Discovery Room

Discovery Room Anniversary Event

Celebrate 10 years of hands-on exploration into nature, science, and culture.
Saturday, May 19

Museum Tours

Discovery Night

Take part in self-guided tours and enjoy special exhibitions during this evening especially for Members.
Thursday, May 24

Mystery at the Museum: An Accomplice Adventure

Experience the Museum in a whole new way in this part-game, part-theater adventure.
Saturday, May 26 - Sunday, May 27

Astronomy Live

Around the World in 60 Minutes

Join Joe Rao and astrophysics educator Christina Pease to view the sky as it appears in different parts of the world.
Tuesday, May 29

Reefs As Never Seen Before: A Premiere

The World Science Festival comes to the Museum for a special evening featuring the premiere of Coral: Rekindling Venus, cocktails, and a viewing of Creatures of Light.
Thursday, May 31

Geology and History of Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters

Geologist Sidney Horenstein leads this slide-illustrated lecture describing the topographic and geologic features of Ft. Tryon Park and Cloisters.
Thursday, May 31

Members-Only Excursions

Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters Walking Tour

Take in the vistas of Ft. Tryon Park with the help of geologist Sidney Horenstein.
Saturday, June 02

Members-Only Excursions

Birding in the Catskills

Explore birding hotspots in the Catskills with ornithologist Paul Sweet.
Saturday, June 02

Transit of Venus

Join us for a live simulcast of the transit of Venus from the Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii.
Tuesday, June 05

SciCafe

Forgetting Fear

Join neuroscientist Daniela Schiller to learn about the possibility of changing fear memories.
Wednesday, June 06

Monthly Family Series

Starball: Family Planetarium Program

See the stars in a new, more personal way in this interactive program in the Hayden Planetarium dome.
Saturday, June 09

Milstein Science Series

Great Barrier Reef

Learn about the Great Barrier Reef's biodiversity and how the coral reef system can be protected.
Sunday, June 10