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Tickets Inside Out: Strange and Unusual Senses 3rd-6th Grade Class Thursday, May 20, 10:00 am – 11:30 am AMNH Auditorium Registration Deadline: Thursday, May 13   We’re familiar with the 5 senses, but did you know that some animals have a 6th sense and it’s different in different animals? Join us for our final topic of the school year as we discover what these 6th senses are and how they help animals obtain information about their surroundings. Both age groups…

Explore something new each week this summer at the Anniston Museum of Natural History with Dynamic Discoveries! Every Friday at 1:00pm, Explore Your World with an Educational Interpreter in one of the exhibit halls.   Dynamic Discoveries is included in museum admission and free for members.  

Did you know that the Anniston Museums and Gardens is home to a variety of live reptiles, mammals, and birds? During this program, you will meet a live animal ambassador in one of the Anniston Museum of Natural History’s exhibit halls and learn how they can help you Explore Your World! Make plans to join us on the second Saturday of each month.   This program is included in museum admission and free for members.  

Get an up-close look at some magnificent winged hunters that call the Anniston Museums and Gardens home! During this special live animal presentation, we’ll explore our raptors’ amazing adaptations and learn about their important role in nature.   This live animal presentation is included in museum admission and free for members.  

Tickets Travel Through Time Summer Camp Monday, June 21 – Wednesday, June 23, 9:45am – 2:00pm Anniston Museums and Gardens   If your child loves history and nature, this is the perfect summer camp for them! We’ll begin our trip through time in the prehistoric land of dinosaurs and then embark on an African safari to explore the massive Baobab tree, its legends and many residents. On Day 2, we’ll travel to the American frontier and World War II Europe…

Join the Anniston Museum of Natural History between 12:00pm and 3:00pm to explore fun facts about sea turtles, the different species that exists, why many are endangered, and what you can do to help in the Alabama: Sands to Cedars exhibit hall.   Discovery Day is included in museum admission and free for members.  

Ancient Egyptians understood their world through observations. These observations impacted many aspects of life, from farming to religion. Ancient Egyptians worshipped gods with animal heads – but why? Egyptians sought to represent the gods through what already existed on earth and thus turned to animals. Join us in the Anniston Museum of Natural History’s auditorium as we explore the mysteries of ancient Egyptian religion alongside some of our animal ambassadors and get a peek at some artifacts not usually on…

Did you know that the Anniston Museums and Gardens is home to a variety of live reptiles, mammals, and birds? During this program, you will meet a live animal ambassador in one of the Anniston Museum of Natural History’s exhibit halls and learn how they can help you Explore Your World! Make plans to join us on the second Saturday of each month.   This program is included in museum admission and free for members.