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Museum Tours
Behind the Scenes in Anthropology
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the traditional techniques and latest technologies that are being used to rebuild an ancient skeleton.
Tuesday, November 02
SciCafe
Hungry for Parasites: Expeditionary Gastronomy with Mark Siddall
This popular after-hours series brings together inquisitive minds for an informal evening of cocktails and conversation.
Wednesday, November 03
Night at the Museum Sleepovers
A Night at the Museum Sleepover: Boy Scout Night
Be among the lucky few to spend A Night at the Museum!
Saturday, November 06
Museum Tours
Members-Only Highlights Tour
Join a Museum docent for a 90-minute tour showcasing top attractions, an insider's introduction to all that the Museum has to offer.
Saturday, November 06
Wild, Wild World
Animals in Winter
Get a close look at a bear cub, owl, and snapping turtle and learn about the many ways animals prepare for winter.
Saturday, November 06
Adventures in Global Kitchen
Wild Mushroom Harvest: Foraging Local Woods and Markets
Learn about tasty mushrooms found locally and some of the newer cultivated varieties now appearing in your market.
Tuesday, November 09
Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival
34th Annual Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival
Join us for the best in documentary filmmaking, animation, archival works, and more.
Thursday, November 11 - Sunday, November 14
Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival
Opening Night: Plug & Pray
Joseph Weizenbaum urges us to reconsider our wholehearted embrace of technology before robots become as ubiquitous as iPods.
Thursday, November 11
Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival
John Cohen: From Athens to Astoria
Greek ex-patriot Pericles Halkias is nostalgic for the old country.
Friday, November 12
One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond with Spoek Mathambo, Rainbow Arabia
Launch your weekend with drinks and dancing at the most explosive party this side of the Milky Way.
Friday, November 12
Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival
Lantern Slides: Looking Glass through History
Join the Mead for an urban dig through the American Museum of Natural History's library archives.
Saturday, November 13
Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival
John Cohen and the Music of Appalachia I
When John Cohen met Roscoe Holcomb in 1962, Holcomb was down on his luck, having been forced to quit his job in the mines after a workplace injury.
Saturday, November 13
Building the Brain: Exhibition Interactives
Monday, November 1
The new exhibition Brain: The Inside Story, which opens November 20, will include dozens of interactive exhibits and bra [...]
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AMNH Moveable Museums Go to Washington
On Friday, October 22, two of the American Museum of Natural History’s Moveable Museums — [...]
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Dracula Orchids: Celebrating Hauntingly Photogenic Natural History
Dracula orchids tempt flies by masquerading as mushrooms. The natural world is often just as hauntin [...]
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Find out how the jelly got its glow.
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See how satellites take the ocean's temperature, and why
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What do coins tell archeologists about the people who used them?
