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Today at the Museum

Through June 24, 2013

Special Exhibit

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

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

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

January 25, 2013 - April 19, 2013

Student Programs

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

Registration Closed

Registration Closed

Four Thursdays, February 7 to 28

Walks and Tours

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

Monday - Friday, February 18 - 22

Family and Childrens Programs

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

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

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.

Upcoming Events

Friday, May 17

Family and Childrens Programs

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

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Saturday, May 18

Members Only Programs

Paul Sweet, collections manager in the Department of Ornithology, leads this expedition to a bird-watching site in Sullivan County, New York.

Members Only

Saturday, May 18

Special Exhibit

Featuring live species, Frogs: A Chorus of Colors illuminates the diversity and evolution of frogs inhabiting the globe.

Saturday, May 18

Members Only Programs

Join a guide for an insider’s introduction to all that the Museum has to offer, from world-famous habitat dioramas to the spectacular Hayden Planetarium and the Rose Center for Earth and Space. The Members-only tour meets in the Portrait Room on the second floor. 

Members Only

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Events Open for Registration or Application

June 6, 2013

Educator Programs

This professional day is geared for K-12 teachers who want to strengthen their ability to use Museum resources to teach science. Participants will have the opportunity to choose from a range of breakout sessions that will utilize the Museum’s digital, print, and exhibition resources to connect with the science curriculum in ways that are engaging for students.

Registration Open

Registration Open through May 21, 2013

Saturday, June 22

Family and Childrens Programs

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

Registration Open

Registration Open through June 22, 2013

Friday, June 28

Family and Childrens Programs

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

Registration Open

Registration Open through June 28, 2013

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