No registration required.
The following activities occur weekly, and most are free to all Museum visitors unless otherwise noted.

Bonehunters Quarry
Experience the thrill of hands-on excavation at Bonehunters Quarry, Carnegie Museum of Natural History's interactive fossil dig! After being issued protective goggles, a chisel, and a brush, scrape away at rock matrix to reveal realistic fossil casts buried below. You, too, can help excavate a dinosaur or mammal! Children 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Click here for hours and information about group reservations.

Discover Carts
Saturday, 1–3 p.m.
Sunday, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Docents help visitors examine natural history specimens and artifacts up close.

Discovery Room & Family Museum Bags
Explore the Discovery Room and selected Museum exhibits with hands-on materials. Check out Family Museum Bags from the Discovery Room. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Click here for more information.

Exploration Stations
Teen Docents guide hands-on activities and object explorations in the museum's halls. Check TODAY sheets, available at Admission and Information desks, for times and dates.

Earth Day
Saturday, April 19
A chance to celebrate everyone’s favorite planet – Earth! Guided tours, children’s activities, discover carts, and Science on Stage performances are on the agenda all day long. All Earth Day activities are free to Museum visitors.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Biotechnology Lab
State-of-the-art technology that will engage children and adults of all ages in exciting hands-on explorations of biotechnology. Ages 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Click here for more information.

Earth Theater
High-resolution, digital video on a wraparound screen features the latest scientific discoveries! Click here for more information.

Activities related to The Horse, opening February 28:

Equustravaganza
Saturday, March 21
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
In honor of the temporary exhibit The Horse, CMNH will feature a festival of all things horse! Equustravaganza will spotlight an array of equine activities, including shoeing, grooming, tack, conformation, video presentations, and more! Click here for the day’s schedule.

Rock Art Rubbing
After February 28 – check weekend Today Sheets for times and dates
Visit the Discovery Room and travel back to a time when prehistoric people painted breathtaking images of the wild horses that shared their landscape. Create your own rock art rubbing on paper at our realistic cave wall!

Horseshoe Table Activity – Exploration Stations
After February 28 – check weekend Today Sheets for times and dates
Teen Docents guide a special horse-related, hands-on activity and object exploration in The Horse exhibit.