Calendar
Planetarium Programs
Astronomy Live: The Search for Life in the Universe
Join us as we investigate one of astronomy’s greatest mysteries: Are we alone in the universe?
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Member Programs
Member Hours
Off-hours access for Members and their guests.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Festival
EarthFest
Join us for a full day of family-friendly activities and performances celebrating planet Earth.
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Science Socials
SciCafe: The Tiniest Dinosaurs
Join a Museum paleontologist to explore cutting-edge methods of investigating the smallest Jurassic vertebrates.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Educator Professional Learning
Speaker Series for Teachers: Ash Chemistry and Monitoring Volcanoes
This virtual talk will focus on ash-fall studies as a monitoring tool for future eruptions on volcanoes around the world.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Festival
Mead Film Festival: Thursday
The festival weekend will begin with Soundtrack '63, a multimedia retrospective of the Black experience in the US.
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Festival
Mead Film Festival: Friday
Day two features Sugarcane, a documentary about a school that isolated Indigenous children from their culture.
Friday, May 10, 2024
Festival
Mead Film Festival: Saturday
Films will highlight remarkable journeys of resilience and healing as people advocate for their homelands.
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Festival
Mead Film Festival: Sunday
Experience the power of community activism with stories of those working to preserve their native cultures.
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Educator Professional Learning
Speaker Series for Teachers: Degenerates in Astronomy
This virtual talk will focus on mapping and exploring the Milky Way and surrounding stellar systems, exoplanets, and more.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Planetarium Programs
Frontiers Lecture: Robotic Mission to Mars
Take part in a discussion about the history of rover missions to Mars.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Lectures and Talks
James Arthur Lecture: The Emergence of Emotionally Modern Minds
The 2023 lecture will focus on infancy and the development of social behaviors.
Thursday, May 23, 2024