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Launch your weekend with drinks and dancing at the most explosive party this side of the Milky Way.
Friday, May 18
Celebrate 10 years of hands-on exploration into nature, science, and culture.
Saturday, May 19
Take part in self-guided tours and enjoy special exhibitions during this evening especially for Members.
Thursday, May 24
Experience the Museum in a whole new way in this part-game, part-theater adventure.
Saturday, May 26 - Sunday, May 27
Join Joe Rao and astrophysics educator Christina Pease to view the sky as it appears in different parts of the world.
Tuesday, May 29
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
Geologist Sidney Horenstein leads this slide-illustrated lecture describing the topographic and geologic features of Ft. Tryon Park and Cloisters.
Thursday, May 31
Take in the vistas of Ft. Tryon Park with the help of geologist Sidney Horenstein.
Saturday, June 02
Explore birding hotspots in the Catskills with ornithologist Paul Sweet.
Saturday, June 02
Join us for a live simulcast of the transit of Venus from the Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii.
Tuesday, June 05

Join neuroscientist Daniela Schiller to learn about the possibility of changing fear memories.
Wednesday, June 06
See the stars in a new, more personal way in this interactive program in the Hayden Planetarium dome.
Saturday, June 09

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Museum graduate student Edward Stanley recently used high-resolution x-ray images of tiny “arm [...]
How do whales and walruses stay warm in bone-chilling water? Make a pair of rubber blubber gloves and find out.
Turn pasta, Play-Doh, and pipe cleaners into a coral reef diorama
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