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Understanding our natural world is both exciting and essential.

Exploring the rich variety of plants and animals and how they are interconnected opens up opportunities to understand our own role in the natural world. Our virtual education resources are designed to lead teachers and students to a more thorough understanding of the critical role ecosystems and biodiversity in both our backyards and beyond.

MPM Inside Out

This spring, our most popular member event returns! Speak with the staff, researchers, students, and volunteers that keep MPM thriving during this exciting Museum-wide event.

Date and Time

Friday, April 17, 2026
6-9 p.m.

Cosmic Curiosities

“I have just gone over my comet computations again, and it is humiliating to perceive how very little more I know than I did seven years ago when I first did this kind of work.”
~ Maria Mitchell, 19th century American Astronomer

Sun and Moon Size -- A Coincidence?

Cosmic Curiosities

“Mars is the only known planet inhabited by robots.”
- Brian Solis, American Speaker & Author

A Day in Space-Life

Real Pirates

December 14, 2012 – May 27, 2013