Get ready to enter a world where myth meets science! 🐉🦄🧜‍♀️ Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids opens at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on Oct. 16. Explore the legends that have fascinated people for thousands of years. https://dmns.mobi/4zl1toH

Ready to explore? #ChangingLandscapes uses advanced 3D modeling and interactive experiences to explore how climate change is affecting cultural heritage and what’s being done to protect it. Free with Museum admission.

Ever wonder who really makes a museum exhibit possible? Created by a team of high school interns participating in DMNS' Teen Science Scholars program, "The Unrecognized" is a reminder that the next time you view an exhibit, you're looking at far more than an object. https://youtu.be/X2EykrGEkzg

The Unrecognized Podcast

Ever wonder who really makes a museum exhibit possible? "The Unrecognized" pulls back the curtain on the unseen work of museum professionals: the preservationists, caretakers, and staff whose dedication rarely gets a spotlight. Through candid interviews...

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Ok, we're ready to talk about the gnomes. #dmns #museumlife

🚨 Discovery alert! 🚨 Museum scientists have discovered the first-ever trackway made by an adult T. rex. https://dmns.mobi/3SSJoPk

Make the most of your long weekend! 🎉 The Museum is open this #LaborDay, Monday, Sept. 7, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come explore, discover and make the most of your day!

Duckbilled dinosaurs were plant eaters, and were social animals that lived and traveled in groups. They laid their eggs in nests, and took care of their babies after they were born. #prehistoricjourney #dmns #museumscience #fossilfriday

The Planetarium will be temporarily closed Sept. 21–Oct. 2 as we upgrade our system. Public shows will resume Saturday, October 3. Thanks for your patience as we prepare for an even better experience under the dome! ✨

Crinoids are animals that are related to starfish and sand dollars. When these crinoids were alive, they used their feather-like arms to filter plankton from seawater. This limestone fossil slab was collected in 1975. The fossils were painstakingly exposed using small air-powered tools.

Congratulations to our second group of Teen Science Scholars! 🔭🧪 After developing their research, projects, and ideas, our second group of Teen Science Scholars recently showcased their work at the final session of the year. #teensciencescholars #science #youthinnovation #STEM #youngscientists

On Wednesday, Aug. 26, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science will be closed to the public for a staff enrichment day. We look forward to welcoming you back when we reopen on Thursday, Aug. 27.

We've done it again. Iconic album covers part 2 💿🎵

Imagine everything this rock has "seen." Formed 2.73 billion years ago during the Archean Eon, this banded ironstone has lived through it all. You can see it in #PrehistoricJourney. #dmns #ancientrock #museumscience

On a mid-spring afternoon, near Daniels Park south of Denver, the hunter returns with a meal for two hungry eaglets in their cliffside aerie. The landscape below provides the cottontails, prairie dogs, and water needed to raise a family. #Museumscience #dmns #diorama

The #WorldCup fever has officially reached the Museum. ⚽️🥅

Long weekend forecast: dinosaurs, space, and discovery 🦕🚀🦈 We’re open all Memorial Day Weekend, including #MemorialDay. See you at the Museum!

What a beauty! #dmns #earthsciences #gemstone

🎉 Free Day at the Museum 🎉 Join us on Sunday, April 13 for SCFD Free Day from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Explore permanent exhibitions and #BrickPlanet at no cost. Free admission. All-day discovery. https://www.dmns.org/programs-and-events/freedays/

How do you breathe with a neck that long? 🤯 In "The World’s Largest Dinosaurs," explore the wild biology that made sauropods possible. From air-sac breathing systems to bodies built for massive size. It’s not just big… it’s brilliantly engineered. 🦕 https://dmns.mobi/3OjG2T0

Journey to the extremes. “Wild Asia: Life at Extremes 3D” transports you from the towering Himalayas to the vast Tibetan Plateau and into the Pacific’s coral seas — revealing wildlife stories rarely seen on screen. Now showing in the #InfinityTheater.

Next up in #MarchMammalMadness.... the Grasshopper Mouse! #dmns

If you haven't seen #BrickPlanet, what are you waiting for?

Nature said flowers… geology said forever. Spring is in full formation at the Museum. Can you see the flowers in these rocks? #springbreak #Mineralmonday #dmms

Next up for #MarchMammalMadness... the Whip Tail Scorpion 🦂

It’s time! March Mammal Madness is back 🦍🐻. What mammal are you rooting for? #MarchMammalMadness

Mark your calendars (and set those alarms!) ⏰ On March 3, a #TotalLunarEclipse will bathe the Moon in deep copper and crimson tones during peak totality. Here in Denver, the best viewing window is 4–5 a.m. 🌌

The 56-foot fin whale skeleton suspended above you at the Museum dates from the late 19th century. The whale was shipped by rail from California to Colorado College where it was on display in Palmer Hall. In 1977, the whale skeleton came to the Museum where it has been on display ever since.

A bouquet shaped by the desert. 🌹

Dressed. To. Impress. 🦚 Feathers? Iconic. Color? Unmatched. Built entirely from bricks? Even better. Grab your loved on and see this showstopper in #BrickPlanet this Valentine's Day weekend. 💙 https://dmns.mobi/47fqGpl

Love at first facet. 💖 This stunning 652-carat pink gemstone was found in Brazil and faceted in 1989 — transforming it from a mineral into a gemstone fit for jewelry or display. Because sometimes love — like geology — needs a little pressure and polish. 💎✨ #ValentinesDay