Museum News

News Posts Charles Hayden and How NYC Got Its Planetarium Charles Hayden's gift to the Museum went towards the creation of a Copernican exhibit and a state-of-the-art Zeiss projector. January 13, 2020 News Posts Museum Research Library Launches Major Archival Initiative The three-year project will expand access to an archive documenting the Museum’s first 100 years. January 6, 2020 News Posts This Month at the Museum Explore our solar system in a new Space Show in the Hayden Planetarium. On the giant screen: Volcanoes: The Fires of Creation. December 30, 2019 News Posts Saturn’s Rings Reveal How Our Solar System Formed Images taken by the Cassini spacecraft show us Saturn’s rings are a nursery for new worlds. December 19, 2019 News Posts What to See at the American Museum of Natural History This Holiday Season From butterflies to tyrannosaurs, there’s something for everyone at the Museum this time of year. December 13, 2019 News Posts Erica Glynn Wins 2019 Margaret Mead Film Festival’s Filmmaker Award This year’s award-winner explores her mother Freda’s work as a founder of Aboriginal media in She Who Must Be Loved. October 18, 2019 News Posts This Weekend at the Museum Spending Labor Day weekend 2019 in New York City? Here’s what to see over the holiday weekend at the Museum. August 28, 2019 News Posts The Scientific Legacy of the Apollo 11 Mission Learn how samples from NASA’s first successful manned mission to the Moon continue to shape our understanding of the universe. July 8, 2019 News Posts Spend your Fourth of July Weekend at the American Museum of Natural History What are you up to this holiday weekend? The Museum is open, with exhibitions, a giant-screen film, Space Show, and more. June 28, 2019 News Posts Glass Models of Microbes Reveal Invisible World To bring the wonders of microbial life to the public, a glassblower spent 40 years creating exquisite models for the Museum. June 4, 2019 News Posts 120-Year-Old Siberian Parka on Display in Grand Gallery A restored Siberian Yupik ceremonial gut parka from Jesup North Pacific Expedition goes on display in the Grand Gallery. May 29, 2019 News Posts Cerulean Warblers’ Spring Migration Includes Stopover in NYC New York City birders are on the lookout for Cerulean Warblers, tiny songbirds on their way to nesting grounds farther north. April 25, 2019