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.

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. 

Mingle with up to 500 live, free-flying tropical butterflies.

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 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.

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.

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