NightLife Spotlight

NightLife celebrates the best of the Academy with an evening of after hours science and the premiere of Vortex 2.0, an art and music experience in the planetarium created just for NightLife.

------> Featuring new work from artists Bedtimes (with music by Shigeto), Chase Hochstatter, Peter Clark, Tim Digulla, and Can Buyukberber, Vortex 2.0 is an immersive journey to trippy, beautiful, and imaginary science-inspired worlds, plus a tribute to the 60th anniversary of the original Morrison Planetarium Vortex shows.
* Planetarium passes are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Early event arrival is strongly recommended due to limited capacity and high demand for passes.

------> Get a sneak peek at the future of visualizations and VR with on-site demos from NVIDIA, which is helping with several Academy projects, including the upcoming coral reef planetarium show and our nature ID app, iNaturalist.

------> Gain a new appreciation of insects when our staff entomologists show off some of their favorite moths, beetles, and more from the Academy’s vast collection.

-----> Finally, learn all about our popular albino American alligator, Claude, at an evening Swamp Talk.