The Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closing, but all eyes are on its specimens — all 19 million of them
- Posted on September 12, 2026
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The Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closing, but all eyes are on its specimens — all 19 million of them
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphians reacted with outrage when Drexel University and the Academy of Natural Sciences announced the closing of its museum on the Ben Franklin Parkway earlier this month. But the museum is only a part of what the academy does. And while most Philadelphians think of dinosaurs and dioramas, the main business of the academy — its “beating heart,” as one board member calls it ...
