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.

Travel 13 billion years into the past, when the first stars were born, in this Space Show narrated by Whoopi Goldberg.

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. 

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.

Courses for NYC high school students interested in the sciences offered late February through mid-April 2013.

Available online graduate courses for educators for this Spring Session I 2013 offering of Seminars on Science

This five-session creative writing class at the Museum, taught by Hannah Tinti, will focus on the natural world, with each session held in a different gallery.

Available online graduate courses for educators for this Summer Session II 2013 offering of Seminars on Science

Available online graduate courses for educators for this Summer Session I 2013 offering of Seminars on Science

MIT Professor Robert Berwick discusses the evolution of human language and how a surprisingly simple operation “glues” words and sentence parts together. 

Dispel common myths and discover the real science and issues beyond the headlines in this groundbreaking conversation with experts from diverse fields.

Calling all future astronauts! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live and work in space? Train to go on space walks, conduct experiments on a space station, and experience the thrill of space travel. 

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. 

On the island of New Guinea there are unusual lizards with bright green blood. Could these reptiles offer clues to better understand diseases in humans like malaria and jaundice?  Associate Curator at the American Museum of Natural History Susan Perkins and Chris Austin, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences at Louisiana State University, will discuss their work on this system.

Experience live butterflies in an indoor tropical rainforest! In this workshop, you will observe these fascinating insects up close to investigate how they eat, grow, trick hungry predators, and migrate. 

This introduction to the night sky was developed for budding astronomers. Classroom activities and observations in the Hayden Planetarium reveal the stars above and the ancient stories that have followed them through the ages.

The Museum's celebrated spaces serve as the setting for an intensive after-hours drawing course with illustrator and naturalist Patricia Wynne. 

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

Explore how the brains of fruit flies and humans interpret taste and how this affects behavior. 

Join us in the Hayden Planetarium for an evening of star hopping, mythology, and stories of the sky.

Join a guide for an insider’s introduction to all that the Museum has to offer.

Explore the relationship between humans and the oceans, from cultural traditions and fishing practices to sustainable seafood, and learn what you can do to be good steward of the Earth’s seas.

Highly skilled teachers from OrigamiUSA lead a day of "Special Folding Fun Sessions."

The film SHELLSHOCKED: Saving Oysters to Save Ourselves follows efforts in New York Harbor to prevent the extinction of wild oyster reefs, which keep our oceans healthy by filtering water and engineering ecosystems. 

Science fiction portrays our Milky Way Galaxy as filled with habitable planets populated by advanced civilizations engaged in interstellar trade, conflict, super-technology, and romance. Back in our real universe, Earth-like planets and extraterrestrial life have proved elusive; not a microbe has been found. Join Geoff Marcy as he discusses the latest on NASA’s new space-borne Kepler telescope, which is finding the first Earth-like worlds around other stars.

Author and environmentalist Richard Ellis brings together art and science in an exploration of the world’s never-ending fascination with sharks.

Biologist David Haskell offers insights into the workings of forests and personal reflections on the practice of close observation of nature.

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

Launch your weekend with drinks and dancing at the most explosive party this side of the Milky Way. See and be seen under the stars as live bands, DJs, and VJs present the hottest music and project dynamic visuals at the Rose Center for Earth and Space. Cocktails keep the party going.

See more details at One Step Beyond.

You must be 21 or older to attend this event, and present a valid I.D.*

What does it mean to be 'on the same wavelength' with another person? Participants in this workshop will take part in a real brain experiment and help scientists figure out the answer to this question.

Join a volunteer guide for a tour of Museum exhibits that will focus on dung, scat, and other bodily waste as well as its uses in agriculture, in products of beauty and allure, and in the treatment of disease, and more. 

This tour is not for children.

The concept of nothing is as old as zero itself. How do we grapple with the concept of nothing? From the best laboratory vacuums on Earth to the vacuum of space to what lies beyond, the idea of nothing continues to intrigue professionals and the public alike.

Join Hayden Planetarium Director Neil deGrasse Tyson as he moderates the world's leading voices in this great scientific debate.

Tickets are sold out; please visit amnh.org/live for information on watching the debate live on our site.

Tama Matsuoka Wong, forager for Daniel, the renowned New York City restaurant of Daniel Boulud, and author of Foraged Flavor: Finding Fabulous Ingredients in Your Backyard or Farmer’s Market discusses "eating from nature's garden." Tastings included.

SOLD OUT — Be among the first to view this exciting new exhibition about the world’s largest sea mammals. Then, join us for a wine reception, and mingle with your fellow Members.

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

Members can enjoy free, exclusive morning access to Whales: Giants of the Deep, for the first two days the exhibition is open. Registration required; call 212-769-5200.