Events for February 19, 2013
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
Five Tuesdays, February 5-March 5
Courses and Workshops
Inspired by Nature: Creative Writing with Hannah Tinti
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.
Sold Out
Monday - Friday, February 18 - 22
Family and Childrens Programs
Grades 2 and 3: Exploring Dinosaurs
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?
Monday - Friday, February 18 - 22
Family and Childrens Programs
Fossils and DNA (Grades 4 and 5)
Explore the Spitzer Hall of Human Origins, learn about DNA, examine casts of hominid fossils—and have fun doing it!
Monday - Friday, February 18 - 22 (Final Presentations on February 22)
After Hours Programs
Grades 6, 7, 8: Digital Universe Flight School
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.
Feb. 19, 2013
Mid Winter Teacher Institute: Food, Nature, Culture
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.
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
February 19
Student Programs
Dinosaur Tracker (Grades 4 and 5)
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.
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
February 19
Student Programs
Take Wing! (Grades 2 and 3)
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.
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
