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Blurred Realities

Jan 15, 2026 – Jul 18, 2026
We immerse ourselves in fairy tales and science fiction, fully aware that some elements are pure fantasy. Yet, we bristle to find out that a viral video was fabricated or that a striking photograph was generated by AI. Why do we so easily accept...
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Current Exhibitions

A closeup of two fully articulated cast of Jurassic dinosaur skeletons. Closest is the Stegosaurus, behind an Allosaurus.

Habitat Hall

Jan 15, 2026 – Jul 31, 2028
Habitat Hall features life-sized dioramas depicting the major habitats of North and Central America including forests, grasslands, deserts, tropics and the tundra. Each has...
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4 people in a dark room looking at a large globe with projected data on it.

Science On a Sphere®

Jan 15, 2026 – Jan 15, 2034
Step into a dynamic, data-driven experience that brings our planet and more to life. This immersive, room-sized globe uses real scientific data to visualize...
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Three young adults stand and talk in a museum gallery beside a large mounted elephant skeleton with long curved tusks; a display case sits nearby against purple walls.

Second Floor Landing

Jan 15, 2026 – Jan 13, 2034
The newly renovated MSU Museum welcomes visitors with a dramatic reimagining of its second-floor landing, where fully articulated African and Asian Elephant skeletons...
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Graphic with a green and blue gradient background featuring abstract, wavy digital lines. Large text reads “DIGITAL DOUBLE,” with “DIGITAL” in yellow and “DOUBLE” in dark blue. Below, smaller white text says “Where museum objects meet digital innovation.” In the bottom right corner, text reads “Second Floor West, MSU Museum.”

The Digital Double

Jan 15, 2026 – Jan 14, 2028
The MSU Museum houses more than one million objects and specimens, but only a fraction can ever be on display. The Digital...
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Navy text over a photo of salt reads "Science of Salt" with an illustration of a hand sprinkling salt grains on the right.

The Science of Salt

Jan 15, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026
Salt is everywhere—on our tables, on winter roads, and even beneath our feet, but its story stretches far beyond the shaker. The...
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White and blue text on a navy background reads "X-Ray Vision Fish Inside Out" and has images of four x-rays of fish, including three "lookdown" fish with sloping foreheads and one large "Wedge-tail Triggerfish" on the right. The bones are visible in white against the black background.

X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out

Jan 15, 2026 – Aug 8, 2026
This Smithsonian exhibition showcases dramatic digital X-ray images of...
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