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Events for Adults

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Explore the links below to find:
Festivals
Planetarium Programs
Science Socials
Special Events
Talks
Walks, Tours, and Drop Ins

Festivals

Day of the Dead Celebrate Día de Muertos in this family-friendly, full-day festival featuring altars dedicated to extinct animal species. Saturday, November 2, 2019 EarthFest Enjoy a Museum-wide festival of activities, art, science, and culture in honor of Earth Day. Identification Day See rarely exhibited specimens from the Museum collections, and bring in items from your own collection. Kwanzaa The annual event is a celebration of African-American heritage, rooted in the seven principles known as Nguzo Saba. Saturday, December 28, 2019 Margaret Mead Film Festival Four-day film event, with documentary films showcasing the diversity of peoples and cultures on our planet. Milstein Science Series Sundays under the whale: interact with scientists, discover amazing creatures, and celebrate science. SpaceFest Join us for a celebration of space exploration—past, present, and future—to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon... Saturday, July 20, 2019

Planetarium Programs

Astronomy Live Astronomy Live offers guided tours of the universe and immersive views of the night sky. Frontiers Lectures Keep up on developments in our understanding of the universe, and meet the scientists at the cutting edge of astrophysics. Hayden Special Event: Earthrise, Apollo 8 Join us on a voyage back to 1968 when humans orbited the Moon for the first time and an Apollo 8 crewmember captured Earth floating... Wednesday, December 19, 2018 Manhattanhenge Learn about the history and astronomy behind this fascinating phenomenon in a special presentation at the Hayden Planetarium.

Science Socials

Dinos After Dark Toast The Titanosaur and enjoy an exciting evening of expert talks and after-hours access to the fossil halls. Thursday, June 13, 2019 | Sold Out Neuroscience Night: Wild, Wild Brains Join us in the Spitzer Hall of Human Origins and the Sackler Educational Lab, for an evening of after-hours exploration with hands-on... Thursday, March 14, 2019 | Sold Out SciCafe On the first Wednesday of every month, this popular after-hours series offers drinks and conversation at the Museum.

Special Events

Excerpts from Moby-Dick, In Concert Under the Whale Join us for staged excerpts from a new musical adaptation of Herman Melville's 1851 classic novel. Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27, 2019 | Sold Out Hackathon Collaborate on innovative solutions to challenges in scientific computing at the Museum. To The Moon Artist Talkback with Laurie Anderson Award-winning artist Laurie Anderson joins Museum astrophysicist Jackie Faherty to discuss her new VR experience, To The Moon. Sunday, July 21, 2019

Talks

Beyond the Headlines: Understanding This Year's Climate Report Explore the latest research-and what we can do about it-with atmospheric scientists Katharine Hayhoe and Cynthia Scharf. Thursday, September 26, 2019 Evolution & Revolution: Transforming Medicine through Comparative Genomics What can genetic evolution teach us about our own health? Learn how faster sequencing informs modern medicine. Monday, October 28, 2019 | Sold Out How to Talk About Climate Change to Your Friends and Family Jennifer Marlon and Anthony Leiserowitz discuss perceptions of climate change, and how to be a climate change communicator. Thursday, September 26, 2019 | Sold Out Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate In this annual debate, the finest minds in the world come to the Museum to debate pressing questions on the frontier of scientific... New Science, New Solutions New Science, New Solutions takes a closer look at a societal problem through the lens of science, offering new perspectives and potential... Past Earthquakes, Present Hazards How do scientists understand earthquakes that occurred in the distant past? Geophysicist Susan Hough will explain. Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Walks, Tours, and Drop Ins

Evening Bat Walks in Central Park Join Brad Klein, Danielle Gustafson, and other members of the New York City Bat Group for a walk through Central Park. Fridays, July 12, 19, August 2, or 9, 2019 | Sold Out 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 To The Moon by Laurie Anderson and Hsin-Chien Huang Immerse yourself To The Moon, a limited-engagement virtual reality experience by Laurie Anderson and Hsin-Chien Huang. Saturday, July 20–Sunday, July 28, 2019 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