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Academy of Natural Sciences Closes Amid Fight to Reopen

A William Penn Foundation offer could keep the museum open for at least a year while City Council investigates the closure and possible next steps.

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Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. On Sunday, Sept. 27, at 5 p.m., the Academy of Natural Sciences closed to the […]

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Academy of Natural Sciences Is Closed, but the Fight for the Museum Continues

Supporters of the Academy of Natural Sciences say their fight for the museum's future is far from over, even after it closed to the public Sunday after 198 years of operation.

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Historic science museum in Philadelphia to close

Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences is set to close down thanks to financial pressures. The 198-year-old museum houses important scientific specimens and a beloved dinosaur exhibit.

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Academy of Natural Sciences closes amid fight to reopen

Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. On Sunday, Sept. 27, at 5 p.m., the Academy of Natural Sciences closed to the […]

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Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences closes for good after nearly 200 years

A beloved Philadelphia museum is now closed for good, after nearly 200 years of educating children and families.

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The doors of the Academy of Natural Sciences closed an hour ago. Is this really how it’s going to end?

It didn’t have to be this way. Plus, Krasner's uncertain future and the last of the Nor'easter.

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A bittersweet day: Hundreds pack Academy of Natural Sciences for its last day of operation

Parents brought their kids to see the iconic exhibits for the first and last time, and plenty more took a final stroll around to relive those childhood memories at the 198-year-old institution.

·Philadelphia, United States
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Audacy broke the news in Philadelphia, United States on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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