Events for January 21, 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.
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!
Jan. 7 - Feb. 2013
Urban Astronomy- Exploratory Course
This course explores the heavens above as viewed from New York City. We will cover the basics of amateur astronomy using planetariums and the night sky to practice naked-eye and binocular observation.
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
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.
