Let’s talk numbers. The numbers on these slides show we care about the Academy of Natural Sciences. Join us at our virtual rally on the 15th. Join us at City Hall on the 26th. Keep calling Drexel, the Mayor, the governor, and our Councilmembers. #savetheacademy
“It’s a Crime” Much thanks to Grid Magazine for continuing to keep the Academy of Natural Sciences in the headlines. Do the right thing, Drexel. #savetheacademy gridphilly.com/blog-home/20...
Publisher's Notes: It’s A Crime - Grid Magazine
With the closing of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Drexel University has blundered into a spectacular public relations disaster. I could almost feel sorry for them, had their actions not been so cru...
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This is the 11th day that the public hasn’t had access to the Acadamy of Natural Sciences. Do the right thing, Drexel. Open the doors. #savetheacademy
Today is the 10th day of the public facing side of the Academy of Natural Sciences is closed. We do not accept this decision, Drexel. We want the museum open and its collections intact. #savetheacademy
Hey, Drexel! Well tell you what we want.. ..what we really, really want: We want an open, collections-intact Academy of Natural Sciences. We want our money to support the museum and its collections. It’s that simple. #savetheacademy
Today is the 9th day that there is no public-facing side of the Academy of Natural Sciencez. Emails went out today offering membership refunds. No thanks. We’d rather have our museum back. #savetheacademy
SAVE THE ACADEMY COALITION statement This is what we are asking regarding the October 26th hearing. The full statement may be read here: save-the-academy.org #savetheacademy
Thank you, @miniminuteman.bsky.social , for inviting the Save the Academy coalition to attend both nights of your Philly show, and for shining a bright light on the museum’s closure. #savetheacademy
Today is the 8th day of not having a public-facing side of the Academy of Natural Sciences. That is profoundly not ok. #savetheacademy
Natural history museums are constantly moving specimens between one another, and undertaking important conservation work. But in the Fall of 2025, there was an unprecedented amount of work on public display. We're curious where those specimens are now… (Video from Mitchell Collier.)
An excellent article this morning from Peter Dorbin. Where is the plan to #savetheacademy? Right now, there are more questions than answers. "The whole city is watching" -- and the whole country and scientific community as well. www.inquirer.com/arts/academy...
Today has been the sixth day that Philadelphia has not had a public facing side of the Academy of Natural Sciences. We can #savetheacademy. Join us on Oct 26th. ❤️🦖
The City Council hearing on the Academy of Natural Sciences museum closure has been moved to Monday, October 26th at 2pm. Thank you, City Council for your continued commitment to this issue. Let’s make the turnout for the new date even larger than it would have been this week. #SaveTheAcademy
✅The City Council Hearing Has Been Rescheduled!! ✅ We just received news that the City Council hearing regarding the Academy of Natural Science has been rescheduled for October 26th! The situation is pretty fluid. Stay tuned, stay engaged. We WILL see you at City Hall SOON. We WILL #savetheacademy
🚨Hearing update🚨 The Oct 7th hearing regarding the closure of the Academy of Natural Sciences has been CANCELLED, and is pending rescheduling. Don’t worry, Drexel. We will #savetheacademy.
Today is the fifth day of the public losing access to The Academy of Natural Sciences. We can change that. save-the-academy.org youtu.be/v-R1t4YlYJ8?...
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Don't mourn — organize. The museum's last public day is Sunday, Sept 27. Ten things you can do today.
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Today is the fourth day that the Academy of Natural Sciences doesn’t have a public facing side to the museum. We can change that. You can help. Save-the-academy.org
🚨call to action🚨 Are you part of an organization or professional society that could provide a letter of support to the Academy? Check these slides. Let’s #savetheacademy !
My message to the Drexel (and ANSP!) administrators who were ashamed that the Academy was perceived as "Philly's Dinosaur Museum":
This is the third day America doesn’t have access to the public side of the Academy of Natural Sciences. We are demanding that change. #savetheacademy Meanwhile…
Hi! Have YOU signed the petition to #savetheacademy ? actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
Petition to Keep the Academy of Natural Sciences Open to the Public
The scientific community in Philadelphia and concerned neighbors are calling on Drexel University to keep the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia’s public-facing museum open beyond their impos...
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Today is the second day without a public side of the Academy of Natural Sciences. Do the right thing, Drexel. Reopen the doors. See you on the 7th! #savetheacademy
#savetheacademy Today is the first day the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philly no longer has a public facing portion of its museum. Here’s one story about the museum’s impact: Blaine, Concerned Academic on what the Academy means to them save-the-academy.org/stories.html...
Your Academy stories — Save the Academy
Share your memory of the Academy of Natural Sciences museum, with a photo, and read what other people remember.
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Today, the public facing part of the Academy of Natural Sciences closed. We can open the doors again to OUR museum. #savetheacademy www.instagram.com/reel/Dd4pfuo...
Dhody Research Institute on Instagram: "The Academy of Natural Sciences has inspired generations of scientists, students, and curious minds—including me. If you want to help protect its future and ke...
184 likes, 9 comments - dhody_research_institute on September 29, 2026: "The Academy of Natural Sciences has inspired generations of scientists, students, and curious minds—including me. If you want ...
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Drexel University claims that the William Penn Foundation never gave a dollar figure or a formal offer to fund the Academy of Natural Sciences. Hm. Maybe go have a talk, boys. #savetheacademy www.facebook.com/share/r/1b2H...
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We came, we rallied, and Drexel University saw that we are not accepting closure of The Academy of Natural Sciences. #savetheacademy www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia...
Protesters push Drexel to accept funding to keep museum at Academy of Natural Sciences open
The museum at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, the oldest natural history museum in America, closed to the public Sunday, but for many the fight isn't over.
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Thanks, all, for liking our last minute protest posts, for commenting, for sharing, for making some NOISE. Because this fight is just beginning. If you have not yet signed up for our mailing list, you can do that at save-the-academy.org. Follow us on TikTok! IG! FB! We can #savetheacademy !! 💪
🚨PROTEST TODAY🚨 We need YOU to join us downtown between 5 and 6 to tell Drexel to #savetheacademy. Don’t wanna? Let us do it.
🚨PROTEST IN ONE HOUR🚨 Join us in downtown Philly to tell the Drexel board we want them to #savetheacademy
🚨🚨PROTEST TODAY🚨🚨 Show up today in person when Drexel's board of trustees gathers for a reception. We'll be present, right outside, so the people deciding the Academy's future hear from us. Today. 5pm. 525 Arch St. Drexel: stop standing between Philadelphia and its Academy. #savetheacademy
