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If you watch only one clip from the Philadelphia City Council hearing about the closure of the Academy of Natural Sciences, let it be this one. It — and I don't say this lightly — must be seen to be believed. #SaveTheAcademy
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While I was there I was just thinking to myself that the annual operational cost of the public portion of the museum is apparently less than the budget for fucking Fred: The Movie.
If you watch only one clip from the Philadelphia City Council hearing about the closure of the Academy of Natural Sciences, let it be this one. It — and I don't say this lightly — must be seen to be believed. #SaveTheAcademy
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I can’t attend today’s hearing, but I stand with my Council colleagues and everyone fighting to save the Academy of Natural Sciences. The Academy is an invaluable asset, and it’s outrageous that Drexel University closed it so suddenly. As the Councilmember for Drexel’s main campus, I’m holding the university accountable and demanding that it live up to its responsibility to find a long-term solution that keeps the Academy open.
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Today we’re getting answers about the future of the Academy of Natural Sciences.
I will introduce a resolution this week to create a taskforce focused on keeping the museum open, supporting science education and protecting its role in our community.
More to come!
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Update to this story: per @thephillyvoice the City-selected lead for the Academy of Natural Sciences “transition” no-showed for a City Council hearing today because Drexel and the city are cowards.
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The hearings today on drexel's closure of the academy of natural sciences went very well today. In short, i would say that drexel has made themselves look pretty bad.
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Hey y'all, check out these pumpkin stencils I designed for save the academy! Make sure to tag Drexel and the academy of natural sciences with your pumpkins!
First excerpt is from the below article, second excerpt is from the Philly Mag piece, third excerpt is from a 2021 Academy blog post. Where did that money go?
‘Once we lose these, they’re gone forever’: What will become of the dioramas at the Academy of Natural Sciences? ebx.sh/oyG5BE
Walking 30 mins in any direction from my hometown
Forget 15 minute cities, here is everything that is on Wikipedia located within a 30 minute walk of where you are:
neil-scott.com/localwiki/
Hello Jurassic Park fans. You can win a painting of Ian and Ellie simply by helping us #SavetheAcademy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia icon and Spielberg's childhood museum. Details here: instagram.com/reel/De0mZ74IY… @JurassicOutpost @Tom_Jurassic @JurassicSouls
I want an apology from every mfer who said the core conceit of Jurassic World was "too silly" and "unrealistic"
Colossal Biosciences’ founder has started a new venture to create new bio-enhanced military dogs in collaboration with Anduril’s Palmer Luckey forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/…
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Please circulate the petition to save the holotype of Dubreuillosaurus from being auctioned
change.org/p/boycott-de-la-v…
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A new article from Philadelphia magazine highlights further missteps taken by academy higher ups. At one point, they wanted to CAN DINO HALL and replace it with a FANCY GATHERING SPACE????
Another big ANSP article. Expect more coverage within the coming days as we approach the City Council hearing on Monday... #savetheacademy
What went wrong at the Academy of Natural Sciences? From years of financial trouble to leadership missteps and a messy breakup with Drexel, here’s how Philly’s beloved dinosaur museum got here.
phillymag.com/news/2026/10/2…
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The Philly City Council hearing on Drexel’s sudden and increasingly inexplicable closure of the Academy of Natural Sciences is this coming Monday 10/26 from 2-5pm at City Hall! Time for real answers. Time to #SaveTheAcademy. The dinos can’t go, so we need to show up for them! 1/2
