Membership Matters

July 2024

Museum & Foundation Highlights

TyRUNnosaurus is Coming September 15!

Get ready to run like the dinos! Presented by Lovelace Medical Center, TyRUNnosaurus is back for the 5th year, and we're ready to see you in your running gear (or your dino gear!). Join us on Sunday, September 15 for a family friendly fun-filled morning. Race registrants even get free entry to the museum on race day by showing their race bib!

Register now for your choice of a 5K, Kids K, Kids 1-Mile, or Family 1-Mile Walk. Prices go up on August 18, so register today!

Support our Summer Appeal Campaign

This summer the New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation is seeking to expand our funding to enhance virtual learning programs and traveling exhibits that bring the wonders of the Museum directly to schools. Your generous contribution can help us make these initiatives a reality, ensuring that every child in New Mexico has the opportunity to explore, learn, and be inspired by the natural world.

Estate Planning with Attorney Kenneth C. Leach

Join the New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation and distinguished attorney Kenneth C. Leach of Roybal-Mack & Cordova, P.C for a continental breakfast and free presentation on estate planning.

When: Thursday, August 29, 2024 from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Where: Albuquerque Country Club, 601 Laguna Blvd. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87104

The seminar is free but space is limited and RSVP is required. RSVP using the button below.

This informative session will educate you on ways to control your financial future and explore various estate planning strategies, with a consideration toward supporting the New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation.

Thank You to Verus Research!

The New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation recently received a multi-year gift of $75,000 from Verus Research to support the giant screen Verus Research DynaTheater at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. Read more about this generous donation by using the button below.

Showing in the Verus Research DynaTheater

Animal Kingdom 3D

Blue Whales 3D

In Saturn's Rings

T.REX Roars in on August 10!

For over a hundred years, dinosaurs have inspired and thrilled audiences, commanding blockbuster status in museums and at the box office. But among them towers a king—a tyrant lizard king. With leaps in CGI wizardry and revelations in tyrannosaur paleontology over the past 25 years, the time has come to revisit rex in the world's prestigious museum cinemas, from rexling to teen to fightin’ prime. 

Chronicling a remarkable discovery in the badlands of Hell Creek in the summer of 2023, this immersive giant screen film explores the life and times of the Greatest of All Tyrants - the GOAT. Catch it at the Verus Research DynaTheater starting August 10, 2024!

Celebrate Summer at NatureWorks

Summer is here, and so is summer fun at NatureWorks Discovery Store! Check out our summer merch to beat the heat during those hot July days. Purchases are always tax-free, and Museum members also receive a 10% discount!

Virtual Field Trips for Summer Programs

STEAM Trek virtual field trips are still available during the summer! Trips are free to groups statewide, including:

• Summer schools (public, private, and charter schools)
• School-age summer camps
• Home school groups
• Libraries & community centers
• Childcares/Daycares

Please share this info or the flyer below with an educator or school group you know today!

Presented by Sandia National Laboratories

Additional Sponsors:

Happening at the Museum

Summer Camps

Monday, July 8 - Friday, July 12

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily (Parents may drop off beginning at 8:45)

$300 per week ($270 for Museum members).

First Friday Fractals

Friday, July 5 and Friday, August 2

Showings at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9 p.m.

$10 for adults, $8 for seniors (60+), $5 for kids 3-12 yrs.

Science Fiction or Fact? The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Thursday, July 11

5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Admission by donation

Science Spotlight: Saving New Mexico's Seeds

Thursday, July 25

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

$8 for general public, $7 for museum members, $5 for students

Mesmerica Showing at the Planetarium

Mesmerica is a visual music journey that brings the mesmerizing music of Grammy-nominated composer and percussionist James Hood together with visually-hypnotic, 3D animated art curated from artists around the world, creating an immersive experience designed to transcend time, relax, soothe, and stimulate your mind and senses.

Showing now at the Planetarium at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science!

Tickets are only available online. Use this code for a 15% discount:

MESdcaMEMBERS

Use Smith's Rewards to Support the Museum

Link your Smith's rewards card to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation for 0.5% of every eligible purchase to be donated in support of the Museum.

Donating to the Foundation is easy when you shop at Smith's and swipe your linked rewards card!