Calendar
The Museum is now open, and you can still enjoy our virtual programming.
Festivals
EarthFest Online
Celebrate Earth Day with the Museum’s family-friendly, all-day online festival!
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Member Programs
Member Evening Hours
Off-hours access on Thursday evenings, for Members and their guests.
Thursday Evenings
Lectures and Talks
James Arthur Lecture: The Expensive Tissue Hypothesis Revisited
Anthropologist Leslie Aiello explores advances in evolutionary biology since the introduction of this influential theory 25 years...
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Science Socials
SciCafe: Measuring the Ages of Ancient Worlds
Find out why determining the ages of stars will offer scientists a better chance of finding life signs on distant planets.
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Family Programs
The Scientist Is In: The Cicadas Are Coming!
Brood X Cicadas have been living underground for 17 years. How do they survive? And what will they do when they emerge?
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Family Programs
Astronomy Online: Visiting Volcanoes in Space
Volcanoes have been discovered throughout the solar system. What do they reveal about the evolution of worlds beyond earth?
Friday, May 7, 2021
Family Programs
The Scientist Is In: Inside the Museum’s Beetle Colony
Live Dermestid beetles help clean skeleton specimens destined for the Museum's collections.
Thursday, May 13, 2021
After-Hours Programs
Frontiers Lecture: Volcanic Worlds
How did Earth and Venus, similar in so many ways, end up with such vastly different surfaces?
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Family Programs
The Scientist Is In: The Mysterious Modern Dinosaurs
Cassowaries may provide insight into the bizarre appearances of extinct dinosaurs.
Thursday, May 27, 2021