Water: H₂O = Life – This exhibition illuminates one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century: humanity's sustainable management and use of the life-giving, but finite, resource—water. Now through May 26.

The Butterfly Conservatory – The butterflies are back! Celebrate the tenth annual return of this re-created tropical forest environment filled with over 500 live butterflies. Now through May 26.

Father's Day at the Museum Shops Online – Dad's a Darwin fan? Taken with T. rex? Harbors a penchant for penguins? Whatever his passion, you're sure to find something just right for him in our awesome assortment of dinosaur, space, and other ties.

When We Left Earth – The World Science Festival and American Museum of Natural History host the premiere screening of the amazing space exploration series When We Left Earth followed by a moderated dialogue. Friday, May 30.

Identification Day – Bring your shells, rocks, insects, feathers, bones, and artifacts to our annual Identification Day! Saturday, June 7.

From the Field: The Haphazard construction of the Human Mind – Is the brain an elegantly designed organ, or a clumsily cobbled together contraption? Tuesday, June 24.

Lizards and Snakes: Alive! – The squamates return in this popular exhibition showcasing more than 60 live animals representing 27 species from all over the world.
Returns May 24, 2008.

Saturn: Images from the Cassini-Huygens Mission – Dramatic up-close photographs of the ringed planet and its multitude of moons, ranging from small individual images to large mosaics, sent over half a billion miles by the Cassini spacecraft to Earth. Now Open.

Dinosaurs Alive! – Large-format film Dinosaurs Alive! shows AMNH paleontologists Mike Novacek and Mark Norell and an inspired team of dedicated young graduate students on an expedition to the Gobi Desert.

AMNH Sleepovers! – The popular sleepover program for families and groups with children ages 8 to 12 offers the unique opportunity to experience the Museum as never before.