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EXHIBITIONS 



LAST CHANCE! Darwin 



Through August 20, 2006 

 Featuring live animals, actual 

 fossil specimens collected by 

 Charles Darwin, and manu- 

 scripts, this magnificent exhibi- 

 tion offers visitors a comprehen- 

 sive, 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 

 Chris and Sharon Davis, 

 Bill and Leslie Miller, 

 the Austin Hearst Foundation, 

 Jack and Susan Rudin, 

 and Rosalind P. Walter. 

 Additional funding provided by 

 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 

 Museum, Toronto, Canada; and the Nat- 

 ural History Museum, London, England. 



els, videos, and interactive sta- guest from the United Nations, 

 tions will complement the more 

 than 60 live animals represent- 



Blue-footed boobies 



Lizards <£ Snakes: Alive! 



Opens July 1, 2006 

 Live lizards and snakes are the 

 center of attention in this engag- 

 ing exhibition that will explore 

 these creatures' remarkable 

 adaptations, including projectile 

 tongues, deadly venom, amaz- 

 ing camouflage, and sometimes 

 surprising modes of movement. 

 Fossil specimens, life-size mod- 



mg 27 species. 



Lizards, t- Snakes: Alive 1 , is made 

 possible, in part, by grants from 

 The Dyson Foundation and the Amy 

 and Larry Robbins Foundation. 



Lizards & Snakes: Alive! is organized by the 

 American Museum of Natural History, 

 New York (www.amnh.org), in collabora- 

 tion with the Fernbank Museum of Nat- 

 ural History, Atlanta, and the San Diego 

 Natural History Museum, with apprecia- 

 tion to Clyde Peeling's Reptiland. 



Ding Shunchang 



EXTENDED! Voices from 

 South of the Clouds 



Through January 2, 2007 

 China's Yunnan Province is re- 

 vealed through the eyes of the in- 

 digenous people, who use pho- 

 tography to chronicle their cul- 

 ture, 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 



Indigenous Peoples' Day 



Saturday, 8/12, 1:00-5:00 p.m. 

 The afternoon includes Native 

 American cultural perfor- 

 mances, films, and a special 



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 



Adventures in the 

 Global Kitchen: Rum 



Tuesday, 7/11, 7:00 p.m. 

 Explore the rise, fall, and re- 

 turn of rum. This program 

 includes tastings of rum- I 

 based cocktails. 



Join the co-curators of the exhi- 

 bition Lizards a[ Snakes: Alive! to 

 learn what inspired them to be- 

 come scientists. 



LIZARD SUNDAYS 

 $25 each; $65 for all three 

 (of the same age group) 



Lizard Locomotion 



Sunday, 7/16, 11:00 a.m- 

 12:30 p.m. (Ages 4-6, each child 

 with one adult) and 1:30- 

 y.oop.m. (Ages 7-9) 



Lessons of the Gecko 



Tuesday, 7/18, 7:00 p.m. 

 The millions of tiny hairs on a 

 gecko's feet are helping scien- 

 tists develop new adhesives. 

 Discuss the implications of this 

 research and its potential uses. 



FAMILY AND CHIL- 

 DREN'S PROGRAMS 

 Wild, Wild World: 

 Lizards & Snakes 



Saturday, 7/1, 12:00 noon- 

 1:00 p.m. and 2:00-3:00 p.m. 

 Live lizards and snakes, intro- 

 duced by "Lizard Man" Clyde 

 Peeling. 



Wild. Wild World is made possible, in part, 

 by Mortimer B. Zuckerman. 



Clyde Peeling with alligator 



Free Event! How I 

 Became a Herpetologist 



Sunday, 7/9, 12:00 noon- 

 1:15 p.m. 



Gecko adhering to glass 



Lizards Who Lunch 



Sunday, 7/2}, 11:00 a.m- 

 12:30 p.m. (Ages 4-6, each child 

 with one adult) and 1:30- 

 y.oop.m. (Ages 7-9 J 



Lizard Lore 



Sunday, 7/30, 11:00 a.m- 

 12:30 p.m. (Ages 4-6, each child 

 with one adult) and 1:30- 

 y.oop.m. (Ages 7-g) 



AMNH ADVENTURES: 

 SUMMER CAMPS 

 Three- and five-day sessions en- 

 gage children in fun investiga- 

 tions of different scientific fields: 



• Monkey Business: 

 Primatology 



• Leapin' Lizards 



• Meet the Beetles: 

 Darwin Adventures 



• Destination Space: 

 Astrophysics 



• Robotics 



For details, visit www.amnh.org 

 or call 212-769-5758. 



