Calendar

Family Programs Discovery Room The Discovery Room will be open for extra morning hours during spring break from April 19–April 26. Through January 1, 2020 Courses and Workshops Weekend Drop-In Sessions in the Sackler Educational Lab Join us in the Sackler Educational Laboratory to meet scientists and discover cutting-edge research in human evolution. Saturdays and Sundays Walks, Tours, and Drop Ins Swimming with Giants in 360 Virtually dive into and explore the world under water and sample some of the wonders that await in the Unseen Oceans exhibition. Friday, March 1–Sunday, August 18, 2019 Member Programs Animal Encounter: Wild Babies Meet some of nature’s cutest youngsters, and learn how they adapt to their unique habitats with Grant Kemmerer, wildlife expert. Saturday, April 27, 2019 After-Hours Programs A Night at the Museum Sleepover: 4/27/2019 Sleep beneath the blue whale and explore the Museum after hours. Saturday, April 27–Sunday April 28 Science Socials SciCafe: Why Dinosaurs Matter Join Diego Pol, who discovered The Titanosaur, and learn how paleontologists find fossils, and explore quirky, but profound questions. Wednesday, May 1, 2019 After-Hours Programs A Night at the Museum Sleepover: 5/3/2019 Sleep beneath the blue whale and explore the Museum after hours. Friday, May 3 –Saturday, May 4 Member Programs Hall Tour: Milstein Hall of Ocean Life Dive below the surface and travel from vibrant coral reefs to the oceans’ remote depths, and behold more than 750 spectacular marine... Saturday, May 11, 2019 Planetarium Programs Frontiers Lecture: Cassini, Explorer of the Outer Solar System Planetary scientist Jani Radebaugh discusses the storms and structures the Cassini mission has revealed in Saturn's colorful atmosphere. Monday, May 13, 2019 Courses and Workshops Origami Folding Fun Sessions: May 2019 Come to the Museum to learn the art of paper folding with members of OrigamiUSA! Sunday, May 19, 2019 Festivals Milstein Science Series: Ocean Babies Learn all about the youngest animals that live beneath the sea at this family-friendly festival. Sunday, May 19, 2019 Planetarium Programs Astronomy Live: Under the Southern Cross Journey to the skies of the Southern Hemisphere with presenters Joe Rao and Irene Pease without leaving the Hayden Planetarium. Tuesday, May 28, 2019