Today at the Museum
Through May 31, 2014
Special Exhibit
Picturing Science
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
Journey to the Stars 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
Winged Tapestries: Moths at Large
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
October 6, 2012 - May 27, 2013
Special Exhibit
The Butterfly Conservatory
Mingle with up to 500 live, free-flying tropical butterflies.
Through July 7, 2013
IMAX
Flight of the Butterflies
Flight of the Butterflies takes viewers on the epic 3,000-mile journey traveled every fall by half a billion Monarch butterflies!
January 25, 2013 - April 19, 2013
Student Programs
After-School Program
Courses for NYC high school students interested in the sciences offered late February through mid-April 2013.
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
Two Thursdays, March 7 and 14
Family and Childrens Programs
Twinkling Stars: Gods and Heroes (Grades 1 and 2)
This introduction to the night sky was developed for budding astronomers. Classroom activities and observations in the Hayden Planetarium reveal the stars above and the ancient stories that have followed them through the ages.
Eight Thursdays, March 7-April 25
Courses and Workshops
Animal Drawing
The Museum's celebrated spaces serve as the setting for an intensive after-hours drawing course with illustrator and naturalist Patricia Wynne.
Sold Out
Upcoming Events
Saturday, June 22
Family and Childrens Programs
Night At The Museum Sleepovers
Break out your sleeping bags and experience the Museum as never before.
Registration Open
Registration Open through June 22, 2013
June 24 - 28
Family and Childrens Programs
Astro-Adventures - Exploring Space (Grades 2 and 3)
Join us in the Hayden Planetarium as we soar through the Universe on a hunt for planets beyond our solar system!
Sold Out
June 27, 2013
Social and Philanthropic Events
Jazz on the Terrace
Junior Council’s annual summer event features a presentation by Curator Michael Shara, Division of Physical Sciences, Astrophysics, in the Hayden Planetarium, followed by cocktails and live jazz on the Arthur Ross Terrace.
Friday, June 28
Family and Childrens Programs
Night At The Museum Sleepovers
Break out your sleeping bags and experience the Museum as never before.
Registration Open
Registration Open through June 28, 2013
Events Open for Registration or Application
Saturday, June 22
Family and Childrens Programs
Night At The Museum Sleepovers
Break out your sleeping bags and experience the Museum as never before.
Registration Open
Registration Open through June 22, 2013
Friday, June 28
Family and Childrens Programs
Night At The Museum Sleepovers
Break out your sleeping bags and experience the Museum as never before.
Registration Open
Registration Open through June 28, 2013
Saturday, July 27
Members Only Programs
Journey to a Lost World - July
Pack your collecting bag, old sneakers, and lunch, and travel back in time for an expedition to Big Brook in Monmouth County, New Jersey with Museum paleoentomologist Paul Nascimbene or Senior Scientific Assistant (Paleontology) Carl Mehling.
Sold Out
Members Only
Thursday, August 1
Special Events
Europa Report
In its New York theatrical premiere, the new sci-fi thriller Europa Report follows a contemporary mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa to investigate the possible existence of alien life within our solar system. The film will be shown in the Dome of the Hayden Planetarium.
Registration Open
Registration Open
August 8, 2013
Using Educator’s Guides to Teach Secondary Earth Science - Aug. 6, 2013
In this one-day workshop, middle and high school teachers will explore ways to use the revised Educator’s Guide for the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth. This hall presents amazing objects for examining essential questions about Earth Science.
Registration Open
Registration Open through July 22, 2013