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Events in the next 7 days

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

Wednesdays, January 2–March 27

Members Only Programs

Follow trainers on early-morning fitness walks through the Museum before it opens to the public, enjoying a quiet visit and views of favorite dioramas and displays.

Registration Closed

Registration Closed

Members Only

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

Jan. 3 to Feb. 12, 2013

After Hours Programs

This class will introduce and discuss the physical laws and principles that make the Universe what it is, from gravity to electromagnetism to quantum mechanics.

Registration Closed

Registration Closed

Jan. 4 - Feb. 8, 2013

After Hours Programs

Explore how food, nutrition, taste and culture intersect as we examine the interdisciplinary field of the anthropology of food.

Registration Closed

Registration Closed

Jan. 7 - Feb. 2013

This course explores the heavens above as viewed from New York City.  We will cover the basics of amateur astronomy using planetariums and the night sky to practice naked-eye and binocular observation.

Registration Closed

Registration Closed

Three Wednesdays, January 9, 16, and 23

Family and Childrens Programs

When you snack on potato chips, or enjoy spicy Thai noodles, do you ever wonder where your food comes from? How it was grown? Explore these questions and more in workshops based on the Museum’s latest special exhibition, Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture

Thursday, January 10

Cultural Programs

Join us for an exciting evening roundtable with experts Molly Jahn, Raj Patel, and Marcus Samuelsson to discuss key issues around population growth and food security.

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Friday, January 11

Family and Childrens Programs

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

Registration Closed

Registration Closed

Sunday, January 13

Members Only Programs

Join a guide for a tour of the Museum that highlights connections to Theodore Roosevelt, the Conservation President.

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Members Only

Monday, January 14

Special Events

Donald Yeomans introduces the science of near-Earth objects, its history, applications, and ongoing quest to find near-Earth objects before they find us. Book signing to follow.