Special Exhibit
The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter
Through May 27, 2013

Special Exhibit
Through May 27, 2013
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
Wednesdays, January 2–March 27
Members Only Programs
Follow trainers on early-morning fitness walks through the Museum before it opens to the public, enjoying a quiet visit and views of favorite dioramas and displays.
Registration Closed
Registration Closed
Members Only
Jan. 3 to Feb. 12, 2013
After Hours Programs
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 takes viewers on the epic 3,000-mile journey traveled every fall by half a billion Monarch butterflies!
Three Wednesdays, January 9, 16, and 23
Family and Childrens Programs
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.
Wednesday, January 23
Special Events
Back by popular demand, Australian artist Lynette Wallworth’s immersive dome installation Coral: Rekindling Venus is returning to the Museum for a limited engagement, co-presented by the Sundance Film Festival. Corals come to life in Wallworth’s beautiful exploration of coral reef ecosystems and their struggles to handle environmental stresses including rising ocean temperatures.
Wednesday, January 23
Special Events
Back by popular demand, Australian artist Lynette Wallworth’s immersive dome installation Coral: Rekindling Venus is returning to the Museum for a limited engagement, co-presented by the Sundance Film Festival. Corals come to life in Wallworth’s beautiful exploration of coral reef ecosystems and their struggles to handle environmental stresses including rising ocean temperatures.