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.

Travel 13 billion years into the past, when the first stars were born, in this Space Show narrated by Whoopi Goldberg.

Creatures of Light introduces visitors to the astonishing variety of bioluminescent organisms on Earth.

Follow Sir David Attenborough as he sets out to uncover the truth about the enigmatic pterosaurs—a group of reptiles that ruled the skies about 220 million years ago and, after insects, were the first animals to fly. Attenborough works with scientists and engineers to try and understand how and why pterosaurs flew, traveling to Big Bend National Park in Texas, Lyme Regis in the United Kingdom, and China’s remote Liaoning Province to get answers. The audience will be immersed in the awe-inspiring world of the pterosaur and experience the enormous challenges these creatures faced to survive, let alone flourish, in prehistoric skies. 

Flying Monsters is a National Geographic film.

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. 

Learn how to represent and identify major structural landmarks and muscle groups of the legendary "terrible lizards" while creating their own miniature Dinosaur to take home at the end of the course.

This class will take you on a grand tour of the solar system, from Mercury and the moons of Saturn, to asteroids and comets.

Learn how scientists use both physical and molecular characteristics of plants and animals to classify and name species, as well as determine how different species are related to one another.

Six-week course will be dedicated to exploring gender, race, and the individual through various visual media such as film, photography, and the internet.

Learn about the chemistry, physics, and biology of bioluminescence.  We will discuss the many ways animals use light (hunting, communication, protection) and we will learn how scientists use bioluminescent protein in their research.

Learn the ways that the genetic makeup of a population can change over time, and how new species are formed.

Learn about both aspects of cosmology – see how different cultures represent their cosmologies through exhibits from around the Museum, and learn about how scientists study the Universe and what we have learned (and what we don't know!).

The Member Preview is an exclusive opportunity for Members to view the latest special exhibition, Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture, before it opens to the public.

Sip wine with agronomist, vintner, and co-owner of Shinn Estate Vineyards Barbara Shinn as she discusses the fostering of organic and biodynamic-based winegrowing.

Enjoy exclusive morning access to Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture, on its first five days when the exhibition will open at 9:30 am for Members only.

A Night at the Museum, the American Museum of Natural History's wildly popular nocturnal adventure experience, has new and exciting updates this season. Explore our live-animal exhibitions with knowledgeable Museum explainers and challenge yourself with one of our fun Museum Quests. End your night by falling asleep in the darkened halls of one of the world's most famous museums.

Join a knowledgeable Museum tour guide for an insider’s introduction to all that the Museum has to offer. The tour meets in the Portrait Room on the second floor.

The Museum's Twitter followers are invited to explore Our Global Kitchen after hours, meet curators and scientists, and enjoy a special selection of food and drink.

Learn about the cutting-edge field of neuroscience through hands-on experiments and innovative lab activities.

Learn about the fundamental concepts of conservation biology, the threats to biodiversity as well as conservation methods and tools.