Special Exhibit
The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter
Through May 27, 2013
Today at the Museum
Thursday, March 21
After Hours Programs
Adventures in the Global Kitchen: Foraging
Tama Matsuoka Wong, forager for Daniel, the renowned New York City restaurant of Daniel Boulud, and author of Foraged Flavor: Finding Fabulous Ingredients in Your Backyard or Farmer’s Market discusses "eating from nature's garden." Tastings included.
Thursday March 21
Members Only Programs
Member Preview of Whales: Giants of the Deep
SOLD OUT — Be among the first to view this exciting new exhibition about the world’s largest sea mammals. Then, join us for a wine reception, and mingle with your fellow Members.
Sold Out
Members Only
Through June 24, 2013
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
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
Eight Thursdays, March 7-April 25
Courses and Workshops
Animal Drawing
The Museum's celebrated spaces serve as the setting for an intensive after-hours drawing course with illustrator and naturalist Patricia Wynne.
Sold Out
Upcoming Events
Two sessions on Tuesday, May 21
Members Only Programs
Members' Field Trip to the Moon
Take a virtual trip to the Moon from the Hayden Planetarium.
Members Only
Thursday, May 30
After Hours Programs
World Science Festival: How Whales Are Unlocking Arctic Secrets
Join a riveting discussion with explorers and scientists who are using daring new tactics to “recruit” these animals, featuring spectacular photographs, rare footage, and musical performances inspired by whale song.
Saturday, June 1
Family and Childrens Programs
Family Bird Walk
Families, join a Museum naturalist for a bird walk in Central Park. Young explorers and their parents will learn how to find and identify the many bird species and habitats found in our own “backyard.”
Events Open for Registration or Application
Saturday, June 22
Family and Childrens Programs
Night At The Museum Sleepovers
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
Night At The Museum Sleepovers
Break out your sleeping bags and experience the Museum as never before.
Registration Open
Registration Open through June 28, 2013
Saturday, August 24
Members Only Programs
Journey to a Lost World - August
Pack your collecting bag, old sneakers, and lunch, and travel back in time for an expedition to Big Brook in Monmouth County, New Jersey with Museum paleoentomologist Paul Nascimbene or Senior Scientific Assistant (Paleontology) Carl Mehling.
Registration Open
Registration Open through August 24, 2013
Members Only
Saturday, July 27
Members Only Programs
Journey to a Lost World - July
Pack your collecting bag, old sneakers, and lunch, and travel back in time for an expedition to Big Brook in Monmouth County, New Jersey with Museum paleoentomologist Paul Nascimbene or Senior Scientific Assistant (Paleontology) Carl Mehling.
Registration Open
Registration Open through July 27, 2013
Members Only
August 8, 2013
Using Educator’s Guides to Teach Secondary Earth Science - Aug. 6, 2013
In this one-day workshop, middle and high school teachers will explore ways to use the revised Educator’s Guide for the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth. This hall presents amazing objects for examining essential questions about Earth Science.
Registration Open
Registration Open through July 22, 2013