Join us for a moderated discussion, featuring scientist Yair Rosenthal and engineer Steve Midgley from the drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution.  Their conversation will focus on the nexus between science and engineering — the remarkable technology of deep sea drilling, the challenges of core recovery and instrument installation, and the interaction between scientific need and engineering development.  

Join us for an evening celebrating our latest temporary exhibition Our Senses: An Immersive Experience. Teachers can view the exhibition, hear from the curator, network with other educators, and gather resources on how to use the exhibition with their students.

Join us for an evening celebrating our latest temporary exhibition Mummies. Teachers can view the exhibition, hear from the curators who worked on the exhibit, network with other educators, and gather resources on how to use the exhibit with their students.

Join us for a special evening for educators where Carter Emmart, Director of Astrovisualization at the Museum, will provide a guided tour in the Hayden Planetarium of immersive visualizations of global change using OpenSpace, an open source software that allows for the dynamic presentation of global data from sources such as NASA’s Earth Observing Satellites.   A reception in the Cullman Hall of the Universe will follow the presentation.

Join us for a special evening for educators with Dr. Paul Planet, assistant professor of pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and senior researcher at the American Museum of Natural History.  Dr. Planet will discuss examples of when evolutionary ideas have changed the way we understand medicine, disease and health.  Topics will include the spread of antibiotic resistance, the structure of outbreaks and epidemics, and the evolving microbiome.