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Extended Holiday Evening Hours (through January 6, 2008)
We strongly suggest purchasing tickets in advance. Final Days:
Tuesday Jan. 1–Sunday Jan. 6:
9 AM–10:30 PM
(Last ticket sold 9 PM)
With our extended hours you can enjoy the Museum at night. See our beautiful Holiday Plants display, our spectacular Fossil Mysteries exhibition, and shop in the Museum Store!
It’s a whole new experience...you’ll literally see the Museum in a new light.
Admission Tickets
Tickets* may be purchased in advance online, by phone, or in person.
 CLICK HERE to purchase tickets online.
Tickets for the exhibition are timed in 15-minute intervals to prevent the exhibition from becoming over crowded and to enhance the visitor experience. You must purchase tickets for a specific date AND time. Your tickets are only valid for the date and time printed on the ticket. Once inside, you may view the exhibition at your own pace.
*Please note:
- Tickets for same-day Dead Sea Scrolls admission must be purchased in person at the Museum.
The separately priced Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition ticket includes general admission.
- Will Call - Exhibition Tickets are held outside the South Entrance (fountain side) of the Museum.
- Will Call - Lecture Series Tickets are held outside the North Entrance (fig tree side) of the Museum.
Phone Contact
Individual Admission and General Information 877.946.7797
Group admission (10 or more): 800.290.4616
School group admission: 619.255.0210
| TICKET CATEGORY |
PRICES |
| General
Public |
|
Adults
Seniors 62+
Students/Military w/ID/Youth13–17
Children 3–12 |
$28
$24
$24
$15
|
| Museum
Members |
Adults
Seniors 62+
Students/Military w/ID/Youth13–17
Children 3–12 |
$20
$15
$15
$10 |
| Groups |
Adult Groups (10
or more people)
School Groups
(one adult/eight children required)
Students
Chaperones |
$24
$20
$24 |
Cultural Combo Ticket Package
Ticket prices include admission to the Dead Sea Scrolls exhition at the San Diego Natural History Museum and Journey to the Copper Age at the Museum of Man.
Dead Sea Scrolls admission will be for next available ticket time.
Ticket Price: $34
Combo Ticket Package may be purchased in person at the San Diego Natural History Museum, Museum of Man or the Balboa Park Visitors Center.
The offer runs through December 15.
Distinguished Lecturer Series – Ends December 10.
Distinguished Lecturer Series Tickets
During the course of the exhibition the Museum will offer 22 lectures by world-class experts on the Dead Sea Scrolls.
There are no refunds or exchanges on tickets. All sales are final.
Lectures – End December 10 |
Price |
| Single
lecture—non-member |
$25 |
| Single
lecture—Museum member |
$20 |
| *Six-lecture
package ($23 per lecture)—non-member |
$138 |
| *Six-lecture
package ($18 per lecture)—Museum member |
$108 |
| *
Participants who purchase a six-lecture package choose which six
lectures they would like to attend at the time of purchase. |
Public Programs
The Museum will be offering a robust educational
program, which will include lectures, films, classes, and audio tours.
Among the programs is a Mediterranean-themed dinner cruise on San Diego
Bay, planned for spring of 2007. Additionally, a teachers guide for use
in schools, home schools, synagogues and churches will be available. Check
our website in the Spring for Dead
Sea Scrolls related programs.
Important Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibition Information:
There are no refunds or exchanges on tickets. All sales are final.
Photo ID required to pick up Will Call tickets.
Large bags and backpacks are not allowed in the exhibition. Use of cameras, cell phones,
other recording devices, flashlights and/or light-enhancement devices is strictly
prohibited. No food or drink is allowed in the exhibition halls or theater. See important safety and security information below.
Please note: To help preserve the Dead Sea Scrolls,
lights are low and temperatures are kept
between 68–70° F in the Legler Benbough Exhibition Hall.
If you are sensitive to colder climates, please bring appropriate clothing.
If you would like to renew or upgrade your membership, please call 619.255.0290 or email membership@sdnhm.org.
Museum Safety and Security
The Museum has taken extraordinary care to provide a clean, safe, and secure environment for all our guests and to insure the integrity of the exhibitions. For these reasons, the following safety and security measures have been implemented:
- For the duration of Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition, all Museum visitors will be required to undergo a bag inspection prior to admission. All handbags, purses, belt-packs, backpacks, diaper bags and other containers/parcels of any type will be inspected.
- The following items are strictly prohibited and will not be allowed in the Museum: weapons of any kind (handguns, bladed objects, chemical agent sprays, stun guns, batons, etc.); illegal substances; flammable substances; caustic liquids; explosive materials or devices; anything else deemed potentially harmful to other persons or objects in the exhibitions.
- The Museum will not be responsible for personal property. All non-essential items should be left secured inside your vehicle or elsewhere. There are no lockers or other forms of temporary storage available to secure personal possessions on-site.
- Photography, video recording and audio recording are prohibited at all times in the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition.
- All mobile communication devices, including camera-enabled cell phones, must be turned off in order to preserve the Museum experience.
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