What better way to spend a day than immersing your students in the Witte Museum? Join us for a fun day of learning at Homeschool Day! Choose between two special programs: Deep in the Arts and Creature Feature.

How many questions about tarantulas can you think up? Join Dr. Valerie Renee Holmes, entomologist and tarantula expert, for Saturday with a Scientist: Tarantula Talks. Learn about the anatomy, behavior and tactics of tarantulas that allow them to thrive in their ecosystems.

What better way to spend a day than immersing your students in the Witte Museum? Join us for a fun day of learning at Homeschool Day! Choose between two special programs: Weaving Webs and Spectacular Spiders.

Have you ever wondered how scientists are able to study small animals that call Texas home? Join Dr. Michele Johnson and students from Trinity University to find out! Dr. Johnson will be bringing microscopes and preserved specimens of small Texas native animals.

Have you ever wondered about the ground beneath your feet? Meet Dr. Melanie Szulczewski, a soil chemist and environmental science professor, and discover the hidden world of soil!

What better way to spend a day than immersing your students in the Witte Museum? Join us for a fun day of learning at Homeschool Day! Choose between two special programs: Black Cowboys and Watercolor Wonders.

Have you ever wondered why people are afraid of spiders? Join us at the Witte Museum to learn from Bria Marty, biologist and spider expert. Inspired by her lifelong love of spiders, Bria studied how people think about spiders for her graduate work at Texas State University.

The 2024 Conference on Texas at the Witte Museum will reveal the foundational role of chattel slavery in the formation and growth of Texas. Through new scholarship, the Conference will broaden the understanding of the ongoing legacies from slavery which continue to impact African Americans in Texas.