Giant Fun

The biggest movie screen in Houston heats up for summer: Special $5 movies on the way

By Whitney Radley

06.12.13 | 10:58 am

The Houston Museum of Natural Science is going throwback with its newest movie series, Take Two, in which archetypal flicks from the 1970s and 1980s meet modern technology in the museum&# ...

PIX OF THE DAY

Walk like an Egyptian: Giant new HMNS hall pushes the limits of science

By Allegra Fradkin

05.27.13 | 3:28 pm

The Houston Museum of Natural Science has just unveiled the latest facet of its expansion plan — the Hall of Ancient Egypt, a 10,000-square-foot exhibit on the third floor of the new Dan ...

Pix of the Day

Yes, size matters: Green Giant sarcophagus wows at Houston Museum of Natural Science unveiling

By Whitney Radley

05.15.13 | 2:34 pm

The Houston Museum of Natural Science is preparing to unveil its 10,000-square-foot Hall of Ancient Egypt at the end of May, but on Wednesday, curator of anthropology Dr. Dirk Van Tuerenhout and co ...

Houston Museum of Natural Science's World Trekkers: "Destination: Egypt"

Houston Museum of Natural Science

05.03.13

Tour the globe right from the Houston Museum of Natural Science with World Trekkers, a new series of cultural festivals that lets visitors explore the cultures of different countries. Each festival

Inside Access

Museum game changer: An exclusive sneak peek at new HMNS Ancient Egypt Hall

By Whitney Radley

04.14.13 | 7:29 am

When the Houston Museum of Natural Science unveiled a state-of-the-art, $85 million Hall of Paleontology last summer, it was inevitable that a more substantial, permanent space exhibit to the wonde ...

Farmers Market Drama

Farmers market on the move: Beloved Urban Harvest is leaving Highland Village — and growing

By Joel Luks

04.13.13 | 8:58 am

Urban Harvest found solid ground for its Saturday mornings' farmers market at Eastside Street near Richmond Avenue in Upper Kirby, a location now synonymous with farm fresh produce, local ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Dining with the dinosaurs means more than $1.1 million for Houston Museum of Natural Science

By Shelby Hodge

03.04.13 | 11:34 am

We can't think of a more exotic, more fascinating venue in the city for dinner than the Houston Museum of Natural Science's Morian Hall of Paleontology. And so it was for 700 or s ...

The Arthropologist

More than bejeweled eggs: Fabergé exhibition brings Russian history to the forefront at HMNS

By Nancy Wozny

02.10.13 | 9:00 am

Just the word Fabergé conjures the splendor of late 19th and early 20th century Imperial Russia and those fancy jeweled eggs the Romanovs gave to each during Ea ...

2013 Fabergé Symposium: Fabergé: A Brilliant Vision

Houston Museum of Natural Science

01.31.13

The House of Fabergé designed the renowned Imperial Easter Eggs for the Romanov family, as well as an array of objets d'art, luxurious gifts and practical items for the wealthy patrons o

Hometown Glory

Culture and cuisine earn Houston a top spot on the New York Times' wanderlust wish list

By Whitney Radley

01.11.13 | 4:45 pm

Well, color us flattered. The Bayou City has been named as one of "The 46 Places to Go in 2013" in an annual list curated by the New York Times. What's the use in traveling t ...