Events for January 16, 2013
Through June 24, 2013
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
Wednesdays, January 2–March 27
Members Only Programs
Walk on the Wild Side
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. 3 to Feb. 12, 2013
After Hours Programs
Wonderful Universe
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
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!
Three Wednesdays, January 9, 16, and 23
Family and Childrens Programs
Food! (Grades 3, 4, and 5)
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.
January 16, 2013
Special Events
January 2013 - MAT Program Webinar
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
Lecture: The Restoration of the Hall of North American Mammals
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
