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WHYY · Nov 5Award-winning Women in Natural Sciences program spins off from Academy of Natural Sciences and Drexel Metro Philadelphia · Nov 5Why Philadelphia needs the Academy of Natural Sciences The Inquirer · Nov 3The Academy of Natural Sciences museum armadillos, tortoises, and roaches head for new homes as staff loses jobs The Inquirer · Nov 3Amid City Council’s scrutiny of Drexel, the university’s chief financial officer is leaving for a new job The Conversation, via PennLive · Nov 2Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences just closed – a blow for budding young scientists like me | The Conversation The Inquirer, Letters · Nov 1Letters to the Editor | Nov. 1, 2026 The Conversation, via Mirage News · Oct 30Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences Closes, Blow to Young Scientists KYW Newsradio · Oct 30City Council committee issues subpoenas to testify about Academy of Natural Sciences closure The Inquirer · Oct 30Philly Council subpoenas Parker administration official and Drexel president over Academy of Natural Sciences closure The Inquirer, Morning Newsletter · Oct 30Academy museum’s real deficit | Morning Newsletter The Inquirer · Oct 29The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum deficit may not be too large. But it depends on who you ask. The Inquirer · Oct 28The future of the building, moving costs, and other concerns raised in City Council’s hearing on the Academy of Natural Sciences KYW Newsradio · Oct 28Drexel students, activists hold march and vigil to demand Academy of Natural Sciences reopens Billy Penn · Oct 28Drexel students join emotional vigil as fight to reopen Academy of Natural Sciences continues Metro Philadelphia · Oct 27Philadelphia City Council escalates probe into Academy of Natural Sciences closure The Philadelphia Tribune · Oct 26Drexel’s $80 million ultimatum exposed during contentious Council hearing over academy closure The Inquirer · Oct 26The reasons for the closure of the Academy of Natural Sciences do not withstand scrutiny. Here’s what to do. The Inquirer · Oct 26City Council grills Drexel representatives for closing Academy of Natural Sciences museum NBC10 · Oct 26Drexel proposes relocating Academy of Natural Sciences as part of long-term plan KYW Newsradio · Oct 26Council members grill Drexel University official over closure of Academy of Natural Sciences KYW Newsradio · Oct 26City Council committee questions the need to close Academy of Natural Sciences Inside Higher Ed · Oct 26The Price of Closing a University Museum Courthouse News · Oct 26With nation's oldest science museum on the brink, where is Philly's mayor? CBS Philadelphia · Oct 26Philadelphia City Council investigating why Academy of Natural Sciences closed Al Día News · Oct 26Science Closes Its Doors 6abc · Oct 26Drexel University officials questioned over closure of Academy of Natural Sciences Museum The Inquirer, Mike Newall · Oct 25Is an Academy of Natural Sciences divorce coming? | Mike Newall Philadelphia Magazine · Oct 21Fight at the Museum: Inside the Collapse of the Academy of Natural Sciences WHYY · Oct 20Academy of Natural Sciences troubles, a European-styled music salon in Philly, uncommon Fringe Festival contributor Metro Philadelphia · Oct 15Academy of Natural Sciences supporters rally to push for reopening The Inquirer, The Drawing Board · Oct 15Don’t let a bright Philadelphia jewel go dark | The Drawing Board The Royal Society (blog) · Oct 13Closed cases The Inquirer · Oct 7There’s a lot of love for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Where’s the rescue? The Inquirer · Oct 7Letters to the Editor: readers on the closure of the Academy of Natural Sciences museum Above the Law · Oct 7Museum Closures Are Partly Due To Federal Hostility, But Also To Needless Corporatization Of Nonprofits Neighborhood Fundamentals (Substack) · Oct 6A split would decide who controls the Academy. It wouldn’t decide who pays for it. CBS News Philadelphia (video) · Oct 6Hearing about the future of the Academy of Natural Sciences postponed. Here’s why. Billy Penn · Oct 6As Philly officials probe the Academy of Natural Sciences museum’s closure, here’s what we know so far The Inquirer · Oct 5Letters to the Editor: readers on the efforts to save the Academy of Natural Sciences museum The Arapahoe Pinnacle · Oct 5Drexel University closes the Academy of Natural Science NPR · Oct 3Just short of its 200th birthday, a landmark natural history museum shuts down Yahoo News · Oct 3Beloved Philadelphia science museum closes after 198 years WHYY · Oct 2What went wrong at the Academy of Natural Sciences? Former staffers point to years of missteps The Triangle (Drexel) · Oct 2Reflecting on the Academy’s last hours The Triangle (Drexel) · Oct 2‘A beacon to the world,’ faculty and students mourn Academy of Natural Sciences’ closure Northeast Times · Oct 2Former staffers say Academy of Natural Sciences lost its core audience before museum closed The Inquirer · Oct 2Drexel University and the Academy of Natural Sciences may be headed for a split, sources say Grid Magazine · Oct 2Museumgoers express heartache and outrage on the final day of the Academy of Natural Sciences Museum Science Friday · Oct 1Are natural history museums in trouble? 6abc · Oct 1No formal proposal for funding to keep Academy of Natural Sciences open, Drexel University says PhillyVoice · Sept 30Academy of Natural Sciences is closed, but the fight for the museum continues NBC10 · Sept 30Drexel: No formal funding offer received for Academy of Natural Sciences The Inquirer, Letters · Sept 30Drexel, take the money: readers on the Academy’s closing NPR · Sept 29Historic science museum in Philadelphia to close The Daily Pennsylvanian · Sept 29‘Irreplaceable’: Academy of Natural Sciences shutters doors after nearly 200 years CBS Philadelphia · Sept 29Protesters push Drexel to accept funding to keep museum at Academy of Natural Sciences open PHLY Sports, via Yahoo · Sept 28Wulf: Save The Academy of Natural Sciences, Save Our Soul The Inquirer, Editorial Board · Sept 28Philadelphia shouldn’t give up on the Academy of Natural Sciences’ historic museum The Inquirer · Sept 28Let’s talk: Drexel University responds to William Penn’s offer on the Academy of Natural Sciences Billy Penn · Sept 28The Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closed. Its supporters aren’t done 6abc · Sept 28Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences closes for good after nearly 200 years NBC10 · Sept 27Academy of Natural Sciences closes its doors, but it may not be gone forever KYW Newsradio · Sept 27A bittersweet day: Hundreds pack Academy of Natural Sciences for its last day of operation The Inquirer · Sept 27A final day at the Academy of Natural Sciences brought tears, nostalgia, and disbelief The Inquirer, Mike Newall · Sept 27The doors of the Academy of Natural Sciences closed an hour ago. Is this really how it’s going to end? Neighborhood Fundamentals (essay) · Amanda Soskin · Sept 26The Academy Has an Offer. Does It Have the Authority to Take It? The Inquirer · Sept 26Ahead of Sunday’s final day, families brave the rain to protest academy closure Billy Penn · Sept 26Dinosaur costumes, signs mark last push to save Academy of Natural Sciences The Inquirer · Sept 25William Penn Foundation offers funding to keep Academy of Natural Sciences museum open CBS Philadelphia (video) · Sept 25Last chance to visit Academy of Natural Sciences museum in Philadelphia before it closes Axios Philadelphia · Sept 25The bell tolls for the Academy of Natural Science’s museum The Inquirer · Sept 24Drexel wants to sell the Academy of Natural Sciences museum. A Council bill could restrict its redevelopment. Chestnut Hill Local · Sept 23Academy of Natural Sciences closure rocks community PHL17 (video) · Sept 18Philadelphia leaders continue push to save Academy of Natural Sciences WHYY · Sept 17Philadelphia City Council members and local advocates rally to keep Academy of Natural Sciences museum open NBC10 · Sept 17Philadelphia city official fighting to keep Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open The Inquirer · Sept 16Why isn’t the Academy of Natural Sciences building historically protected? No one ever nominated it. Mainline Media News · Sept 15Local organizers aim to ‘Save The Academy’ after announcement of museum closing Philadelphia Magazine · Sept 14A Center City kid remembers the Academy of Natural Sciences Museum Philadelphia Business Journal · Sept 14Culture or condos? Fate of Academy of Natural Sciences building up in the air Broad Street Review · Sept 13Inside the rally to save the Academy of Natural Sciences The Inquirer · Sept 12The Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closing, but all eyes are on its specimens, all 19 million of them NBC10 · Sept 11A mother’s tribute after the sentencing: the Academy was Nick Elizalde’s favorite place WHYY Studio 2, with Isa Betancourt · Sept 9Preserving the Academy of Natural Sciences USA Today (video) · Sept 9When is the museum open before it closes? The Philadelphia Citizen · Sept 9Guest commentary: Save the Academy. For the kids Artforum · Sept 9US’s oldest natural history museum, in Philly, to close

The Inquirer · Sept 2The Academy’s interim leader and Drexel NBC10 · Sept 1Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University to close museum on Sept. 30 The Inquirer · Sept 1The Academy is closing its museum Drexel · Sept 1Preserving the Academy’s legacy and collections for the future The Academy · Sept 1Changing the future of the Academy: the statement from Drexel and the Board 6abc · Sept 1Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences museum to close after nearly 200 years

The Inquirer · July 30The Academy’s history Billy Penn · July 30The Academy: a history of firsts