Special Exhibit
The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter
Through May 27, 2013

Special Exhibit
Through May 27, 2013
Through June 24, 2013
Special Exhibit
This exhibition features more than 20 sets of large-format images that showcase the wide range of research being conducted at the Museum as well as how various optical tools are used in scientific studies.
Through September 1, 2013
Space Show
Travel 13 billion years into the past, when the first stars were born, in this Space Show narrated by Whoopi Goldberg.
Through September 29, 2013
Special Exhibit
Witness the arresting beauty and surprising diversity of moths in a presentation of more than 30 large-format prints by Canadian photographer Jim des Rivières.
Free With Museum Admission
Wednesdays, January 2–March 27
Members Only Programs
Follow trainers on early-morning fitness walks through the Museum before it opens to the public, enjoying a quiet visit and views of favorite dioramas and displays.
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
Members Only
Jan. 3rd - Feb. 12, 2013
In Alien Planets, you will create a realistic exoplanet while learning about planets in our solar system and exploring new discoveries about other planetary systems.
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
Jan. 3 - Feb. 12, 2013
Students in this course will discuss the genetics of human diversity and how the illnesses affecting certain populations are a combination of nature (genetics, geography) and nurture (environment).
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
Jan. 3 to Feb. 12, 2013
After Hours Programs
This class will introduce and discuss the physical laws and principles that make the Universe what it is, from gravity to electromagnetism to quantum mechanics.
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
Jan. 4 - Feb. 8, 2013
After Hours Programs
Explore how food, nutrition, taste and culture intersect as we examine the interdisciplinary field of the anthropology of food.
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
Jan. 7 - Feb. 2013
This course explores the heavens above as viewed from New York City. We will cover the basics of amateur astronomy using planetariums and the night sky to practice naked-eye and binocular observation.
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
Three Wednesdays, January 9, 16, and 23
Family and Childrens Programs
When you snack on potato chips, or enjoy spicy Thai noodles, do you ever wonder where your food comes from? How it was grown? Explore these questions and more in workshops based on the Museum’s latest special exhibition, Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture.
Friday, January 11
Family and Childrens Programs
Break out your sleeping bags and experience the Museum as never before.
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
Sunday, January 13
Members Only Programs
Join a guide for a tour of the Museum that highlights connections to Theodore Roosevelt, the Conservation President.
Sold Out
Members Only
Monday, January 14
Special Events
Donald Yeomans introduces the science of near-Earth objects, its history, applications, and ongoing quest to find near-Earth objects before they find us. Book signing to follow.
January 16, 2013
Special Events
Change lives. Teach science. That is the call of action for the Museum’s new Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program, the first urban teacher residency program offered by a museum. Join us in a Webinar to learn more about the program.
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
Wednesday, January 16
Members Only Programs
Enjoy a special lecture by two members of the project team responsible for the major restoration of the beloved Hall of North American Mammals: conservators Elizabeth Nunan and Julia Sybalsky.
Members Only
Friday, January 18
Family and Childrens Programs
Break out your sleeping bags and experience the Museum as never before.
Registration Closed
Registration Closed