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Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery
This newly renovated gallery displays thousands of rare minerals and sparkling gemstones in both rough and cut specimens, including a 1,600-pound amethyst geode. The exhibition highlights new research and offers a broad overview of the dynamic processes and events that formed our planet and that have shaped its continuing evolution.
Cochineal: How Mexico Made the World See Red
Cochineal, an exhibit spotlight, tells the story of how a color changed the world and how the world exploited a resource.
Featured Video
In Search of Thoreau's Flowers: An Exploration of Change and Loss
In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers: An Exploration of Change and Loss is an immersive multidisciplinary experience that marries art and science through a modern artistic interpretation of Henry David Thoreau’s preserved plants.