Grand Opening of The Making of Maryland

Maryland’s story begins more than a billion years ago, when the piece of Earth we call home sat near the South Pole. Join us for the Grand Opening of our newest exhibit, The Making of Maryland: 1 Billion Years and Counting, at the Maryland Museum of Natural Sciences. Let’s follow Maryland’s extraordinary journey through tectonic collisions, rifting oceans, asteroid impacts, and rising mountains, and the evolution of life from single‑celled organisms to dinosaurs to us.

You’ll walk through a mountain, see rocks from the Moon, and discover how scientists read Earth’s longest storybook through the rocks and fossils beneath our feet. It’s an exciting, hands‑on exploration of Maryland’s deep past and how our landscape came to be.

 Grand Opening Celebration

• Saturday, August 1, from 10-3 pm
• Ribbon Cutting: 10 am
• Title Sponsor – Rosedale Bank on Site.
• WPOC Radio Station on Site 10-12.
• Admission is free. 
• Everyone is invited. You do not need to be a member to attend.

Meet our geology, mineralogy, and paleontology curators, be among the first to experience Maryland’s billion‑year story. Watch for a few surprises throughout day, too.

NHSM is proud to share this exhibit with the community. We can’t wait to welcome you into this ancient story’s newest chapter.

Can’t make the opening? Visit us during normal public open hours. Admission is free. Donations are welcome.

• Wednesdays: 12-5 pm
• Thursday: 10-3 pm
• Friday: 10-3 pm
• Saturday: 10-3 pm