkammern in German-speaking Europe, […]

HOUSTON, TX—Come survive a plethora of cruel commodities, lesser known but highly dangerous. A new exhibition developed by the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Death by Natural Causes, features a wide variety of live animals, real poisonous vegetation and a collection of minerals that the world has never seen (and lived to tell the tale). […]

HOUSTON, TX—Come see for yourself what was once tossed into the water with the hopes to be found. A new exhibit, Message in a Bottle, features real-life messages in bottles discovered by CNN’s 2013 Hero of the Year Chad Pregracke, and is opening at the Houston Museum of Natural Science on Feb. 2, 2018. Pregracke […]