Fernbank Museum

Time is running out to see Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels! 😱
Don’t miss your chance to catch this film in the Giant Screen Theater before it closes Aug. 29👩‍🔬
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Learn more about the film here: https://bit.ly/fbshbfilm
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On National Nonprofit Day, Fernbank celebrates the many ways we serve, impact and improve our through outreach, guided programs, and museum experiences.
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Fernbank offers to underserved communities, camps for immersive learning, field trips for students across the region, and non-stop explorations in science, nature and human culture (for all ages!).
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Want to support our work? Donate at FernbankMuseum.org/Give
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It's the circle of life 🦁🦖
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✏️ Meme credit: .dinosaur.hub
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Your “Golden Opportunity” arrives in just over 2 weeks! ☀️
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Opening Aug. 31, you can discover the world of yellow plants and pigments through pieces of art and display cases in Golden Opportunity: Botanical Illustration 💛
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Learn more about the exhibit here: https://bit.ly/fbgoppo
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🎫 INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY ALERT 🎫
We’re partnering with The Fox Theatre to give away 4 tickets to Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert on Aug. 17 and 4 tickets to Fernbank... but Later: Fossil Friday on Aug. 30!

Here’s how to enter:
1. Follow and
2. Like + Share this post
3. Tag in the comments who you’d take with you

A winner will be randomly selected when the giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, August 15.

😎 Good luck! 😎

: A Timeless Affair will take place on Saturday, Oct. 5 🥂✨💃
All proceeds benefit Fernbank’s world-class exhibitions, giant screen movies, family enrichment and nature programs. We would like to thank our event chairs Robin and Neale Fisher, Stewart and Crawford Jones, and Mary Clancy and Kevin Peak, as well as our corporate chair Wab Kadaba for their contributions to this event and cause.
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To learn more about A Timeless Affair, click here: https://bit.ly/fbtimegala
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✨COMING THIS OCTOBER: Armored Animals opens 10/05!🦖🤺🛡

Journey on an immersive tour through the last 500 million years of evolution.

Featuring that include:
> Defensive plates
> Ornate spiny displays
> Casts from animals like fish and
> Giant sculptures
> A 30-foot skeletal replica of the giant , Deinosuchus
> +much more!

Learn more: https://bit.ly/fbarmani
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Step into the Cretaceous period at Fernbank... but Later: Fossil Friday! 🦴
Join us from 6 – 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30 for an all-ages, fossil-filled night that’ll have you getting down like a dino 🦖
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Get tickets here: https://bit.ly/fblater
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🍻 INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY ALERT 🍻
We’re partnering with SweetWater Brewery to give away a "SweetWater Brewery Tour" and 4 tickets to Fernbank... but Later: Fossil Friday on Aug. 30!

Here’s how to enter on INSTAGRAM:
😎 Follow and
☀️ Like + Share this post
🍺 Tag in the comments who you’d take a tour with!

A winner will be randomly selected when the giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, August 11.

🥳 Good luck! 🥳
*Winners must be 21 or over and show a copy of their photo ID to claim.

When school starts, so does field trip season! Dig into Fernbank's Field Trip Planner (link in bio) to see the exciting field trip programs we have planned.
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It's a great tool for educators, PTAs and more.
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Adventure into a world where art meets nature with Forest Forms!🎨

These impressive line-work sculptures can be found towering over the paths of WildWoods🦊🌿 Take a , shady walk to see them for yourself!
Don't forget to tag when you snap a pic! 📸
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✨For more info: https://bit.ly/fbfforms
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Summer may be winding down, but the fun never stops at Fernbank 🦖✨
Get lost in A Mirror Maze: Numbers in Nature, walk among larger-than-life sculptures in Forest Forms, roar alongside the tyrant lizard king in T. REX, see what happens after hours at Fernbank... but Later and so much more 🤩
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Check out all our events online: www.fernbankmuseum.org
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We’re gearing up for an awesome August this back-to-school season 🤓🎒
Here’s a peek at what’s happening this month!
🌻 Golden Opportunity: Botanical Illustration opens Aug. 31
🏙️ Cities of the Future premieres Aug. 30
🦴 Fernbank... but Later: Fossil Friday from 6 – 9 p.m. on Aug. 30
🪞 A Mirror Maze: Numbers in Nature enters its final month!
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Fernbank is excited to announce its partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute’s program this year! 🧒🌳

Looking to get involved? We are recruiting a team of DeKalb County middle school students looking to creating and executing a project that benefits the Fernbank campus and community 🤝
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Special thanks to Commissioner Terry for his influence on this program.
Learn more about our involvement with Roots & Shoots here: https://bit.ly/fbroots
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Put your senses to the test and explore the behind at After Dark: Sense-ational Science on Aug. 9! ✨😎

> A Mirror Maze: Numbers in Nature 🪞
> Forest Forms🌿
> Music🎙
> Adult beverages🍻
> Tapas🥣
> Activities 🧠
+ more!

✨Grab tickets: https://bit.ly/fbaftdark
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Join us for a quieter experience at our Sensory Morning this Saturday 🤫
Enjoy early museum access starting at 9 a.m. and a sensory-friendly screening of a film in the Giant Screen Theater for our guests with sensory sensitivities 💖
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Get your tickets for the Sensory Morning here: https://bit.ly/fb824senmor
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Nature meets art in Golden Opportunity: Botanical Illustration, where illustrations, plant materials, pigments and more reveal the science behind the color yellow. Opens August 31.
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Presented in English and Spanish. Presentado en Inglés y Español.
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Golden Opportunity: Botanical Illustration is organized by Denver Botanic Gardens.

Medical advancements are happening everywhere, even in our Giant Screen Theater 🥼🎥
Catch Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels and see what impressive scientific innovations are occurring to help us survive and thrive 🧬
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Learn more about the film here: https://bit.ly/fbshbfilm
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Friday means Fernbank Fun! 😎

Whether it's wandering through A Mirror Maze🪞, underneath the behemoth 🦖 in the Great Hall, or taking a break with in WildWoods🌿, Fernbank offers the best place to to and let your run wild.

This Friday brings extra fun after-hours with Fernbank...but Later: Creature Quest!

Grab tickets for tonight: https://bit.ly/fblater
✨And check out everything has to offer at FernbankMuseum.org

Take a walk through WildWoods and you'll be greeted by the towering sculptures of Forest Forms. 🦊🌿

🫶A fox family, flowers, rabbits, a snake archway, a peacock and more await!

Learn more about these exciting creations: https://bit.ly/fbfforms

Let us know in the comments what your dinosaur name is! 🦖🏷️
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✏️ Image credit: @ prehistoric__planet
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Fernbank... but Later: Creature Quest is this Friday! 🦎
Those of all ages are welcome from 6 – 9 p.m. to explore the museum, enjoy activities and experiments, grab a drink and more at this after-hours event 🥂🙌
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Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/fblater
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After navigating the mirror maze, there’s still so much to explore in our new exhibit 🪞
Compose a symphony, draw patterns, find the symmetry in your body and more in A Mirror Maze: Numbers in Nature! 🌀
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Learn more about the exhibit here: https://bit.ly/fbmirror
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We caught up with WABE to discuss our outdoor exhibit, Forest Forms! Check out the link below to see what the artist, Huelani Mei, and our VP of programming and collections, Bobbi Hohmann, had to say about it. 🦊🌿

➡ LINK: https://bit.ly/4bBJMVz

Happy World Emoji Day! 🌎🦖🏛️
What are your favorite emojis? 🤔 These are some of ours!
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