Museum Events

Natural History, Oct, 2003

EXHIBITIONS

The Butterfly Conservatory Opens October 11 The butterflies are back! Mingle with more than 500 live, free-flying tropical butterflies in an enclosed tropical habitat.

The Butterfly Conservatory is made possible through the generous support of Bernard and Anne Spitzer.

Vietnam: Journeys of Body, Mind & Spirit

Through January 4, 2004 This comprehensive exhibition presents Vietnamese culture in the early 21st century.

Organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, and the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi. This exhibition and related programs are made possible by the philanthropic leadership of the Freeman

Foundation. Additional generous funding provided by the Ford Foundation for the collaboration between the American Museum of Natural History and the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Also supported by the Asian Cultural Council. Planning grant provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Experience the sights and sounds of a bustling

Vietnamese Marketplace and sample traditional foods at Cafe Pho. Through January 4, 2004

77TH STREET LOBBY, FIRST FLOOR

LECTURES Curators' Lecture:

Milstein Family Hall of Ocean Life

Thursday, 10/9, 7:00 p.m. Melanie Stiassny and Mark Siddall describe the spectacular renovation of the Milstein Family Hall of Ocean Life.

Sea Dragons: Predators of Prehistoric Seas

Wednesday, 10/22, 7:00 p.m. Richard Ellis discusses the lives, deaths, reproductive habits, and hunting strategies of the giant marine reptiles of the Mesozoic era.

Curator's Lecture: Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites

Thursday, 10/23, 7:00 p.m. Denton S. Ebel will discuss 21stcentury perspectives on the oldest rocks in the solar system.

The Extraordinary Sea Voyages of Captain James Cook

Tuesday, 10/28, 7:00 p.m. Anthropologist Nicholas Thomas brings Captain James Cook to life.

WORKSHOP

Animal Drawing

8 Thursdays, 10/2-11/20, 7:00-9:00 p.m. An intensive after-hours drawing course among the Museum's famed dioramas and dinosaurs.

FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS

It's a Wild, Wild World

Live animal presentations and hands-on workshops. Saturday, 10/11: Raptors: Birds of Prey Saturday, 10/18: The World of Reptiles

Watch Out! Meteorites on the Big Screen

Sunday, 10/26, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Clips from classic science fiction films illustrate the myths and realities of meteorite impacts.

HAYDEN PLANETARIUM Programs

Virtual Universe: Orion Nebula

Tuesday, 10/7, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Redefine your sense of "home" on this monthly tour through charted space.

Celestial Highlights: Another Eclipse!

Tuesday, 10/28, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Find out what's up in the November sky.

Celebration of Space: Far Out: Space Probes as Landscape Photographers

Monday, 10/20, 7:30 p.m. A panel of scientists, photographers, philosophers, and poets will discuss the role of planetary images on the art and politics of the human condition.

A Weather Report from an Extrasolar Planet

Monday, 10/27, 7:30 p.m. With Dimitar Sasselov, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

Courses

Stars, Constellations, and Legends 5 Wednesdays, 10/15-11/19, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Learn to locate and identify the seasonal constellations.

Using a Telescope

4 Mondays, 10/20-11/10, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Ideal for those who have a telescope but are not sure how to use it, this course covers the basic functioning of telescopes.

Introduction to Astronomy

6 Mondays, 10/20-11/24, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Designed for those with no background in astronomy, mathematics, or physics.

Stars: Binaries and Clusters

6 Thursdays, 10/23-12/11, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Explore single stars, binary stars, star clusters, and galaxies to find out what the study of these objects can tell us about the universe.

Foundations of Science: Archaeo/Ethno-Astronomy

6 Thursdays, 10/16-11/20, 6:30-8:30 p.m.Cosmologies from diverse societies and the symbolism associated with them.

The Rose Center: Envisioning the Virtual Universe

5 Tuesdays, 10/14-11/18, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tours and hands-on control of the Hayden Planetarium's computer-generated cosmos. SPACE SHOWS

The Search for Life: Are We Alone?

Narrated by Harrison Ford

Passport to the Universe

Narrated by Tom Hanks

Look Up!

Saturday and Sunday, 10:15 a.m. (Recommended for children ages 5 and under)

LARGE-FORMAT FILMS

In the Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak IMAXr Theater

Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey

Last chance! Closes October 10.

India: Kingdom of the Tiger

Opens 10/11 A glorious tribute to this magnificent land and its greatest ambassador--the mighty Bengal tiger. Coral Reef Adventure

A fantastic underwater journey to document some of the world's most beautiful--and most threatened--reefs.

INFORMATION

Call 212-769-5100 or visit www. amnh.org.

TICKETS AND REGISTRATION

Call 212-769-5200, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., or visit www.amnh.org. A service charge may apply.

All programs are subject to change.

Starry Nights: Live Jazz

Friday, 10/3, 5:30 and 7.00 p.m. Rose Center for Earth and Space

The Paquito D'Rivera Quintet

The 5:30 performance will be broadcast live on WBGO Jazz 88.

Starry Nights is made possible by Lead Sponsor Verizon and Associate Sponsors CenterCare Health Plan and WNBC-TV.