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Events for November 30, 2012

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.

March 1, 2012 - January 6, 2013

Special Exhibit

Creatures of Light introduces visitors to the astonishing variety of bioluminescent organisms on Earth.

July 1, 2012 - January 4, 2013

IMAX

Follow Sir David Attenborough as he sets out to uncover the truth about the enigmatic pterosaurs—a group of reptiles that ruled the skies about 220 million years ago and, after insects, were the first animals to fly. Attenborough works with scientists and engineers to try and understand how and why pterosaurs flew, traveling to Big Bend National Park in Texas, Lyme Regis in the United Kingdom, and China’s remote Liaoning Province to get answers. The audience will be immersed in the awe-inspiring world of the pterosaur and experience the enormous challenges these creatures faced to survive, let alone flourish, in prehistoric skies. 

Flying Monsters is a National Geographic film.

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

November 1, 2012 - December 18, 2012

After Hours Programs

This class will take you on a grand tour of the solar system, from Mercury and the moons of Saturn, to asteroids and comets.

Nov. 2 to Dec. 14

Six-week course will be dedicated to exploring gender, race, and the individual through various visual media such as film, photography, and the internet.

Registration Closed

Registration Closed

Thursday–Sunday, November 29–December 2

Special Events

Join us at the 36th annual Margaret Mead Film Festival for documentary filmmaking, animation, and archival work that illuminate the complexity and diversity of peoples and cultures around the world.