Programs for School Groups
Drop-In Events

Drop-In Events
Drop-In Events
Drop-In Events
Drop-In Events
The Gottesman Center for Science Teaching and Learning is excited to offer a series of free, hands-on events for school groups of all ages on a variety of topics. Make the most of your field trip by participating in these events, which will allow students the opportunity to engage in hands-on investigations, specimen and artifact observations, and much more while exploring the Museum's world-renowned scientific and cultural collections and exhibition halls.
While you must pre-register your group in order to visit the museum and any special exhibitions, no additional reservations for the school group drop-in events are necessary: all offerings are first-come, first served. Admission to the Museum and the special exhibits are free for groups from New York City schools, however, pre-registration, reservations, and complimentary tickets are required.
To book your trip on one of these days, or any day of the year, visit www.amnh.org or call Central Reservations at 212-769-5200.
The School Group Visits Program at
the American Museum of Natural History is generously supported by
the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Endowment Fund for Education. Additional support for this program is provided by
The Leslie and Daniel Ziff Foundation and Wells Fargo.
Support for New Jersey School Group Visits is provided by Roche.
Additional support for New York City School Group Visits is provided by the New York Yankees Foundation.
May 15, 2013
Students will get a sampling of the best that the Museum have to offer in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Paleontology, Astrophysics, Global Studies and the Living Environment.
June 14, 2013
Students will explore the amazing diversity of life and wide range of habitats that are found in the planet’s Oceans.
April 25, 2013
Learn about our dynamic earth and why understanding how it works is central to our well-being and survival.
March 13, 2013
March 13, 2013 - Explore how the most complex organ in the body has evolved, how it works, and how it makes us human.
February 15, 2013
Students will learn about this important and necessary part of our lives and how it shapes us and the planet and explore connections between food and culture.
December 11, 2012
Students will learn about the cosmos, the nature of galaxies, stars, and planets and how scientists continue to explore our solar system and beyond.
November 16, 2012
Students will learn about traditional cultures of Asia, Africa, North and South America, and the Pacific by exploring models, artifacts, textiles and tools and much more.