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.

Find out about robotic missions to explore our universe and what it will take to build a lunar elevator, deflect deadly asteroids, travel to Mars, and more.

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

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.

Blast off into the future of space exploration with one of the Museum's knowledgeable guides. 

Three-day course designed to help middle and high school educators focus on what adults and students should know about the topic of biological evolution.

Learn the history and simple astronomy behind "Manhattanhenge" in a special presentation at the Hayden Planetarium.

Search for bats in Central Park with members of the New York City Bat Group.

Explore the amazing diversity of life on our planet, making use of AMNH's considerable resources, such as our fossil halls, genetics labs, and world-famous collections.

This two-day workshop will integrate concepts from the Earth, physical, and biological sciences to look at the scientific evidence that informs us about climate change.

Spend a day on Great Gull Island in Long Island Sound with ornithologist Helen Hays to watch hatching chicks, track nests, and explore the island.

Join geologist Sidney Horenstein for this stroll through Ft. Washington Park and a glimpse of the beloved Little Red Lighthouse.

Search for bats in Central Park with members of the New York City Bat Group.

Head to Big Brook in Monmouth County, New Jersey to pan Late Cretaceous sediments for fossils.

A Night at the Museum, the American Museum of Natural History's wildly popular nocturnal adventure experience, has new and exciting updates this season. Explore our live-animal exhibitions with knowledgeable Museum explainers and challenge yourself with one of our fun Museum Quests. End your night by falling asleep in the darkened halls of one of the world's most famous museums.

A Night at the Museum, the American Museum of Natural History's wildly popular nocturnal adventure experience, has new and exciting updates this season. Explore our live-animal exhibitions with knowledgeable Museum explainers and challenge yourself with one of our fun Museum Quests. End your night by falling asleep in the darkened halls of one of the world's most famous museums.

Join a knowledgeable Museum tour guide for an insider’s introduction to all that the Museum has to offer. The tour meets in the Portrait Room on the second floor.

Available online graduate courses for educators for this Fall Session I 2012 offering of Seminars on Science

Available online graduate courses for educators for this Fall Session II 2012 offering of Seminars on Science

Members are invited to visit Spiders Alive! before it opens to the public.

Search for bats in Central Park with members of the New York City Bat Group.

Find out why the sky is blue, which is the heaviest tree in the world, and more on this family-friendly tour.

Explore city, suburban, and rural summer skies with meteorologist Joe Rao and astronomer Ted Williams. Surf the Milky Way to find deep-space objects visible with binoculars or a small telescope, and finish with a look at the Perseid meteor shower. Weather permitting, a star party co-hosted by the Amateur Astronomers Association will follow on the Arthur Ross Terrace.