November 2016

Denver Museum of Nature & Science to Offer MY Denver Card Holders Free Admission in December | Posted November 28 | The Denver Museum of Nature & Science will provide free admission to all MY Denver Card holders for the month of December. More...

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Diamond Collection Brings Deep Earth to the Surface| Posted November 7 | Researchers at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and University of British Columbia recently analyzed diamonds from the Museum’s collection and learned how an unusual chunk of Africa formed. More...

October 2016

Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Present "Birds and Change" Series | Posted October 27 | The Denver Museum of Nature & Science and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies announce the 2016 speaker series “Birds of Change: Adaptation, Survival and Our Changing World.” All presentations will be held at the Museum. More...

Advanced Technologies "Unwrap" the Mummies | Posted October 24 | In April, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science partnered with Children’s Hospital Colorado to conduct CT scans on two female mummies and coffins displayed in the Museum’s very popular permanent exhibition Egyptian Mummies. More...

September 2016 

Modern Science Unravels Mysteries in Mummies: New Secrets from the Tombs | Posted September 30 | Scientific findings that time could not erase from ancient Egyptian and Peruvian mummies are revealed in the new temporary exhibition Mummies: New Secrets from the Tombs, opening at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on Friday, October 14. More...

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Reopens Gates Planetarium with E&S Digistar System | Posted September 20 | The Denver Museum of Nature & Science today celebrated the grand re-opening of the Gates Planetarium. The Planetarium temporarily closed earlier this month to install upgraded projection equipment, making the experience sharper and more vibrant. More...

Google Arts & Culture Launches Online Natural History Experience | Posted September 13 | The Denver Museum of Nature & Science and Google Cultural Institute invite people to experience Google Arts & Culture, an interactive online discovery of the diversity and fragility of nature in an unprecedented way. More... 

July 2016

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Lends Konovalenko Gem Carvings to Kremlin for Temporary Exhibition | Posted July 15 | The Denver Museum of Nature & Science recently visited Russia to lend three gem carvings from the Museum’s collection to the Kremlin for an exhibition about the Russian artist Vasily Konovalenko. The Konovalenko sculptures will be on display at the Patriarch’s Palace of the Kremlin Museum in Moscow until August 31. More...

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Curator Helps Discover Real Reason Why Turtles Have Shells | Posted July 14 | It is common knowledge that the modern turtle shell is largely used for protection. No other living vertebrate has so drastically altered its body to form such an impenetrable protective structure as the turtle. However, a new study by an international group of paleontologists suggests that the broad ribbed proto shell on the earliest partially shelled fossil turtles was initially an adaptation, for burrowing underground, not for protection. Paleontologist Tyler Lyson from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science is among the scientists that helped make this discovery. More...

June 2016

Denver Museum of Nature & Science to Participate in Blue Star Museums 2016 | Posted June 15 | The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is participating in Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 U.S. museums to offer free general admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel and up to five members of their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2016. More...

May 2016 

“National Parks Adventure 3D,” Opening at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on May 27 | Posted May 16 | “National Parks Adventure 3D,” from MacGillivray Freeman Films, will take audiences on the ultimate off-trail adventure into the nation’s awe-inspiring great outdoors and untamed wilderness when it arrives in Phipps IMAX Theater at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on May 27. More...

Denver Mini Maker Faire, "The Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth," Returns to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science June 11 and 12 | Posted May 12 | The Colorado Maker Hub in collaboration with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science will be hosting the Denver Mini Maker Faire June 11 and 12. Local and regional makers and innovative organizations will participate; showcasing science, technology, arts, crafts and creative talents during the two-day event. More...

Denver Museum of Nature & Science CT Scans of Fossilized Bubbles Give Clues to Earth’s Early Atmosphere Size  | Posted May 6 | A new process for analyzing ancient bubbles trapped in lava sheds light on the Earth’s atmosphere and its evolution over billions of years. Researchers at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, along with colleagues at the University of Washington and the University of Western Australia, used a CT scanner to analyze the size and distribution of gas bubbles within lava flows that solidified an estimated 2.7 billion years ago. More...

April 2016

Additional Programs Announced for Denver Museum of Nature & Science's Free Dia del Nino Celebration April 23 | Posted April 21 | The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is partnering with the Mexican Cultural Center, the Consulate General of Mexico in Denver and Telemundo Denver to host a Dia del Nino celebration for its SCFD Community Free Day on April 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. More...

Denver Museum of Nature & Science and Children's Hospital Colorado Partner to Scan Mummies | Posted April 19 | The Denver Museum of Nature & Science partnered with Children’s Hospital Colorado to scan two mummies and a sarcophagus from the Museum’s Egyptian Mummies exhibit. Children’s Colorado donated its time, expertise and equipment to allow the Museum to perform new CT scans of the mummies on April 18, getting high-resolution scans in multiple wavelengths to increase and update the scientific understanding of these items from the Museum’s collections. More...

Denver Museum of Nature & Science to Host Free Dia del Nino Celebration April 23 | Posted April 4 | The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is partnering with the Mexican Cultural Center and the Consulate General of Mexico in Denver to host a Dia del Nino celebration for its SCFD Community Free Day on April 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. More...

El Museo De Naturaleza Y Ciencia De Denver Presenta En Su Dia Gratuito La Celebracion Del Dia Del Niño El 23 De Abril | Publicado 4 de abril | El Museo de Naturaleza y Ciencia de Denver se en colaboración con el Centro Cultural Mexicano y el Consulado General de México en Denver presentan la celebración Día del Niño en su “Día Gratuito para la Comunidad del SCFD”, el 23 de abril de 9 a.m. a 5 p.m. Más...

FEBRUARY 2016

Robot Revolution Powering Up in Denver | Posted February 29 | They’re here … to help and improve our lives. A new groundbreaking exhibition, Robot Revolution, supported by Google.org with additional major support from The Boeing Company, will open at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on Friday, March 18. More...

Revolución Robótica Toma Fuerza En Denver | Publicado 29 de febrero | Ya llegó … para ayudar y mejorar nuestras vidas. Una innovadora exposición, Revolución Robótica, apoyada por Google.org con importante apoyo adicional de The Boeing Company, abrirá sus puertas en el Denver Museum of Nature & Science el viernes, 18 de marzo. Más...

Denver Museum of Nature & Science, CBS4 to Host Second-annual Girls and Science Event | Posted February 18 | The Denver Museum of Nature & Science and CBS4, KCNC-TV, will host Girls and Science, a one-day event on March 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd. All ages are welcome, and activities will focus on children and teens ages 8-13. More...

El Museo de Naturaleza Y Ciencias en Conjunto Con CBS4 Te Invitan Al Segundo Evento Anual "Las Niñas Y Las Ciencias" | Publicado 18 de febrero | El Museo de Naturaleza & Ciencias y CBS4, KCNC-TV, te invitan al evento “Las Niñas y las Ciencias”. Se llevará a cabo el 5 de marzo de 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. en el Museo de Naturaleza y Ciencias, ubicado en 2001 Colorado Blvd. Todos son bienvenidos, sin embargo las actividades están diseñadas para niños y jóvenes entre 8-13 años. Más...

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Names Nancy Walsh to Vice President of Museum Partnerships and Programs | Posted February 8 | The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is excited to announce that Nancy Walsh has been named vice president of museum partnerships and programs. Walsh brings more than 20 years of program development, implementation, evaluation and management experience, as well as an impressive résumé of leadership positions from many educational organizations. More...

JANUARY 2016

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Receives Google Grant for Field Trip Support | Posted January 28 | Google awarded the Denver Museum of Nature & Science a significant grant through its Field Trip Days program. It is not only the first grant of its kind for the Museum but it is the first among museums in the Rocky Mountain region. The grant will benefit 8,781 students and chaperones from 87 school districts during the 2015/2016 academic year by providing scholarships and funds for transportation. More...

Take a Delicious Journey through "Chocolate: The Exhibition" | Posted January 25 | Chocolate. The word conjures up visions of candy bars, hot fudge sundaes, rich brownies and other indulgences, yet chocolate’s origin as a bitter seed found deep in the rainforest has been known for thousands of years. “Chocolate: The Exhibition” — opening at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on Feb. 12 — engages all the senses as guests trace the story of the “food of the gods,” from its earliest cultivation among the ancient Maya to its status today as the world’s favorite sweet treat. More...

Emprendan un delicioso viaje recorriendo Chocolate: la Exposición | Publicado 25 de enero | Chocolate. La palabra evoca visiones de barras de chocolate, helados con salsa de chocolate, deliciosos brownies y otros deleites si bien el origen del chocolate como una semilla amarga que se halla en regiones profundas de las selvas tropicales se conoce desde hace miles de años. Chocolate: la exposición —a inaugurarse en el Denver Museum of Nature & Science el viernes 12 de febrero— estimulará sus cinco sentidos mientras sigue la historia del «alimento de los dioses» desde que los antiguos mayas empezaron a cultivarlo hasta su status actual como el dulce preferido en todo el mundo. Más...

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Receives Google Grant for Field Trip Support | Posted January 28 | Google awarded the Denver Museum of Nature & Science a significant grant through its Field Trip Days program. It is not only the first grant of its kind for the Museum but it is the first among museums in the Rocky Mountain region. More...