I had a blast at the Natural Science Museum singles event last night.
Happy hour at Bodegas Taco then dancing around the dinosaurs. They had a craft table and we made “Fuck Ice” bracelets then sang along with karaoke in the planetarium.

#MixersandElixirs #hmns #bodegastacoshop #Atoms&Attractions

The Museumgoer

Learn beautiful things when you visit #HMNS.

#StrangerThings

Top 10 tips for visiting #HMNS 😀

Reminder: HMNS Hermann Park & Sugar Land close at 3 PM Christmas Eve and are closed Christmas Day.

Did you know #HMNS has a Sugar Land location? 😊 Enjoy a more hands-on, neighborhood museum experience this holiday season. Hours: Dec 20–Jan 7, 10am–5pm (Jan 1 opens at 12pm). Both locations close at 3pm Dec 24 and Dec 25. Members get perks at all locations. hmns.org

Santa really came through this year 🎅🏻

Make #HMNS part of your holiday tradition, starting this Saturday, December 6.

Visit hmns.org/holly-jolly or follow the #Linktree for details and tickets.

This #GivingTuesday help #HMNS open the world of science to everyone. Give today break barriers so explorers of all ages, abilities, cultures, and backgrounds can experience the magic of the natural world.

Give now: www.hmns.org/giving-tuesd...

Science and Wonder for all. 💫 Your #GivingTuesday gift helps keep HMNS accessible, inclusive and full of discovery. Support exploration and inspiration for every visitor. Donate at hmns.org/giving-tuesday or follow the #Linktree. #HMNS #HoustonMuseum #Science

Spend your Thanksgiving Break with #HMNS 🍁🦃

Explore dinosaurs, ancient history, STEM interactives and more in our exhibition halls. Discover fossils, imagine life behind Egyptian mummies, and spark curiosity around every corner. Open 9am to 6pm all week.

CLOSED tomorrow Thanksgiving Day.

HMNS is proud to announce our new Office of Indigenous Community Relations, led by Gabriela Truly. We’re committed to working with Indigenous peoples to ensure their stories are told with dignity, accuracy, and respect. “We were here. We are still here.” #HMNS #Indigenous

Step into the world of the Terracotta Warriors and meet life-size soldiers with unique expressions carved 2,000 years ago. Opens to all tomorrow at 9 AM. Your ticket includes access to the permanent #HMNS collection. Tickets at hmns.org

Today's the day, Lloyd!

Our friends at TikTok stopped by for a fun filled Weekend of STEM

Discovery and, boy, do we feel inspired. There were fossils, liquid nitrogen demonstrations, live insects and... this.

#HMNS #TikTokPartner #STEMWeekend #HoustonMuseum #DumbAndDumber

If you missed us today… see us tomorrow! 🙌

Join TikTok & the Houston Museum of Natural Science for hands-on experiments, live demos & mind-blowing science fun!

FREE on our Sundial Plaza! ☀️

Nov 9 | 11 AM–3:30 PM CST

#STEMonTikTok #HMNS #HoustonMuseum

Celebrate National STEM Day weekend with TikTok at HMNS! 🧪✨

Enjoy hands-on experiments, live demos & science fun—all FREE on our Sundial Plaza!

📅 Nov 8–9 | 11 AM–3:30 PM

#STEMonTikTok #HMNS #HoustonMuseum #NationalSTEMDay

The perfect gift doesn’t exi—😮 Give the gift of #HMNS! Save 15% on all membership levels thru Dec 26. Enjoy perks at all 3 locations, early exhibit access, 10% off the Museum Store & more. Visit hmns.org or our #Linktree to purchase! #HoustonMuseum #HolidayGifts #Science

Experience history in the making! 🎥

Join us Sat, Nov 1 at 12PM in the Burke Baker Planetarium for a FREE livestream of the Grand Egyptian Museum Opening Ceremony—presented with the Egyptian Embassy & Cultural Bureau. #HMNS #GrandEgyptMuseum #Livestream #Planetarium

They called it "Paris Green” 🟢

A fashion statement so toxic, it could ☠️ you.

See it for yourself in Death By Natural Causes at HMNS.

#HMNS #DarkHistory #ArsenicDress #DeathByNaturalCauses

Ammonites ruled the seas for 400+ million years! 🐚 Their spiral shells worked like natural submarines, helping them glide through prehistoric waters. They survived multiple mass extinctions before vanishing with the dinosaurs but their fossils still captivate today. #HMNS

For Crinoid out loud!

Kandace, the newest member of the #HMNS Paleo Lab team, explains the story fossilized in this grand slab of sediment from Germany.

Now on display in the Morian Hall of Paleontology.

#SeaLily #NotAPlant #FossilsThatArentDinosaurs #hmns #houston #museum #science

🍷✨ Wine Before Time @ HMNS ✨🍷

Sept 27 | 21+ | Sip wine, savor bites & explore exhibits after hours at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Limited free parking.

Tickets & member options at hmns.org or #Linktree. #HMNS #Houston #Museum

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Mind Over Matter: A Wellness Night at HMNS 🏋️‍♀️🧠

Sept 25 | 6:30–8:30PM.

Rotate through fitness + mind challenges inside exhibit halls, then celebrate with champagne + light bites.

Tickets: hmns.org or linktr.ee/HMNS

#HMNS #Fitness #Workout #ReverseHappyHour

They’re back! 😎

For the first time since 2012, the Terracotta Warriors return to Houston.

See World of the Terracotta Warriors: New Archaeological Discoveries in Shaanxi opening Nov 15, 2025 at HMNS.

Pre-sale tickets at hmns.org & #Linktree. #HMNS #Terracotta #Houston

linktr.ee/HMNS

Let’s talk Saturn, shall we? 🪐 #hmns #astronony #space

🎉 September is Member Appreciation Month at HMNS! Enjoy 15% off memberships, 20% off the Museum Store, free coffee, $5 off classes, and 50% off Butterfly Center tix. Plus crafts, face painting, giveaways & more all month long! 🌟 #HMNS #Houston #Museum

Celebrate heritage, resilience & tradition at the 3rd anniversary of the reimagined John P. McGovern Hall of the Americas. Enjoy live performances, crafts, tours & special guests honoring Indigenous voices across the Americas.

Details 👉 linktr.ee/HMNS

#HMNS #Indigenous #Houston #Museum

Ancient fossils meet modern grapes. 🍷

Wine Before Time | Sat, Sept 27 @ 8pm

Sip 30+ wines, enjoy tasty bites & explore HMNS after hours.

VIP early entry available! 21+ | Free limited parking.

#HMNS #Houston #Wine #WineLover

September @ #HMNS 🎉

🌙 Family Overnight 9/12

🦴 Fossil Wash 9/13

🎶 Mixers & Elixirs: Footloose Flashback 9/19

🌎 Hall of the Americas 3rd Anniversary 9/20

🍷 Wine Before Time 9/27

Tickets 👉 linktr.ee/HMNS

Science it up this Labor Day weekend! 🧬

We're open all weekend long from 9AM to 6PM. So bring the family, bring your friends, and spend your weekend exploring the extraordinary!

#HMNS #Houston #Museum #FamilyFun

A heartfelt moment from one of our own 🕊️

Director of Social Media and HMNS Photographer Mike Rathke recalls a family heirloom and precious moments shared with his father, the late Ron Rathke.

Audubon’s Birds of America, on display at #HMNS now through September 1st.

Houston, you showed up! 🙌 Our Mixers & Elixirs: Latin Night is SOLD OUT!

Didn’t get tickets? Mark your calendar:

Sept 19 – Footloose Flashback 👠 (@ HMNS Sugar Land)

Oct 31 – Spirits & Skeletons 👻

Dec 31 – NYE. 🎉

#HMNS #Houston #Museum #LatinNight #SOLDOUT

Weekend movie inspo 🎥

Paleontologist Ryan Price uncovers the history (and mystery) of the “living fossil” coelacanth—possible muse for Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954).

See it in our Morian Hall of Paleontology.

#HMNS #MovieMonsters #Houston #AncientFish