Special Exhibit
The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter
Through May 27, 2013
Today at the Museum
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
Friday, January 25 and Saturday, January 26
Cultural Programs
Festival Luna
In anticipation of the upcoming Lunar New Year, this festival invites visitors to explore and experience traditions old and new that celebrate the Moon. Enjoy a meditative reflection on the dawa (moon) with a Lama from Tibet;
learn a Grandmother Moon song from singer-songwriter Bear Fox and the Akwesasne Women Singers of the Mohawk Nation; create your own Dong Ho Vietnamese folk painting, and much more.
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
Upcoming Events
Saturday, May 18
Members Only Programs
Birding and Wine-tasting in Basha Kill
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
Members Only Programs
Members-Only Highlights Tours
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
Sunday, May 19
Courses and Workshops
May Special Folding Fun Session with OrigamiUSA
Highly skilled teachers from OrigamiUSA lead a day of "Special Folding Fun Sessions."
Registration Open
Registration Open through May 19, 2013
Events Open for Registration or Application
Sunday, May 19
Courses and Workshops
May Special Folding Fun Session with OrigamiUSA
Highly skilled teachers from OrigamiUSA lead a day of "Special Folding Fun Sessions."
Registration Open
Registration Open through May 19, 2013
June 6, 2013
Educator Programs
NYC Chancellor’s Day: Connecting Museum Resources to the Science Curriculum
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 8; Saturday, July 27; Saturday, August 24
Members Only Programs
Journey to a Lost World
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 June 7, 2013
Members Only
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