General Admission

Reserve your ticket to visit Texas Science & Natural History Museum!

Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Closed Mondays, major holidays, and UT's home football game days. 

Tickets are valid any day the museum is open. Last entry is 4:30pm.

Members do not need to reserve admission and may come as walk-ups. 

Active military and UT staff, students, & faculty must present valid ID when checking in to redeem free admission.

*Please note: sections of the Paleontology Gallery are under construction for exciting exhibit updates.

Group Tours General Admission

Internal Public Programs

Online Admission

Reserve your ticket to visit Texas Science & Natural History Museum!

Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Closed Mondays. 

Tickets are valid any day the museum is open. Last entry is 4:30pm.

Members do not need to reserve admission and may come as walk-ups. 

Active military and UT staff, students, & faculty must present valid ID when checking in to redeem free admission.

Public Tours

UT Facility Rentals

Weddings

Private Event

Chaperone Admission

Reserve your discounted ticket to chaperone a field trip!

Reservations open two weeks prior to date of field trip. 

Tickets must be reserved in advance to receive the discount. Walk-up tickets will be full price.

 

Free Fourth Sunday

Movies Behind the Museum

Join Texas Science & Natural History for a special outdoor screening of Jurassic Park (1993)!

The movie begins at 7:30 p.m. and the museum will stay open until 9:00 p.m.  Admission includes access to both the museum and the movie!

Bring your blankets for the lawn or camp chairs for the patio. Popcorn, candy, and drinks will be available for purchase, and guests are welcome to bring their own snacks (no glass containers). Please, no animals allowed, unless service dogs.

Space is limited, so reserve your ticket now for an adventure 65 million years in the making!

If you have any questions, please contact email us at monte.monreal@austin.utexas.edu

 

Día de los Huesos

Join Texas Science & Natural History Museum on Sunday, November 2, for Día de los Huesos (Day of the Bones)—a paleontological twist on Día de los Muertos! From 1 to 5 p.m., guests of all ages can:

💀 Discover the secrets of skulls and bones in animal skeletons
🦖 Enjoy hands-on activities like coloring paper dinosaur skulls
🦋 Make butterfly crafts (while supplies last) and help draw monarchs for a new museum art installation
🎨 Become a work of art with fun face painting
🦕 Complete a scavenger hunt
🪗 Plus, watch a performance by Texas Folklórico!

All activities are included with museum admission, and the last admission is at 4:30 p.m. Don’t miss this vibrant celebration!

Fest of the Senses

Building a Future for Coral Reefs