Special Exhibits

Curators from the Department of Astrophysics conceive and oversee the production of special exhibits. These exhibits have a limited life on display here at AMNH, then they go on the road and are shown at museums around the world.

Special Exhibition Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration The Moon. Mars. An icy moon of Jupiter. In the not-too-distant future, missions to these destinations will launch from Earth. November 9, 2011 — August 12, 2012 Special Exhibition Exoplanets This exhibit presented the science and techniques behind the study of planets orbiting nearby stars. March 13, 2007 — March 12, 2008 Special Exhibition Einstein Peer at the world through the eyes of Einstein, an extraordinary scientist and self-proclaimed "citizen of the world." November 15, 2002 — January 1, 2003