Cape Cod Museum of Natural History

Join one of our naturalists SUNDAYS MAY 26 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 29TH and explore the world outside the Museum.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH 9:30AM Join Karl Fryzel and explore the birds of the season in 4 different habitats: marsh, meadow, woodland, and beach/shore.

FRIDAY MAY 24TH 10AM, join us for a walk that becomes a meditation through which you can experience your deep interconnectedness with nature and the forest.d

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH 7PM Join the Cape Cod Chapter of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society for their May program with Dr. Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser

DAILY STARTING JUNE 1ST our Butterfly House will give visitors the chance to see and experience butterflies up close and personal. Closes at noon Saturdays & Sundays.

DAILY STARTING JUNE 1ST, feed butterflies with a small sponge and watch them up close as they drink! Closes at noon Saturdays & Sundays.

Four Sessions: SATURDAYS, MAY 18TH | JUNE 1ST & 15TH 10:30AM Bring out your inner scientist as you do hands-on activities to explore the problem of rising ocean acidity.

STARTING JUNE 3RD Observe a demonstration on how a simple block of wood transforms into a beautiful bird! Ask questions and enjoy the Eldridge Arnold carving workshop exhibit!

Come mix, concoct, create, and make a mess! Find an earthworm, dig a tunnel, build a bridge or tunnel, make a mud pie! MONDAYS - FRIDAYS JUNE 3RD - AUGUST 30TH 10AM-2:30PM

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12TH Join Carol Marcy for a forest bathing walk followed by a brief meditation and poetry writing.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH. Join us for horseshoe crab arts & crafts, fun hands-on interactive learning activities, a Museum scavenger hunt, and live horseshoe crabs.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH 3PM Join Dr. Kathryn Tuxbury for a talk about her journey from studying Horseshoe Crabs to veterinarian at the New England Aquarium.