Brazosport Museum of Natural Science

Brazosport Museum of Natural Science Come see our collections of shells, fossils, rocks & minerals, wildlife and historical artifacts!

Named one of the ten best museums in Texas by Frommer's Travel Guide, the Museum is home to the largest collection of shells on display in the South with shells from around the world. The Museum also features real life-sized fossilized dinosaur skeletons and other rarely exhibited fossils plus exhibits on wildlife, rocks & minerals and archaeology to round out the museum.

Begin your summer fun TODAY between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM at the museum at Summer Museum Passport Kickoff event! πŸŒžπŸ¦ˆπŸ¦–πŸͺ¨Join...
05/30/2026

Begin your summer fun TODAY between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM at the museum at Summer Museum Passport Kickoff event! πŸŒžπŸ¦ˆπŸ¦–πŸͺ¨

Join us for the following activities:

*Create a Shark Reef
*Paint a Dinosaur Figure
*Explore Rocks and Fossils
*and receive a special Ocean Life Animal with a Passport Stamp !!

You can download your Summer Passport at
BC Summer Museum Passport or pick up your copy at any of the 14 participating Museums or Historical Sites. Collect stamps from any of the 14 museums or sites and
enter a raffle for a drawing on August 1!

 We still have spots open in our Mondays at the Museum program for 4 to 6-year olds during June! Our dinosaur session is...
05/28/2026

We still have spots open in our Mondays at the Museum program for 4 to 6-year olds during June! Our dinosaur session is sold out, but you can still sign up for simple machines βš™οΈπŸ”© (June 15) and sound energy πŸ‘‚πŸ‘‚(June 22)!

Don't let your littles miss out on the summertime fun at The Center for the Arts & Sciences! See the schedule and register your kiddos ASAP:

***PLEASE NOTE: Many of our most popular workshops are SOLD OUT. If your child did not get into a workshop they wanted, continue to check the buttons below,

 Join us at Brazosport Museum of Natural Science on Saturday, May 30 between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM for the Summer Museum ...
05/28/2026

Join us at Brazosport Museum of Natural Science on Saturday, May 30 between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM for the Summer Museum Passport Kickoff event!

We will have passports to hand out and fun activities for kids and families. This event is FREE and open to the public!

Get more information about the program and a full list of the 14 museums across Brazoria County that will be involved this summer: https://bcsummerpassport.org/

Don't forget Story Time at the Museum today at 11:00 AM! We'll be reading "Over in the Meadow", play with rhythm instrum...
05/27/2026

Don't forget Story Time at the Museum today at 11:00 AM! We'll be reading "Over in the Meadow", play with rhythm instruments and design a meadow.

This event is perfect for preschoolers and their parents/guardians and is FREE, but please check in at the desk in the lobby when you arrive!

Join us at Brazosport Museum of Natural Science, NEXT Saturday, May 30 between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM for the Summer Museu...
05/24/2026

Join us at Brazosport Museum of Natural Science, NEXT Saturday, May 30 between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM for the Summer Museum Passport Kickoff event!

We will have passports to hand out and fun activities for kids and families. This event is FREE and open to the public!

Get more information about the program and a full list of the 14 museums across Brazoria County that will be involved this summer: https://bcsummerpassport.org

Want to learn more about the Karankawa tribe? Check out the *NEW* exhibit, "Karankawa: Voices From the Texas Gulf Coast"...
05/22/2026

Want to learn more about the Karankawa tribe? Check out the *NEW* exhibit, "Karankawa: Voices From the Texas Gulf Coast", at The Bryan Museum in Galveston at 1315 21st Street...

It's official... School's OUT for SUMMER! 😎😎😎 We love kids & families and it's always FREE to visit, so come see us soon...
05/21/2026

It's official... School's OUT for SUMMER! 😎😎😎 We love kids & families and it's always FREE to visit, so come see us soon!

Brazosport Museum of Natural Science and Brazosport Art League gallery are open Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Come check out our collections of shells, fossils (including dinos!), rocks & minerals, wildlife and historical artifacts in the museum, and a new art exhibit in the gallery every 4-5 weeks.

The BASF Planetarium lobby and dome are open 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Tuesday through Friday, for visitors to check out the displays and hands-on activities. On Saturdays, Star & Space Story Time starts at 12:30 PM, followed by a family-friendly planetarium show at 1:00 PM.

All activities are FREE except planetarium shows, which are free to planetarium members or $5/person for non-members. Check out our schedule and make your free reservations in the lobby when you arrive or online: bcfas.org/events/

Join us TOMORROW at 11:00 AM for Story Time at the Museum! πŸ”πŸ“πŸ”πŸ“πŸ”We'll be reading "Hattie and the Fox" and "Rosie's Walk"...
05/19/2026

Join us TOMORROW at 11:00 AM for Story Time at the Museum! πŸ”πŸ“πŸ”πŸ“πŸ”We'll be reading "Hattie and the Fox" and "Rosie's Walk", before taking Rosie on a walk around the museum, experimenting with eggs and making a hen puppet.

This event is perfect for preschoolers and their parents/guardians and is FREE, but please check in at the desk in the lobby when you arrive!

 We still have spots open in our Mondays at the Museum program for 4 to 6-year olds during June! We'll be learning all a...
05/16/2026

We still have spots open in our Mondays at the Museum program for 4 to 6-year olds during June! We'll be learning all about dinosaurs πŸ¦•πŸ¦–, simple machines βš™οΈπŸ”© and sound energy πŸ‘‚πŸ‘‚!

Don't let your littles miss out on the summertime fun at The Center for the Arts & Sciences! See the schedule and register your kiddos ASAP:

***PLEASE NOTE: Many of our most popular workshops are SOLD OUT. If your child did not get into a workshop they wanted, continue to check the buttons below,

Join us at Brazosport Museum of Natural Science on Saturday, May 30 between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM for the Summer Museum P...
05/13/2026

Join us at Brazosport Museum of Natural Science on Saturday, May 30 between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM for the Summer Museum Passport Kickoff event!

We will have passports to hand out and fun activities for kids and families. This event is FREE and open to the public!

Get more information about the program and a full list of the 14 museums across Brazoria County that will be involved this summer: https://bcsummerpassport.org/

Address

400 College Boulevard
Clute, TX
77531

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 3pm
Wednesday 11am - 3pm
Thursday 11am - 3pm
Friday 11am - 3pm
Saturday 11am - 3pm
Sunday 2pm - 5pm

Telephone

(979) 265-7831

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