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Events for January 24, 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

Jan. 3 - Feb. 12, 2013

Students in this course will discuss the genetics of human diversity and how the illnesses affecting certain populations are a combination of nature (genetics, geography) and nurture (environment).

Registration Closed

Registration Closed

Thursday, January 24

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.