Getting ready forthe Perot Museum of Nature and Science.
A science museum in downtown Dallas with sensory bags and noise-canceling headphones at the Box Office, headphone zones throughout, a quiet area on the Lower Level, and a KultureCity partnership with annual staff training. A ticket is good all day.
Sensory supports. Sensory bags, headphone zones and a quiet area.
Hours
Sunday 11 am to 5 pm; Monday to Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, and open all Tuesdays in November and December. Last exhibit entry is 4 pm. Members-only hour: Sundays 10 to 11 am. Special hours and closures: closed November 13 and 14 for the annual gala; closed Thanksgiving Day (November 26); open 10 am to 3 pm on December 24; closed Christmas Day. In 2027: Spring Break, March 12 to 21, open 9 am to 5 pm daily; closed September 7 to 9, 2027 for annual maintenance.
“Sensory bags containing special KCVIP badges, feeling thermometer, fidget tools, and noise-canceling headphones are available at the Box Office.”
“A quiet area is located on the Lower Level in a designated room.”
“Headphone zones are located throughout the Museum.”
The museum has partnered with KultureCity and gives its staff annual training. For more on the resources offered throughout the museum, download the KultureCity Sensory Inclusive app.
School groups are most concentrated before 2 pm, mostly Wednesday through Friday during the school year, and March through May are particularly high-traffic times for school groups.
The museum encourages you to get in touch before your visit with any questions or specific needs: 214.428.5555 or info@perotmuseum.org.
Quiet area in a designated room on the Lower Levelquiet zone
General admission: adults (13 and up) $27, youth 2 to 12 $17, members free. The Soccer: More Than a Game exhibition and 3D films cost extra. Tickets can't be refunded or exchanged. Children under 13 must be with a parent or guardian at all times.
With proof of enrollment in an eligible assistance program (such as a Lone Star card, WIC EBT card, Medicaid card, CHIP card or SSI award letter) and a photo ID, admission is $3 per person, for you and up to 7 more family members. Redeem it at the “Need Tickets” line at the Box Office.
Your general admission ticket is valid all day; traveling exhibitions are one-time entry only.
Parking: Lot B, under Woodall Rodgers Freeway off Broom Street, is covered, first come, first served, and $15 per vehicle. Lot B has a limited number of accessible spots, and an attendant can direct you. If they're full, there's limited accessible parking in Lot A, entered from Houston Street through a gate (press the button to talk to security); Lot A has limited access Monday to Friday.
Food and drinks aren't allowed past the ticket-taking area. Baby food, formula, breast milk and juice for infants or toddlers are allowed in reasonable quantities. The Café is open 11 am to 4 pm daily.
Strollers and wagons are welcome in the exhibit halls but not in The Hoglund Foundation Theater, and on busy days they may not be allowed inside the Moody Family Children's Museum; there's stroller parking at the entrance to the children's area. Luggage and larger bags aren't allowed.
A private restroom with a changing table and wheelchair access, for parents and caregivers of older children or teens with limited mobility, is on the Lower Level; ask any Perot Museum employee for access. Wheelchairs are free, first come, first served, at the Box Office on Level 1.
Lost something? Check with the Box Office or tell another staff member.
