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New Hours for DynaTheater and Planetarium

April 12th, 2018

The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science is announcing new hours for showings at the museum’s Planetarium and the Lockheed Martin DynaTheater effectively immediately.

The Lockheed Martin DynaTheater show times are now:



  • 10am National Parks Adventure

  • 11am Humpback Whales

  • 12pm National Parks Adventure

  • 1pm Galapagos

  • 2pm National Parks Adventure

  • 3pm Humpback Whales

  • 4pm Galapagos

The Planetarium show times are now:



  • 11 am - The Little Star that Could

  • 12 pm - To Space and Back

  • 2 pm - Enchanted Skies

  • 3 pm - Earth, Moon, and Sun

  • 4 pm - Black Holes

Both the Planetarium and the DynaTheater are located inside the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque NM, 87104. For information on tickets and showtimes at the Planetarium visit: http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/visitors/planetarium

For information on tickets and showtimes at the DynaTheater visit: http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/visitors/dynatheater

 About the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science: http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org. Established in 1986, the mission of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science is to preserve and interpret the distinctive natural and scientific heritage of our state through extraordinary collections, research, exhibits, and programs designed to ignite a passion for lifelong learning. The NMMNHS offers exhibitions, programs and workshops in Geoscience, including Paleontology and Mineralogy, Bioscience and Space Science. It is the Southwest’s largest repository for fossils and includes a Planetarium and a large format 3D DynaTheater. A division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, the Museum is open seven days a week, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., and closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and new year’s day. 1801 Mountain Road NW, northeast of Historic Old Town Plaza, Albuquerque, NM 87104, (505) 841-2800.  Events, news releases and images about activities at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science and other divisions of the Department of Cultural Affairs can be accessed at media.newmexicoculture.org.

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