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The Museum is open daily from 10 am–5:45 pm except on Thanksgiving and Christmas, with some programs offered outside of regular hours.
Browse below for a selection of upcoming programs, including festivals, lectures, Member events, sleepovers and more. Use the filter and calendar function to narrow down by date. Looking for exhibitions, hall tours or events in the Discovery Room?
After-Hours Programs
Sleepover: A Night at the Museum
Spend an unforgettable night at the Museum. Bring a sleeping bag and a pillow - plus a flashlight to explore!
Friday, February 28, 2020
Planetarium Programs
Frontiers Lecture: Mars Madness
Join mission scientist Jack Mustard in the Hayden Planetarium, where he'll discuss the upcoming mission to the Red Planet.
Monday, March 2, 2020
Science Socials
SciCafe: Sea Turtles and Geomagnetic Navigation
Learn how sea turtles' geomagnetic navigation systems help them find their way around the ocean.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Member Programs
Member Preview Days: The Nature of Color
See The Nature of Color before it opens to the public during Member Preview Days March 6-8.
Friday–Sunday, March 6-8
After-Hours Programs
Sleepover: A Night at the Museum
Spend an unforgettable night at the Museum. Bring a sleeping bag and a pillow - plus a flashlight to explore!
Friday, March 6, 2020
Lectures and Talks
SciChat: Inside Earth
Hang out with geologist Emily Hopper and hear what seismic waves have to tell us about volcanoes, earthquakes, and more!
Saturday, March 14
Member Programs
Hall Tour: Predator and Prey
Go on a tour with an experienced Museum guide and learn about the complex relationship between predator and prey.
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Science Socials
Neuroscience Night: Our Wonderful Brain
Mix and mingle with a glass of wine in hand - and discover things you never knew about the brain.
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Walks, Tours, and Drop Ins
Brain Awareness Weekend Drop-In
Join neuroscientists leading informal discussions, and explore thee systems responsible for memory, sensation, movement.
Saturday, March 21–Sunday, March 22, 2020
After-Hours Programs
Sleepover: A Night at the Museum
Spend an unforgettable night at the Museum. Bring a sleeping bag and a pillow - plus a flashlight to explore!
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Walks, Tours, and Drop Ins
Brain Awareness Weekend Drop-In
Join neuroscientists leading informal discussions, and explore thee systems responsible for memory, sensation, movement.
Saturday, March 21–Sunday, March 22, 2020
Talks
2020 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Speculations on Alien Life On Earth and Across the Universe
Neil deGrasse Tyson and a panel of experts discuss how life might have formed on Earth, and what alien life might look like.
Tuesday, March 24, 2020