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American Museum Of Natural History

79 Street And Central Park West - Upper West Side

Phone: 212.769.5100

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The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter
Started at 10am. Ends at 5:45pm.
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Timeout NY: “ Temperatures climb to a balmy 80 degrees in the 1,315-square-foot vivarium, returning for its 12th year ($24, seniors and students $18, children 2–12 $14).”
Spider-Silk Textile
Started at 10am. Ends at 5:45pm.
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Timeout NY: “ The museum presents this miniexhibit of a large piece of textile, woven out of the silks of more than 1 million spiders from Madagascar. Arachnophobes may want to steer clear.”
Highway of an Empire: The Great Inca Road
Started at 10am. Ends at 5:45pm.
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Timeout NY: “ Talk about a superhighway: It’s estimated that the Great Inca Road covered more than 20,000 miles in South America. The photos in this exhibit showcase the various constructions currently used to traverse the roadway (including suspension bridges and paved paths).”
Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World
Started at 10am. Ends at 5:45pm.
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Timeout NY: “ This exhibit looks at the Silk Road, or the series of paths and routes that have connected Asia, Europe and parts of Africa in both ancient and modern times. Countries that were part of the route will be represented through different sections within the exhibit; for example, live silkworms will spin cocoons in a part dedicated to the city of Xi’an in China.”
Anne and Bernard Spitzer Hall of Human Origins
Started at 10am. Ends at 5:45pm.
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Timeout NY: “ Using both fossil records and DNA evidence, this updated permanent exhibit traces the connections between modern man and our earliest ancestors (and a few distant relations) and features rare hominid fossils and artifacts, engaging video segments and realistic dioramas. There’s also a hands-on classroom where children can literally get a grip on our ancient progenitors.”
Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites
Started at 10am. Ends at 5:45pm.
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Timeout NY: “ This exhibit explores our 4.5-billion-year-old solar system through interactive displays and specimens, including the 34-ton Ahnighito meteorite, discovered by Admiral Peary during an 1894 arctic expedition.”
Mysteries of the Great Lakes
Started at 12:30pm.
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Timeout NY: “ Fun fact: the North American Great Lakes have the largest concentration of fresh water in the entire world. Which would be a great thing, if the lakes themselves weren’t “on the brink of ecological catastrophe” (according to a Congressional bill that proposes different ways to restore the lakes to good condition). This film examines the gigantic bodies of water, looking at the creatures that live in and around the five lakes, and what can be done to preserve them.”
Bright Wings
Today at 6:30pm.
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Timeout NY: “ Former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins and ornithological artist David Allen Sibley host this event to celebrate a new illustrated anthology of verse about birds, which includes work by George Green, Joshua Mehigan, Linda Pastan and David Yezzi.”
Bright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds event
Today at 6:30pm.
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Timeout NY: “ In the 2009 anthology Bright Wings, poetry about nature (by writers like Sylvia Plath and Elizabeth Bishop) is combined with beautifully rendered portraits of birds. Tonight’s event celebrates that book with readings by former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins (who also edited the tome), as well as a discussion with the book’s illustrator, David Allen Sibley.”
The Very Best, Theophilus London
this Friday at 9pm.
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The Discovery Room
Started on this Sunday at 10am. Ended at 5:45pm.
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Timeout NY: “ This interactive area for kids features hands-on exhibits about everything from anthropology to astrophysics.”
Energy Through Chemistry
Started on Wednesday 03/03 at 7pm. Ended on Wednesday 03/03 around 10pm.
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Timeout NY: “ Cornell University professor Hector Abruña discusses fuel cell technology and how chemistry affects transportation.”