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If you are coming to the Museum on Saturday, May 25, please use one of the following entrances: 79th Street and Central Park West, subway entrance, or Weston Pavilion (Columbus Avenue entrance). The 81st Street entrance will be closed, but the Hayden Planetarium Space Show will be shown on a normal schedule.

Members Only Programs

Behind the Scenes in Ornithology

April 4, 2013

Ornithology Collections (video thumb)

With nearly 1 million bird specimens, the Museum’s Department of Ornithology’s collection is one of the largest in the world and includes many extinct species. On this rare opportunity to tour the storage facilities, view skins that have been prepared for study with Collections Manager Paul Sweet and learn why such collections are important for conservation and scientific research. Recommended for children 10 and up.