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Today at the Museum

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. 1 to Dec. 18

Learn how scientists use both physical and molecular characteristics of plants and animals to classify and name species, as well as determine how different species are related to one another.

Registration Closed

Registration Closed

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Join us on Election Day to enrich your understanding of Museum resources and activities for teaching in the newly renovated Hall of North American Mammals and Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall. Teachers will have the opportunity to interact with AMNH staff to strengthen their ability to teach topics that include species conservation and biological adaptation in these halls.

Registration Open

Registration Open

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, May 28

Lectures and Talks

In this program, Museum research scientist Jackie Faherty uses the power of the Dome’s Zeiss IX Projector and the Museum’s Digital Universe Atlas to simulatenumerousexcitingcelestialphenomenathat you should be able to see in your lifetime.

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Events Open for Registration or Application

June 6, 2013

Educator Programs

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

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

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

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