Free self-guided tours to the Brazosport Art League gallery and Brazosport Museum of Natural Science. Reservations required.
Hours are 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Tuesday through Saturday and 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM on Sunday.
Free self-guided tours to the Brazosport Art League gallery and Brazosport Museum of Natural Science. Reservations required.
Hours are 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Tuesday through Saturday and 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM on Sunday.
Close to 100 people attended Brazosport Museum of Natural Science’s Hurricane Carla 61st Anniversary event on Sunday, September 11 to commemorate the day the Category-4 storm hit the Texas coast. The program included a 25-minute narrated film of never-before-seen footage shot from a helicopter and on the ground of the devastation the hurricane caused. Attendees took turns sharing their memories of the storm.
A reporter from The Facts interviewed organizers and took photos at the event. Read the story and see photos at The Facts online.
Saturday, October 29
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Join Brazosport Museum of Natural Science for SLIME DAY on Saturday, October 29 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Come make some slimy crafts and get messy!
This FREE event is come-and-go and open to the public, but RSVPs are limited to the first 75 people to register. REGISTER NOW!
Friday, October 28
6:30 PM
Come explore our rich bird diversity on the upper Texas coast and here in Brazosport with Martin Hagne, the executive director of the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory and BMNS curator of wildlife.
Learn why we have so many bird species here and what makes our area so well-suited for them. Let’s see what some of these bird species are and learn a bit about them…
This event is FREE and open to the public, but RSVPs are requested. RSVP NOW!
September 11 marks the 61st anniversary of the day one of the 20th century’s most destructive storms, Hurricane Carla, pummeled the Texas coast. Brazosport Museum of Natural Science is commemorating the day with a program on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 5:30 PM in the museum, which was featured today (9/7) in The Facts.
Whether you lived through Hurricane Carla or not, chances are you’ve heard the stories about the devastation the Category 4 storm caused along the Texas coast. Considered one of the most destructive hurricanes of the 20th century, Carla brought winds in excess of 170 miles per hour and resulted in 43 fatalities and more than $325 million in damage.
Join Brazosport Museum of Natural Science on Sunday, September 11 at 5:30 PM for a program commemorating the 61st anniversary of the day Hurricane Carla made landfall in our area.
The program includes a 25-minute video featuring never-before-seen footage of Freeport and the nearby chemical plants after the storm, including aerial film shot from a helicopter and on the ground. See what neighborhoods looked like, as well as city of Freeport landmarks and the flooded chemical plants. A former president even makes an appearance on his visit to the area.
This program is FREE and open to the public.
More than 1,100 people attended Brazosport Museum of Natural Science’s Dino Day on Saturday, August 6 at Lake Jackson Civic Center. Co-sponsored by the City of Lake Jackson, the event featured Dinosaur George and his traveling prehistoric museum and dino-themed crafts.
The Facts came out to interview attendees and take photos at the event on Saturday. Read the story, “Children roar with excitement for Dino Day”, and see photos online!
Brazosport Museum of Natural Science’s 2022 Dino Day is back and better than ever this year, as the museum teamed up with the City of Lake Jackson to welcome Dinosaur George and his traveling prehistoric museum to the Lake Jackson Civic Center on Saturday, August 6. The Facts published a preview story, “Dino-might! Dino Day 2022 brings traveling exhibit to Lake Jackson” on the front page of the Entertainment Extra section on Friday, August 5.
The Facts’ monthly magazine, Brazos Monthly, featured Brazosport Museum of Natural Science curator of malacology, Janey Cormier, in the November issue which is available now.
A reporter and photographer came to the museum in October to interview Cormier and take photos of her with the displays she has curated for the museum.
Don’t miss out on this fun and interesting look at one of the museum’s most valuable volunteers!
(Photo by Jeremy Hill for The Facts.)