Hey, Drexel!

Well tell you what we want..

..what we really, really want:

We want an open, collections-intact Academy of Natural Sciences.

We want our money to support the museum and its collections.

It’s that simple.

#savetheacademy

Today is the 9th day that there is no public-facing side of the Academy of Natural Sciencez. Emails went out today offering membership refunds.

No thanks. We’d rather have our museum back.

#savetheacademy

Fish murals at Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia youtu.be/1DdSuiNtT5E?... #SaveTheAcademy

SAVE THE ACADEMY COALITION statement

This is what we are asking regarding the October 26th hearing. The full statement may be read here:
save-the-academy.org
#savetheacademy

#SaveTheAcademy

save-the-academy.org

#SaveTheSternberg

foundation.fhsu.edu/save-sternbe...

Thank you, @miniminuteman.bsky.social , for inviting the Save the Academy coalition to attend both nights of your Philly show, and for shining a bright light on the museum’s closure. #savetheacademy

Today is the 8th day of not having a public-facing side of the Academy of Natural Sciences.

That is profoundly not ok.
#savetheacademy

Huge rally for Palestine tonight remembering all those killed over 3 years since October 7, 2023. Marched around Philadelphia from Rittenhouse Park to City Hall. Nonviolent. Cops were great. Lights were on in the Academy. #SaveTheAcademy #FreePalestine #StopBombs

#SaveTheAcademy

An excellent article this morning from Peter Dorbin.
Where is the plan to #savetheacademy?

Right now, there are more questions than answers.

"The whole city is watching" -- and the whole country and scientific community as well.

www.inquirer.com/arts/academy...

Today has been the sixth day that Philadelphia has not had a public facing side of the Academy of Natural Sciences.

We can #savetheacademy.

Join us on Oct 26th. ❤️🦖

Today's video, from the mezzanine in the dinosaur hall, youtu.be/X1zNYuJrPDw #SaveTheAcademy

The City Council hearing on the Academy of Natural Sciences museum closure has been moved to Monday, October 26th at 2pm. Thank you, City Council for your continued commitment to this issue.
Let’s make the turnout for the new date even larger than it would have been this week.
#SaveTheAcademy

Amazing! #savetheacademy

If any scientists want to come to the Philadelphia City Council hearing on October 26, Philly scientists will likely offer free accommodation. I can probably put up one or two in South Jersey, an easy PATCO ride from Center City. #SaveTheAcademy

Second generation planet! So amazing. What happens to it when its white dwarf star dies? Not a lot of warm light from its sun, can any form of life evolve without sunlight? I guess astrobiologists will find out. science.nasa.gov/missions/hub... #SaveTheAcademy #AllScienceIsWayCool

Not canceled, rescheduled for October 26! Good. I will be even more ready. #SaveTheAcademy.

✅The City Council Hearing Has Been Rescheduled!! ✅

We just received news that the City Council hearing regarding the Academy of Natural Science has been rescheduled for October 26th!
The situation is pretty fluid. Stay tuned, stay engaged.
We WILL see you at City Hall SOON.
We WILL #savetheacademy

A Treasure At Risk

80 million years ago, a pair of Hadrosaurus frolic on the outskirts of their migrating herd, unaware of the fate of their eventual fossils, which are now at risk as the Academy Of Natural Sciences faces closure from Drexel University.

#SaveTheAcademy

From Dr Nina Ahmad, Philadelphia City Council Member at Large – Today, I was informed by the Chair of the Legislative Oversight Committee that the hearing to address the historic loss of the Academy of Natural Sciences’ public museum and to seek solutions to reopen it is canceled. #savetheacademy