Museum Events 



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EXHIBITIONS 



Darwin 



Through May 2g, 2006 

 Featuring live animals, actual 

 fossil specimens collected by 

 Charles Darwin, and manu- 

 scripts, this magnificent exhi- 

 bition offers visitors a compre- 

 hensive, engaging exploration 

 of the life and times of Darwin, 

 whose discoveries launched 

 modern biological science. 



The American Museum of Natural 

 History gratefully acknowledges The 

 Howard Phipps Foundation for its 



leadership support. 



Significant support for Darwin has also 

 been provided by the Austin Hearst 

 Foundation, Jack and Susan Rudin, and 

 Rosalind P. Walter. 



Additional funding provided by Chris 

 and Sharon Davis, Bill and Leslie Miller, 

 the Carnegie Corporation of New York 

 and Dr. Linda K. Jacobs. 

 Darwin is organized by the American 

 Museum of Natural History, New York, 

 (www.amnh.org). in collaboration with the 

 Museum of Science, Boston; The Field 

 Museum, Chicago; the Royal Ontario Mu- 

 seum, Toronto, Canada; and the Natural 

 History Museum, London, England. 



The Butterfly Conservatory: 

 Tropical Butterflies 

 Alive in Winter 



Extended through 

 June 2j, 2006 



A return engagement of this 

 popular exhibition includes up 

 to 500 live, free-flying tropical 

 butterflies in an enclosed 

 habitat that approximates 

 their natural environment. 



This exhibition is made possible, in part 

 through the generous support of 

 JPMorgan Chase. 



Baby Tortoise 



Voices fiom South of the Clouds 



Extended through July 23, 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. 



The exhibition is made possible by a gener- 

 ous grant from Eastman Kodak Company 

 The presentation of this exhibition at the 

 American Museum of Natural History is 

 made possible by the generosity of the 

 Arthur Ross Foundation. 



Vital Variety 



Ongoing 



Beautiful close-up photo- 

 graphs highlight the impor- 

 tance of the immense diver- 

 sity of invertebrates. 



GLOBAL WEEKENDS 



African-American 

 Heritage Month 

 Ebony Stages: Black Theater — 

 Past, Present, and Future 

 Three Saturdays, February 

 11-2^, 12:00 noon-yoo p.m. 

 Drawing on the diversity of 

 the many African communi- 

 ties in the tristate area, this 

 program brings contemporary 

 stories, song, dance, films, 

 and crafts to Museum visitors. 



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. 



LECTURES 



Why the Galapagos Still Matter 



Thursday, 2/2, y:oop.m. 

 Scientists Martin Wikelski, 

 Kenneth Petren, and Gisella 

 Caccone discuss their research 

 on the Galapagos Islands. 



WTiat's Out There and 

 What's Really Out There 



Tuesday, 2/j, y:oop.m. 

 Ray Villard and Mary K. Bau- 

 mann tell the stories behind 

 the images in the book What's 

 Out There: Images from Here to 

 the Edge of the Universe. 



The Best American 

 Science Writing 2005 



Thursday, 2/16, '/:00 p.m. 

 Moderated by Alan 

 Lightman, this event highlights 

 some of the most thought-pro- 

 voking science writing of the past 

 year. A book signing follows. 



Julia butterfly (Diyas iulia) 



)lm Dutcher and wolf pup 



Living with Wolves 



Tuesday, 2/21, y:oop.m. 

 Jim and Jamie Dutcher share 

 their remarkable observations, 

 which defy the storm of con- 

 troversy surrounding the wolf 

 A book signing follows. 



Art/Science Collision: 

 The Diorama 



Tuesday, 2/28. y:oo p.m. 

 Naturalist Steven C. Quinn, 

 historian of science Hanna 

 Rose Shell, and photographer 

 Hiroshi Sugimoto discuss the 

 Museum's famous dioramas. 

 A book signing follows. 



The Osborn Caribou diorama 

 in the Hall of North American 

 Mammals 



WORKSHOP 



Make It, Wear It: Fehing 



Sunday, 2/19, 1:00-4:00 p.m. 

 Make a felt scarf or hat with 

 artist Tiiti Fortelny in this 

 hands-on workshop. 



FAMILY AND 

 CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS 



Charles Darwin and 

 the Tree of Life 



Saturday, 2/4, 12:00 noon and 

 2:]op.m. 



Reading, performance, and 

 puppetry with MacArthur Fellow 

 and author/illustrator Peter Sis. 

 A book signing follows. 



The Naturalist's Diary 



Sunday, 2/5, 11:00 a.m.- 

 12:00 noon 



Starry Nights 

 Live Jazz 



Rose Center for Earth 



AND Space 



6:00 and 7:30 p.m. 



Visit www.amnh.org 

 for lineup. 



Friday, February ) 



The 7:30 set will be 

 broadcast live on WBGO 

 Jazz 88.3 FM 



Starry Nights is made possible, in part, 

 by Constellation NewEnergy 

 and Fidelity Investments. 



