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Events in the next 7 days

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

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

Eight Thursdays, March 7-April 25

Courses and Workshops

The Museum's celebrated spaces serve as the setting for an intensive after-hours drawing course with illustrator and naturalist Patricia Wynne

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March 23, 2013 - March 24, 2013

Members Only Programs

Members can enjoy free, exclusive morning access to Whales: Giants of the Deep, for the first two days the exhibition is open. Registration required; call 212-769-5200. 

Members Only

Tuesday March 26

Lectures and Talks

Most comets–those dazzling, mysterious visitors from the depths of space—turn out to be unimpressive sky objects, but in July 2011, astronomers in Hawaii using a special robotic telescope found a comet that shows some promise to put on a good show during March 2013. Joe Rao will talk about the historical and scientific importance of comets and then, using the Zeiss IX projector, show just where to look for the new Comet PANSTARRS. 

March 27 & 28

This two-day course is designed to help middle and high school educators focus on what adults and students should know about the topic of biological evolution. Participants in this course will work with AMNH educators using museum exhibitions and resources to examine the cutting edge of evolutionary theory.

Registration Closed

Registration Closed