At the Museum 



American Museum S Natural History 



www.amnh.org 



EXHIBITIONS 



Climate Change: The Threat to 

 Life and A New Energy Future 



Opens October 18, 2008 

 This timely new exhibition 

 explores the science, history, 

 and impact of climate 

 change on a global scale. 

 Realistic dioramas, dynamic 

 animations, and interactive 

 stations allow visitors to 

 witness potential effects, 

 such as the flooding of lower 

 Manhattan as a result of 

 melting ice sheets and ocean 

 warming. The exhibition lays 

 the groundwork for potential 

 solutions, empowering and 

 inspiring visitors of all ages. 



Climate Change is organized by the 

 American Museum of Natural 

 History, New York (www.amnh.org), 

 in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi 

 Authority for Culture & Heritage, United 

 Arab Emirates; The Cleveland Museum 

 of Natural History; 

 The Field Museum, Chicago; 

 Institute Sangari, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 

 Junta de Castilla y Leon, Spain; 

 Korea Green Foundation, Seoul; 

 Natural History Museum of Denmark, 

 Copenhagen; Papalote Museo del Nino, 

 Mexico City, Mexico; and 

 Saint Louis Science Center. 

 Climate Change is proudly presented by 

 Bank of America. 



Major support has also been provided by 

 the Rockefeller Foundation 



Additional support for Climate Change 



and its related educational programming 



has been provided by 



Mary and David Solomon, 



the Betsy and (esse Fink Foundation, the 



Linden Trust for Conservation, and the 



Red Crane Foundation. 



The Butterfly Conservatory 



Opens October 11, 2008 

 Mingle with up to 500 live, 

 free-flying tropical butterflies 

 in an enclosed habitat that 

 approximates their natural 

 environment. Learn about the 

 butterfly life cycle, defense 

 mechanisms, evolution, and 

 conservation. 



The Horse 



Through January 4, 2009 

 This exhibition reveals the 

 enduring bond between horses 

 and humans, and explores the 

 origins of the horse family, 

 which extends back more than 

 50 million years. 



The Horse is organized by the American 

 Museum of Natural History, New York 

 (www.amnh.org), in collaboration with 

 the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture 

 & Heritage; Canadian Museum of 

 Civilization, Gatineau-Ottawa; The Field 

 Museum, Chicago; and the San Diego 

 Natural History Museum. 

 The Horse at the American Museum of 

 Natural History is made possible, in part, 

 by the generosity of Rosalind P. Walter 

 and the Eileen P. Bernard Exhibition Fund. 

 Additional support has been provided by 

 an anonymous donor. 



Lizards di Snakes: Alive! 



Through January 5, 2009 

 Meet over 60 live lizards and 

 snakes, and discover some of 

 their remarkable adaptations. 



Lizards <? Snakes: Alive 1 is organized 

 by the American Museum of Natural 

 History, New York (www.amnh.org), in 

 collaboration with the Fernbank Museum 

 of Natural History, Atlanta, and the San 

 Diego Natural History Museum, with 

 appreciation to Clyde Peeling's Reptiland. 



Saturn: Images from the 

 Cassini-Huygens Mission 



Through March 29, 2009 

 This stunning exhibition reveals 

 details of Saturn's rings, 

 moons, and atmosphere with 

 images sent over half a billion 

 miles by the Cassini spacecraft. 



The support of the National Aeronautics 

 and Space Administration is appreciated. 



Special thanks to the Cassini imaging 

 team, especially those scientists at Cornell 

 University's Department of Astronomy, 

 along with the staff of Cornell University 

 photography. The Eastman Kodak 

 Company of Rochester, New York, printed 

 the images. 



On Feathered Wings 



Through May 25, 2009 

 This exhibition brings together 

 the work of renowned wildlife 

 photographers whose artistry 

 showcases the majesty of 

 birds in flight. 



The presentation of both Saturn and On 

 Feathered Wings at the American Museum 

 of Natural History is made possible by the 

 generosity of the 

 Arthur Ross Foundation. 



Unknown Audubons: 

 Mammals of North America 



Through January 18, 2009 

 The stately Audubon 

 Gallery showcases the last 

 great works of John James 

 Audubon. 



Major funding for this exhibition has been 

 provided by the Lila Wallace-Reader's 

 Digest Endowment Fund. 



Public programs are made possible, in 

 part, by the Rita and Frits Markus Fund 

 for Public Understanding of Science. 



LECTURES 



FROM THE FIELD 

 Roger Tory Peterson 



Tuesday, 10/14, 6:30 pm 

 To honor the centennial of 

 Roger Tory Peterson's birth, 

 his son, naturalist Lee Allen 

 Peterson, and AMNH Curator 

 Joel Cracraft, Ornithology, will 

 discuss Peterson's legacy and 

 its impact on birding and the 

 study of ornithology. 



GLOBAL KITCHEN 

 Wine and Climate Change 



Tuesday, 10/28, 6:30 pm 

 With Climatologist Gregory 

 V. Jones, Southern Oregon 

 University; author and blogger 

 Tyler Coleman, DrVino.com; 



and David Bowler, wine 

 importer and distributor. 

 Includes a wine tasting. 



Zooarchaeology: From the 

 Mundane to the Sacred 



Three Wednesdays, 

 10/8-22, 7-9 pm 

 Enrollment is limited. 

 Examine animal bones from 

 Viking sites in Greenland and 

 Iceland with Sophia Perdikaris, 

 Professor of Anthropology and 

 Archaeology at CUNY. 



Rob Mies and Kamilah, a Malayan 

 flying fox 



FAMILY PROGRAMS 



Wild, Wild World: Bats 



Saturday, 10/25, 11 am-12 noon 

 and 1-2 pm 



A live animal presentation 

 with Rob Mies of the 

 Organization for Bat 

 Conservation. 



HAYDEN PLANETARIUM 

 PROGRAMS 



TUESDAYS IN THE DOME 

 Virtual Universe 

 Moons, Moons, Moons 



Tuesday, 10/14, 6:$opm 



