Events

Monday, September 21 | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
A community-driven project, housed in the Center for Community and Public Health at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) as they experience grief and loss.

Sunday, October 4 | 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Join us for the debut of The Call Me Mother Experience, an immersive and artistic look at the Black Maternal Health Crisis. This powerful exhibition examines the rising mortality and morbidity rates around pregnancy, highlighting the stories that beg for healthier families and communities.

Thursday, October 8 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Go behind the scenes of the incredible Body Worlds exhibition! Join us for a special presentation with Dr. Angelina Whalley, the curator of Body Worlds and Director of the Institute for Plastination.

Fri. – Sun., Oct. 9-11 | 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Join us at the Bayou City Art Festival to blend art, science, and wellness. Fill a petri dish with dried flowers, moss, pebbles, shells, and fun organ-themed stickers to design your own nature-inspired masterpiece.

Selected Saturdays | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm or 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Get in touch with your inner scientist and dissect an organ under expert guidance from a doctor and a museum science educator. Explore the wonders of organ anatomy like never before and learn the ways to keep a healthy body.

Sunday, November 22 | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Connect with yourself and others through music, words, and creativity. This event blends reflective writing, curated jazz, light crafting, and intentional dialogue—offering a welcoming space to slow down, listen inward, and explore presence, emotion, identity, and joy.

Thursday, December 10 | 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Join Dr. Asha Davidson for shared table conversations about food, body, and worth.
This event is free to attend with an RSVP.

Thursdays | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Join us every Thursday for a live organ dissection and a fun-filled family game of trivia with a wide range of entertaining questions for all ages. Get your pulse or neurons stimulated with this live experience in the McGovern Theater.