Current Exhibits
Toys: The Inside Story explores the mechanisms that make toys move. Explore the engineering behind the magic!
In Seeds: Nature's Artful Engineering, discover the incredible architecture of the seeds of native plants. Learn about their amazing diversity of form and adaptive strategies for dispersal.
Step out into the garden and experience amazing biodiversity all year long! Nearly 200 native plant species highlight the flora that help make California a global biodiversity hotspot. Explore the Native Plant Pollinator Garden, the Glenn E. and Ruth Gray Cunningham Memorial Exhibit: The Foothills, the Paleo Plaza, and the Delta and Lower Montane Ecoregions to learn about plants adapted to California's unique climate, wildlife attracted to native habitat, and the ecology that makes or region special.