•	TEACHER'S CHOICE: Teachers now have the opportunity to select among the Museum's films for their students to view when visiting the Museum.

The Hooker Furniture Theater features CineMuse high-definition digital short programs about science and nature.  Video presentations of this quality greatly enhance the visitor experience by giving audiences the impression that they are looking through a glass window and experiencing, first hand, the events that occur on the screen.  A new show, typically 15-30 minutes long, is shown in the Theater on a regular basis.

The theater seats 32 people, with open space for wheelchair seating. It also boasts a visible screen size nearly 10 feet wide and 5 feet high.  Scroll down to view a listing of films shown, as well as our current screening schedule. 

*View CineMuse programs at no extra cost - access to the Hooker Furniture Theater is included in the regular Museum admission charge.

Now Showing

Wild Secrets - Evolution of the Super Snail
Duration: 30 minutes

Beneath the ocean depths along Australia's east coast live large numbers of small squids and octopuses that protect themselves by rapidly changing colors, body shape, emitting lights or multiplying. Such versatile abilities are the result of squid adapting to different environments over a long period of time, including these ancient molluscs turning into octopuses. An astonishing glimpse into the enigma of evolution.

View a video clip (Windows Media)

An NHK Production.