Museum Events 



American Museum S Natural History 



www.amnh.org 



EXHIBITIONS 



Darwin Extended! 

 Through 

 August 20, 2006 

 Featuring live ani- 

 mals, actual fossil 

 specimens collected 

 by Charles Darwin, 

 and manuscripts, this 

 magnificent exhibition 

 offers visitors a com- 

 prehensive, engaging 

 exploration of the life 

 and times of Darwin, 

 whose discoveries 

 launched modern bio- 

 logical 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, 

 Dr. Linda K. Jacobs, and the 

 New York Community Trust- 

 Wallace Special Projects Fund. 

 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 



Through June 23, 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. 



Voices from South of the Clouds 



Through July 23, 2006 

 China's Yunnan Province is re- 

 vealed through the eyes of the 

 indigenous people, who use 

 photography to chronicle their 



Galapagos land iguana 



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 diversity 

 of invertebrates. 



GLOBAL WEEKENDS 



Spring Festival 



Sunday, 3/19, 11:00 a.m- 

 4:00 p.m. 



Join in a day of activities cele- 

 brating the vernal equinox and 

 International Earth Day. Visit 

 www.amnh.org for details. 



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 



Women of Discovery 



Saturday, 3/4, 3:00 p.m. 

 Meet the five extraordinary 

 women explorers honored as 

 2006 Women of Discovery 

 Award winners. 



Fish on Friday 



Thursday, 3/9, 7:00 p.m. 

 Brian Fagan connects Catholic 

 tradition and the discovery of 

 the New World. 



Adventures in the Global 

 Kitchen: Evolution of Taste 



Thursday, 3/9, 7:00 p.m. 

 Explore the evolution of taste 

 and smell with a panel of 

 scholars and writers; a tasting 

 follows. 



Cracking the Ocean Code 



Sunday, 3/12 

 2:00-3:00 p.m. Screening 

 3:15-4:15 p.m. Discussion 

 Genomics pioneer J. Craig Ven- 

 ter and his team hunt for new 

 life forms and genetic secrets. 



Science and Faith 



Thursday, 3/16, 7:00 p.m. 

 A timely panel discussion on 

 the compatibility of religion 

 and modern science. 



The Weather Makers 



Tuesday, 3/21, 7:00 p.m. 

 Tim Flannery weaves together 

 complex scientific issues 

 about climate change and 

 global warming. 



On the Trail of the Ivory- 

 Billed Woodpecker 



Tuesday, 3/21, 7:00-9:00 p.m. 

 Photographer Bobby Harri- 

 son describes his quest for 

 the ivory-billed woodpecker. 



The Naming of Names 



Thursday, 3/23, 7:00 p.m. 

 Anna Pavord traces the history 

 of botanical taxonomy through 

 social and scientific spheres. 



Windows on Nature 



Thursday, 3/30, 7:00 p.m. 

 Stephen C. Quinn, AMNH, 



Ben Fagan 



discusses the Museum's fa- 

 mous habitat dioramas and 

 the artists and scientists who 

 created them. 



FAMILY AND 



CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS 



Visit the Space Station 



Sunday, 3/5, 11:00 a.m- 

 12:30 p.m. (Ages 4-5, 

 each child with one adult) 

 Learn about life aboard the 

 International Space Station. 



Starry Nights 

 Live Jazz 



Rose Center for Earth 

 and Space 



6:00 and 7:30 p.m. 

 Friday, March 3 



Visit www.amnh.org for lineup. 



Starry Nights is made possible, in part, 

 by Constellation NewEnergy 

 and Fidelity Investments. 



