Summary Earth’s neighbor in the Solar System is closer than ever as new exhibit Mars by Luke Jerram opens July 1 at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The centerpiece of the exhibit is an internally lit, 23-foot in diameter globe of Mars suspended above guest’s heads. The exhibit teaches Martian topographic features and details […]

Summary • A new sculpture by British artist Luke Jerram rises at the Houston Museum of Natural Science just in time for Earth Day. The sculpture is an internally lit, 23-foot in diameter sphere resembling our planet Earth. • The gigantic Earth installation aims to recreate the Overwatch Effect—the seldom experienced, but profoundly powerful phenomenon […]

Summary New exhibit shows the often overlooked architecture of city water systems using striking photography. Features 31 photographs from award-winning photographer Brad Temkin’s book The State of Water. HOUSTON, TX— Those of us with access to water can rely on the simplicity of turning a knob or pushing a button for a clean, cool and […]

SUGAR LAND—The holiday season is a magical time, and even more so at HMNS Sugar Land with one of Fort Bend’s most anticipated holiday traditions—Jingle Tree. The special event features a showcase of beautifully decorated trees that are up for bid in a week long, online silent auction sponsored and decorated by Fort Bend designers, […]

HOUSTON, TX— Nearly one million people make the journey each year to Salisbury Plain in England to see Stonehenge and experience its mysteries firsthand. For centuries, historians and archaeologists have puzzled over how this towering monument, with its iconic circular layout, was created—and why. Truly a part of our world history, Stonehenge joins the Egyptian […]

HOUSTON, TX— The Art of the Brick, a captivating exhibition, featuring intriguing works of art made exclusively from one of the most recognizable toys in the world, the LEGO® brick, is set to make its debut at the Houston Museum of Natural Science on Oct. 7. opens October 7. Museum members see it first starting […]

WHAT:  Mission Controllers of the Apollo missions reenter the control room in our Expedition Center, but this time, they’re landing their own grandchildren on the Moon. Emergencies and high drama are guaranteed along the way. But with their grandfathers’ and grandmothers’ help, each team will solve problems, maintain systems, launch a probe and successfully land at […]

Apollo Legacy Celebration in the Expedition Center, July 18th  Mission Controllers of the Apollo missions reenter the control room in our Expedition Center, but this time, they’re landing their own grandchildren on the Moon—July 18th from 10-11:30 a.m. Emergencies and high drama are guaranteed along the way. But with their grandfathers’ help, each team will […]

HOUSTON, TX— HMNS has long been a hit on Instagram with patrons, photographing themselves with Stan the T. Rex’s shadowy snarl in the Morian Hall of Paleontology or communing with butterflies in the Cockrell Butterfly Center. In Focus: A Museum Photographic Experience, the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s newest exhibit space opening May 24, has […]

HOUSTON, TX— It all began on July 20, 1969, when the Apollo 11 astronauts became the first humans to see the Earth from the surface of another world. For the first time, humans defied gravity by escaping the Earth and landing on another world. Now 50 years later, the Moon is landing in Houston, and HMNS […]