Brazosport Museum of Natural Science

10/20/2026

Join us TOMORROW at 11:00 AM when we'll be reading "Skeleton Hiccups" and "Dem Bones" during Story Time at the Museum - October! We read new books each week on Wednesday mornings and do activities to go along with the stories.

This event is perfect for preschoolers and their parents/guardians and is FREE, but please check in at the desk in the lobby when you arrive!

10/19/2026

Be sure to join us THIS SATURDAY between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM for Center-wide event, "Magical Mixtures"! ⚗⚗⚗ We'll have activities in the museum AND our friends at Brazosport ACS will be presenting "Galaxy Potion", a hands-on experiment and demonstration.

There will be other family-friendly activities across The Center, planned by Brazosport Art League, BASF Planetarium and Brazosport Center Stages! This event is FREE, but an RSVP is requested to help us with supplies. Get more info. and RSVP online:

We’ve got some fantastic, family-friendly fall activities coming up at The Center on Saturday, October 24!

10/16/2026

Our visitors had a BLAST at The Return of Dinosaur George! last weekend! 🦖🦕🦖🦕🦖 Check out just a few photos of our visitors checking out the fossils and learning all about these prehistoric creatures...

10/13/2026

Join us TOMORROW for Story Time at the Museum - October with guest reader and retired librarian Susan Chappell! We read a new book each week and do activities to go along with the story.

This event is perfect for preschoolers and their parents/guardians and is FREE, but please check in at the desk in the lobby when you arrive!

10/12/2026

We had a RAWR-SOME time at The Return of Dinosaur George! last weekend! 🦖🦕🦖🦕🦖 Check out just a few photos of our visitors checking out the fossils and learning all about these prehistoric creatures...

10/09/2026

Whether you walk or prefer to be carried, we've got some amazing collections for you to check out with your favorite people! 🐚🦖💎🦋🏺 It's FREE to visit the museum, so come see our collections of shells, fossils (including dinos!), rocks & minerals, wildlife and historical artifacts.

Hours are 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Tuesday through Saturday and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Check in at the desk in the lobby when you arrive...it helps us keep track of our visitors!

10/07/2026

Check out photos from Jace Tunnell's presentation, "Beachcombing the Gulf Coast" during the Texas Shellers Jamboree, as well as the Sea Shell Searchers Shell Show in the Dow Arena Theater! 🐚🐚🐚

10/07/2026

Join us TOMORROW at 11:00 AM for Story Time at the Museum - October! We'll be reading "Pumpkin Pumpkin", followed by activities. 🎃🎃🎃

This event is perfect for preschoolers and their parents/guardians and is FREE, but please check in at the desk in the lobby when you arrive! See less

10/06/2026

We had the BEST weekend with our sea shell and beach-loving friends at our annual Sea Shell Searchers Shell Show and Texas Shellers Jamboree, Sept. 25 & 26! 🐚🐚🐚 Check out this video of just some of the fun from the weekend!

Special thanks to judges Jace Tunnell with Harte Research Institute and Tina Petway, Associate Curator of Malacology at Houston Museum of Natural Science!

(Video by Brandon Luce at Maravox Media.)

10/05/2026

Join us Wednesday mornings at 11:00 AM for Story Time at the Museum - October! We will be reading a new book each week and doing activities to go along with the story.

This event is perfect for preschoolers and their parents/guardians and is FREE, but please check in at the desk in the lobby when you arrive!

OCTOBER SCHEDULE:
October 7: “Pumpkin, Pumpkin”
October 14: guest reader – Susan Chappell
October 21: “The Skeleton’s Hiccups”
October 28: “Five Little Bats Flying at Night”