Shark Week is Back! That’s right. Next week starting Monday, June 27th is Shark Week, and you won’t want to miss how the Aquarium is celebrating these awesome animals. The National Aquarium is taking you behind the scenes with their experts via Facebook Live all week, starting with an underwater diver chat in Blacktip Reef on Monday! Follow the National Aquarium on Facebook.
Calypso in Blacktip Reef A recent article in the Wall Street Journal featured everyone’s favorite 500-pound green sea turtle, Calypso! READ THE ARTICLE Animal Update: New Jellies on Exhibit Flower hat jellies are now on exhibit in Jellies Invasion, marking a first for the Aquarium! Flower hat jellies can be found throughout the coastal waters of southern Japan in the Pacific and Brazil and Argentina in the Atlantic. LEARN MORE Calendar of Events Conservation Event JUNE 1, 2016 • 10 AM – 12 PM Biohut Inventory Conservation Event JUNE 18, 2016 • 10 AM – 1 PM BioBlitz at Masonville Cove Special Event JULYRead More →
Whether you’re #NeverTrump or #DropOutHillary, or you’re Feelin’ the Bern, you’ve got to admit, this election season, Baltimoreans need opportunities to escape from the news cycle like never before. Even watching the Orioles beat the Yankees isn’t quite enough, on its own, to cleanse our minds. Fortunately, downtown Baltimore offers plenty of ways to escape – even if only for an afternoon. Head to the National Aquarium in Baltimore to experience life under the sea – a location so remote, even the most tenacious political characters won’t be able to find you. The National Aquarium’s exhibits are both entertaining and educational. Check out Blacktip Reef,Read More →
Explore the Monsters of the Sea at National Aquarium’s 4-D Immersion Theater It’s been a long, cold week in Baltimore, filled with snowy talk of Super Delegates, caucuses and all sorts of Hillary Clinton-Bernie Sanders-Donald Trump drama. Whether you’re feeling the “bern,” in it with Hillary or part of Trump Nation, after a week like this one, you probably need a break. We all do. The National Aquarium in Baltimore offers the perfect diversion. At the Aquarium’s 4-D immersion theater, get to know a type of monster that’s completely unrelated to the political arena. Sea Monsters 4-D: A Prehistoric Adventure introduces viewers to the creaturesRead More →
Get to Know the Animals at the National Aquarium’s Animal Encounters Events What does an eastern box turtle eat? What’s the difference between an Australian python and one that lives in Africa? What is a hyacinth macaw? A fish? A bird? The name of the newest Kardashian baby? These questions – and more – are the types of things answered during the National Aquarium in Baltimore’s Animal Encounters events. Held in the Harbor Overlook section of the Aquarium, Animal Encounters gives both kids and adults the opportunity to get up close and personal with the Aquarium’s animals. Budding marine biologists – andRead More →
Baltimore’s National Aquarium Celebrates Black History Month Friday, February 5th, 5 pm – 8 pm Music lovers are in for a treat on Friday evening, February 5th, when the Baltimore Aquarium celebrates Black history with a live jazz performance! Remember Baltimore’s acclaimed jazz clubs? The Aquarium will honor that tradition by transporting visitors back in time to the days of the jazz greats in Baltimore, but with the added bonus of being surrounded by sea-going creatures! How great is that? Wine and beer will be available (for those twenty-one or over), and visitors will be able to see the amazing Aquarium exhibits inRead More →
Name the baby loggerhead! The National Aquarium has a little loggerhead who needs a name before he returns into the big ocean, and they’re leaving the decision up to you! Come up with a great name and submit your ideal name to have it considered by the panel of Aquarium staff. The public will then have the opportunity to vote on one of four names selected by the panel from January 25 to 29, and will announce the official name on the morning of February 1! Submit Name p.s. We think Edgar Allan Bo would be great…well, it’s just a thought.