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.

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. 

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.

Courses for NYC high school students interested in the sciences offered late February through mid-April 2013.

This five-session creative writing class at the Museum, taught by Hannah Tinti, will focus on the natural world, with each session held in a different gallery.

Catch a glimpse of owls, songbirds, and woodpeckers in the woods, seed-eating birds in the fields, and multiple species of ducks and gulls in the lakes as ornithologist Paul Sweet guides you through three Central Park habitats to observe the varied bird species of New York City

Ants, oak trees, elephants, bacteria: our planet teems with an incredible diversity of life. But is there life beyond Earth? Learn how scientists look for clues that could lead to the discovery of life on other planets.

In this unique program, learn to navigate our solar system, galaxy, and beyond using Digital Universe, the Museum’s cutting-edge, three-dimensional, scientifically accurate map of the cosmos.

Why do some scientists call birds living dinosaurs? How much did the biggest dinosaurs have to eat to survive? How did mother dinosaurs raise their babies?

Explore the Spitzer Hall of Human Origins, learn about DNA, examine casts of hominid fossils—and have fun doing it! 

Travel back to a time when giants roamed the Earth! Walk in the shoes of a paleontologist to investigate some of the largest animals to ever inhabit our planet.

Experience the splendor of live butterflies in the Museum's indoor tropical rainforest. Interact with these fascinating insects up close to explore how they eat, grow, and trick hungry predators.

This workshop will introduce K-12 teachers to the Museum’s newest exhibition, Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture. Teachers will engage with Museum educators, and scientists to strengthen their understanding about the science of food, resource sustainability, and health.

Travel back to a time when giants roamed the Earth! Walk in the shoes of a paleontologist to investigate some of the largest animals to ever inhabit our planet.

Experience the splendor of live butterflies in the Museum's indoor tropical rainforest. Interact with these fascinating insects up close to explore how they eat, grow, and trick hungry predators.

Gone are the days when a lonely bottle of Angostura bitters held court behind the bar. A cocktail renaissance has swept across the country, inspiring a new fascination with the ingredients, techniques, and traditions that make the American cocktail so special.

Break out your sleeping bags and experience the Museum as never before. 

Join Museum exhibition specialist Tom Doncourt for a behind-the-scenes look at habitat dioramas.

The Museum honors African-American History Month with a tribute to storytellers and griots who give rich voice to the African-American experience! From noon to 6 pm, the program features Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of multi-platinum hip-hop group Run-DMC, who returns to the Museum with Oscar-nominated youth ensemble IMPACT Repertory Theatre, special guest NEA Jazz Master Delfeayo Marsalis, and other storytellers, poets, choreographers, and more.

Celebrate the holiday with a unique NYC experience only at the Hayden Planetarium!