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October 4, 2012

Members Only Programs

Take a virtual trip to the Moon from the Hayden Planetarium during a special evening program for Members.

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Members Only

Through May 31, 2014

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

Upcoming Events

Saturday, June 22

Family and Childrens Programs

Break out your sleeping bags and experience the Museum as never before. 

Registration Open

Registration Open through June 22, 2013

June 27, 2013

Social and Philanthropic Events

Junior Council’s annual summer event features a presentation by Curator Michael Shara, Division of Physical Sciences, Astrophysics, in the Hayden Planetarium, followed by cocktails and live jazz on the Arthur Ross Terrace.

Friday, June 28

Family and Childrens Programs

Break out your sleeping bags and experience the Museum as never before. 

Registration Open

Registration Open through June 28, 2013

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Events Open for Registration or Application

Saturday, June 22

Family and Childrens Programs

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

Break out your sleeping bags and experience the Museum as never before. 

Registration Open

Registration Open through June 28, 2013

Saturday, July 27

Members Only Programs

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. 

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Members Only

Thursday, August 1

Special Events

In its New York theatrical premiere, the new sci-fi thriller Europa Report follows a contemporary mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa to investigate the possible existence of alien life within our solar system. The film will be shown in the Dome of the Hayden Planetarium. 

Registration Open

Registration Open

August 8, 2013

In this one-day workshop, middle and high school teachers will explore ways to use the revised Educator’s Guide for the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth. This hall presents amazing objects for examining essential questions about Earth Science.

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Registration Open through July 22, 2013

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