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Today we celebrated Juneteenth at the Museum with an amazing drum workshop with Djapo Cultural Arts Institute! 🥁Thank yo...
06/19/2026

Today we celebrated Juneteenth at the Museum with an amazing drum workshop with Djapo Cultural Arts Institute! 🥁

Thank you to everybody who participated and for those who stopped to enjoy the live performance. Happy Juneteenth!

06/18/2026

On June 20, you can join Museum naturalists on a guided hike through Scheele Preserve on Kelleys Island! As you explore, you'll be able to examine the species that call these places home: rock elm and wafer ash, coffeetree and juniper. (You might even see a Lake Erie watersnake resting on Scheele’s white-sand beach.) 🐍

Joining the hike is Museum Research Associate and bird ba**er, Tom Bartlett, who will share insights from his more than 30 years of studying birds along the Lake Erie coast and islands.

For more information regarding location, directions, and registration dates please visit CMNH.org!

This event is FREE, but space is limited so secure your spot by registering online.

It's time to board the flight for your summer getaway trip! But the plane is a bit crowded with the Museum's animal amba...
06/17/2026

It's time to board the flight for your summer getaway trip! But the plane is a bit crowded with the Museum's animal ambassadors…🦉🐍
Which seat are YOU picking?

06/17/2026

One of the Museum's Wildlife Specialists, Cecilia, is here to answer the internet’s top questions about porcupines! 💬
If you want to learn even more about porcupines or another fun animal, come visit our Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center & Woods Garden—Presented by KeyBank. Each animal in Perkins brings its own unique story, representing its species and providing an enriching and interactive way for Museum guests to connect to nature.
Drop a comment below of what animal we should feature on social media next!

Yesterday was National Skunk Day! 🦨Museum animal ambassadors, Iris and Norbert, got to celebrate with a special dig pit ...
06/16/2026

Yesterday was National Skunk Day! 🦨
Museum animal ambassadors, Iris and Norbert, got to celebrate with a special dig pit and sign thanks to one of our amazing wildlife specialists.
Fun fact: Skunks will try scaring off predators with a “dance” before resorting to its most popular defense: the spray! The “dance” consists of stomping their feet, slapping their tail, and standing on their hind legs (or even doing a handstand). This allows them to seem as big and intimidating as possible so they can avoid entering a “refractory period” which occurs after they spray. The “refractory period” means they cannot spray again for roughly 10 days!

06/15/2026

Solar System Summer is around the corner…🪐☀️
Our Shafran Planetarium is debuting not one, but TWO new astronomy shows at the start of summer solstice, June 21!
Our first show, designed for all ages, focuses on one of our favorite dwarf planets: Pluto! From orbit and size to formation, to even other space objects, discover how scientists determine which objects in space are considered planets.
For our younger visitors, the new show ""Solar System Friends,"" will take them on a journey through the Solar System with stops at planets like Venus and Saturn. In this interactive adventure YOU are the hero, helping each one restore its unique qualities!
Learn more about tickets and showtimes on our website CMNH.org. Will you be restoring any planets this summer? 😉

Parade the Circle is going on now until 3PM which means there is still plenty of time to join in on some of the amazing ...
06/13/2026

Parade the Circle is going on now until 3PM which means there is still plenty of time to join in on some of the amazing activities!

Including:
🦕 Exploring paleontology with our Dino Detectives activity
🎨 Enjoying nature-inspired face painting
☀️ Making your own sun prints
🎟️ Entering a membership raffle
💡 Learning about volunteering at the Museum

You can even join the Museum’s naturalists on guided tours of the Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation Garden, highlighting the native plants and flowers!

If you missed the 11am tour, join in for the second tour at 2pm! 🌸🌱

Parade the Circle is free to attend outside in Wade Oval! (Paid general admission tickets are still required to explore the museum during our regular hours of 10am­–5pm.)

🚧Road closure notice for Parade the Circle event! 🚧 In preparation for the celebration, Wade Oval Drive and others will ...
06/12/2026

🚧Road closure notice for Parade the Circle event! 🚧

In preparation for the celebration, Wade Oval Drive and others will be closed for tomorrow’s event. Parking is still available in the Museum's attached garage—please use the garage’s auxiliary entrance on East Boulevard when arriving!

Join us for the first Mentor Marsh Master Plan Public Meeting on June 24 at 6 PM! 🌳🌼The Museum’s Mentor Marsh State Natu...
06/12/2026

Join us for the first Mentor Marsh Master Plan Public Meeting on June 24 at 6 PM! 🌳🌼

The Museum’s Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve is a critical landscape for conservation, learning, and public enjoyment.

To improve visitor experience, the Museum, in partnership with the City of Mentor and Lake County, has hired SmithGroup to develop a Master Plan for the Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve.

The Mentor Marsh Master Plan will serve as a visionary and actionable framework to: unify the visitor experience, enhance accessibility, support ecotourism and year-round access, protect natural resources, and more!

And we'd like you to be a part of the process! This meeting is free and open to the public.

Unable to attend? We welcome you to voice your opinion via this online survey. https://s.alchemer.com/s3/MentorMarshMasterPlan

Find more details at CMNH.org. (Photo Credit: Kenzie Tyson Photography)

Everybody say hello to Claire! 👋Claire is a brand new Kirtlandia intern in the Museum's Wildlife department that will be...
06/12/2026

Everybody say hello to Claire! 👋

Claire is a brand new Kirtlandia intern in the Museum's Wildlife department that will be focusing on the plants and pollinators throughout Perkins Wildlife Center. Some key responsibilities Claire will have during her time at the Museum are:

🌱 Assisting with the monitoring of horticulture in Perkins Wildlife Center.
🪏 Removing vegetation from animal habitats and surrounding mesh.
🔍 Identifying invasive plant species or those harmful to humans or animals
🐦 Learning and participating in duties for animal care, enrichment and training.

We'll be checking in with Claire throughout the summer to learn more!

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