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Butterfly Pavilion closing early at 3:45 PM on Thursday, August 6. Sea Center closed Friday, August 7 Learn more
  • Butterflies Alive! Open through September 7
  • Happy Hour at the Sea Center Thursday, August 13 / 5:30–7:30 PM
  • Block Printing Among the Butterflies Thursday, August 6 / 5:00–7:30 PM
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Block Printing Among the Butterf... August 6 at the Museum | Sprague Butterfly Pavilion Sea Center Closed on Fiesta Friday August 7 at the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf Star Party August 8 at the Museum | Palmer Observatory Celebrating the Life and Work of... August 9 at The Museum | Fleischmann Auditorium
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Close up photograph of a butterly in the Museum's Butterfly Pavilion

Solar Eclipse Livestream Watch Party

August 12 - Included with Admissions

Join us to experience a total solar eclipse on the big screen! Courtesy of the Exploratorium, we'll enjoy a live video feed from a telescope in Spain, right in the path of totality. 

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