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4 SATURDAY 



125th-Anniversary Cultural 

 Festivif^'A Gift to the Public 



SPECIAL EVENT. A 



Commemdrating 125 years of 

 expedition, exploration, and 

 discovery, the Museum opens 

 its doofi to the public with a 

 day-iolfig festival celebrating 

 cultural diversity. 10:00 a.m. to 

 9:15 p.m. Admission waived. 



Wonderful Sky O 

 SKY SHOW FOR CHILDREN, 

 Hayden Planetarium, 10:30 & 

 ' 11:45 a.m. Admission waived. 



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6 MON^J^ . 



"The Supiter-Comef Coll 



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LECTUfCfi, Hayden Planetarium, 

 7:30 p m., $6.00 members, 

 $8.00 nonmembers 



8 WEDNESDAYji 



';Favorite Stories FolkC 

 for Grown-Ups" ■ 

 STORY-TELLING, 7:00 | 

 Kaufmanr^heater, $£ 

 rtiembers, &.00 nonSlfXlbers 



THURSDAY 



"The Natural History of Love: 

 An Evening with Author 

 Diane Ackerman" + 

 LECTURE, 7:00 p.m.. Main 

 Auditorium, $20.00 



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16 THURSDAY 



Update: The Universe • 



SKY SHOW, Hayden 

 Planetarium, shown daily, 

 $5.00 adults, $2.50 children. 

 Public Opening 



"The Quark and the Jaguar: 

 An Exploration of Physics and 

 Natural Selection" + 

 LECTURE, 7:00 p.m.. Main 

 Auditorium, $20.00 



20 MONDAY 



"R<3yal Tombs of Sipan: The 

 Discovery and the Mystery" + 

 LECTURE, (a two-part lecture 

 series with the discoverers of 

 the royal tombs in Peru), 7:00 

 p.m., Main Auditorium, $25.00 

 for the series, $15.00 for single 

 lecture. Program continues on 

 Friday, June 24. 



24 FRIDAY 



Royal Tombs of Sipan 



SPECIAL EXHIBITION. 

 A glittering array of gold and 

 silver objects from the richest 

 tombs ever excavated in the 

 Western Hemisphere. The 

 exhibition explores the culture 

 of the Moche, a pre-lnka civi- 

 lization that dominated Peru 

 from A.D. 100 to 800. Special 

 admission: $5.00 adults, $2.50 

 children. Public Opening 



Peruvian Highland Music and 

 Dance + 



PERFORMANCE, Kaufmann 

 Theater, 2:00 & 4:00 p.m. 

 Repeated Sunday, June 26. 



28 TUESDAY 



Peruvian Marriage 

 Reenactment + 

 PERFORMANCE, Kaufmann 

 Theater, 2:00 & 4:00 p.m. 



THROUGHOUT JIUNE 



125th-Annlversary 

 Celebration of the American 

 Museum of Natural History 



The American Museum of "^ 

 Natural History celebrates 1254 

 years as one of the world's ^ 

 preeminent science and 

 research institutions. 



Lila Acheson Wallace Wing of 

 Fossil Mammals and Their 

 Extinct Relatives 



NEW PERMANENT EXHIBITION 

 HALLS displaying the world's 

 most extensive collection 

 of fossil HFiammals. Now open. 



Search for the Great Sharks A 

 IMAX FILM; a round-the-globe 

 expedition to observe one of 

 the world's most misunder- 

 stood creatures, daily show- 

 ings, Naturemax Theater, 

 $5.00 adults, $2.50 children 



Man on the Moon: 

 The Apollo Adventure 



SPECIAL EXHIBITION, a giant 

 scale replica of the Apollo 1 1 

 lunar module is erected mark- 

 ing the 25th anniversary of 

 the first moon landing. 

 Hayden Planetarium. 



Photo: A miniature gold and 

 turquoise ornament from the 

 exhibition Royal Tombs of 

 Sipan. 



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IjW ■ Membership, 769-5606 A Naturemax Theater, 769-5650 + Education, 769-5310 • Hayden Planetarium, 769-5900 



American Musemn of Natural Histoiy 



Central Park West at 79th Street, New York City - For information, call 212-769-5100 



