Please purchase your tickets using our online ticketing system. When visiting: The use of strollers is discouraged and strollers need to be carried/lifted to enter and exit the museum.
When is the Museum open?
Please remember that we are improving the Museum! Please be patient during construction. We are temporarily closed Monday, June 17, through Sunday, July 21; and Tuesday, September 3, through Sunday, October 6.
Special Summer programming in Roger Williams Park while the museum is temporarily closed includes weekly plant and bird walks; FREE Family Nature Bingo Walks; FREE Stories Under the Sycamore; and FREE Weekend Open Houses at the Betsey Williams Cottage.
Museum will RE-OPEN to the public on Monday, July 22 and be open daily from 9:30am-3:30pm with planetarium shows at 1:00pm through Sunday, September 1. Please use our ONLINE ticketing system to purchase Museum Admission and Planetarium show tickets.
Visit the Calendar of Events for more information about hours of operation.
When is the Planetarium open?
Located in the Museum of Natural History, the planetarium is a dome theater which is only open during showtimes. Planetarium shows are at 2pm on Saturday and Sunday through June 16. There are other offerings during certain Monday holidays and school vacation weeks. Planetarium show tickets MUST be purchased online. Please plan to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the show start time to check-in for the Planetarium show.
What are the admission fees?
Museum admission is $2 per person. Children age 3 and younger are free.
Planetarium show ticket (includes museum admission ) is $5 per person. Children must be age 4 and older to enter the planetarium.
Some special programs have a separate admission. Planetarium show tickets must be purchased ONLINE.
Museum and Planetarium admissions are always free for Museum Members! Help support the museum and become a Museum Member!
Holidays/Days the Museum and Planetarium are closed:
Easter Sunday
Memorial Day
Fourth of July
Victory Day (August 12, 2024)
Labor Day
Indigenous People’s Day
Thanksgiving Day and Day After
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day
Exhibits
There are 5 exhibit halls (2 levels) and a lobby exhibit.
Current Exhibits are:
Circle of the Sea: Re-Visited and Re-Imagined
Flight of the Dinosaurs: Origin of Birds
James Webb Space Telescope: Uncovering the Hidden Universe
Natural Selections: Museum’s Victorian Past to the Present
Urban Wildlife: Nature at Your Doorstep
Seismic Shifts: Earth through Time
Visiting on vacation?
Check out area hotels and attractions in the Providence area.
