Museum events: American Museum of Natural History

Natural History, Oct, 2005

EXHIBITIONS

The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter

Opens October 8, 2005

Experience more than 500 live, free-flying tropical butterflies in an enclosed habitat that approximates their natural environment.

Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

Through January 8, 2006

Discover the most current thinking on the mysteries of dinosaurs: what they looked like, how they behaved, and why--or even whether--they became extinct.

Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries and its accompanying education and public programs are made possible by Bank of America. This exhibition is organized by the American Museum of-Natural History, New York (www.amnh.org), in collaboration with the Houston Museum of Natural Science; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco; The Field Museum, Chicago; and North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh. Major funding has also been provided by the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund.

Voices from South of the Clouds

Through March 12, 2006

China's Yunnan Province is revealed through the eyes of the indigenous people who use photography to chronicle their culture, environment, and daily life.

Voices from South of the Clouds is sponsored by Eastman Kodak. This exhibition is made possible by the generosity of the Arthur Ross Foundation.

Beyond

Opens October 1, 2005

A photographic tour of four equally stunning but radically different extraterrestrial landscapes captured by unmanned interplanetary probes.

Vital Variety

Ongoing

Beautiful close-up photographs highlight the importance of the immense diversity of invertebrates.

LECTURES

Tiger Bone and Rhino Horn

Thursday, 10/6, 7:00 p.m.

Richard Ellis discusses traditional Chinese medicine and its effect on species endangerment.

Dinosaur Panel: On Extinction

Tuesday, 10/11, 7:00 p.m.

A panel led by AMNH Curator Mark Norell considers the evidence of a mass extinction 65.5 million years ago.

New Discoveries: Fossil Vertebrates from Liaoning, China

Sunday, 10/16, 2:00 p.m.

(Lecture in Mandarin)

With AM N H Associate Curator Jin Meng and Research Scientist Xing Xu.

Cosponsored with the Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA).

Decade of the Wolf: Returning the Wild to Yellowstone

Tuesday, 10/18, 7:00 p.m.

Doug Smith tells the compelling inside story of a decade-long preservation effort in Yellowstone National Park.

Birds of Central Park: A Guided Tour

Thursday, 10/20, 7:00 p.m.

An armchair stroll with Cal Vornberger and Marie Winn to learn about the more than 200 species of birds found in this urban oasis.

Adventures in the Global Kitchen: Chinese Cuisine

Tuesday, 10/25, 7:00 p.m.

Jacqueline M. Newman will heighten your appreciation for the foods and flavors of China.

Cosponsored with the Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA).

GLOBAL WEEKENDS

Yunnan Revealed

Saturday, 10/15, 11:30 a.m.-4:30p.m.

Demonstrations, lectures, and performances reveal the indigenous cultures of China's Yunnan Province.

Supported in part by the Whitman College East Asia Initiative Fund. Cosponsored with Connecticut College, The Asia Society, and World Music Institute. The Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA) is a community partner. Global Weekends are made possible, in part, by The Coca-Cola Company, the City of New York, and the New York City Council. Additional support has been provided by the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc., the Tolan Family, and the family of Frederick H. Leonhardt.

COURSES & WORKSHOPS

Earth and Planetary Sciences: Tsunamis and Earthquakes

Three alternate Thursdays,

10/6-11/3, 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Explore Earth's primeval forces and their consequences.

Culture and Wine

Five Tuesdays, 10/11-11/8

7:00-9:00 p.m.

With Louisa Thomas Hargrave, Stony Brook University Center for Wine, Food, and Culture.

The Method and Madness of Collecting

Three Tuesdays, 10/11-25

7:00-9:00 p.m.

An introduction to the enthusiasts' world of collecting.

Make It, Wear It: Beading

Four Thursdays, 10/20-11/10

7:00-9:00 p.m.

Create beaded jewelry using traditional South African techniques.

FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS

Space Explorers: The Planets

Tuesday, 10/11, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

(Ages 10 and up)

A hands-on activity and a lecture under the stars of the Hayden Planetarium.

Dinosaurs and Their Living Relatives

Saturday, 10/15

11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon and 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Live animals include a bearded dragon and a red-tailed hawk.

Dr. Nebula's Laboratory: Wind and Water

Saturday, 10/22

2:00-3:00 p.m.

Join Scooter for a "whirlwind" adventure dodging tornadoes and other forces of nature.

Wild, Wild World: Bats

Saturday, 10/29, 12:00 noon-1:00 p.m.

An interactive live-animal program for kids of all ages.

HAYDEN PLANETARIUM PROGRAMS

TUESDAYS IN THE DOME

Virtual Universe

Solar System Spectacular

Tuesday, 10/4, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

This Just In ...

October's Hot Topics

Tuesday, 10/18, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Celestial Highlights

Greek Mythology

Tuesday, 10/25, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

LECTURE

The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved

Monday, 10/24, 7:30 p.m.

With Mario Livio, Space Telescope Science Institute

COURSES

Life in the Universe

Saturday, 10/1, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.