AMNH Announces September 2013 Public Programs

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY's SEPTEMBER 2013 PUBLIC PROGRAMS:

Morning Fall Bird Walks

Eight Tuesdays, September 3-October 22, 7-9 am
Eight Wednesdays, September 4-October 23, 7-9 am
Eight Thursdays, September 5-October 24, 7-9 am
Eight Fridays, September 6-October 25, 9­11 am
$85 per person

Observe the exciting fall migration of birds in Central Park with ornithologists Paul Sweet (Tuesdays and Fridays) and Joseph DiCostanzo (Wednesdays and Thursdays). Learn how to use field marks, habitat, and behavior as aids to identification of "confusing fall warblers," thrushes, sparrows, and raptors, as they pass through New York City en route to their winter homes. Birder field observation cards included.

Lunchtime Fall Bird Walks
Four Tuesdays, September 3-24, Noon-1:30 pm
Four Tuesdays, October 1-22, Noon-1:30 pm

$50 per person

Join ornithologist Paul Sweet as he leads walks through the woods and fields of Central Park to observe the varied bird species passing through New York City during the fall migration. Birder field observation cards included.

A note about bird walks: Be sure to bring a pair of binoculars and wear comfortable shoes. Please note, these walks are over an hour long with steps, slopes, and wood-chip paths.

Walks start across from the Museum on the northeast corner of Central Park West and 77th Street. Walks are limited to 15 people per series. For more information, call the AMNH Bird Walk Hotline at 212-313-7579.

Sackler Brain Bench Course for Adults

Your Brain in Action: The Neuroscience of Sports
Five Mondays, September 16, 23, 30, and October 7 and 21, 6-8 pm

$295 ($240 for Members and educators)

What happens in the brain when we watch and play sports? What is the impact of concussions, and how do our brains recover? From the psychology of sports fans to the cognitive benefits of team sports to understanding the impact of repetitive brain injury, this course will give participants a practical understanding of the latest research in the neuroscience of sports. Go beyond the headlines with experts and get hands-on experience in the lab with activities that dig into the latest scientific studies. This course is offered in collaboration with NewYork-Presbyterian/The University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell.

The Museum greatly acknowledges The Mortimer D. Sackler Foundation, Inc. for its support to establish The Sackler Brain Bench, part of the Museum's Sackler Educational Laboratory for Comparative Genomics and Human Origins, in The Spitzer Hall of Human Origins.

Animal Drawing

Eight Thursdays, September 19-November 7, 7-9 pm

$160 (materials not included)

Enter at 77th Street
The celebrated dioramas, dinosaur skeletons, and other distinctive features of the Museum serve as settings for this series of intensive after-hours drawing classes with illustrator and naturalist Patricia Wynne. Learn about the gifted artists who created these world-class dioramas as you sketch subjects in their "natural" environments. All experience levels welcome.

Family Bird Walks

Saturday, September 21, 9 am, 11 am, and 1 pm

$12 ($10 Members)

Families, join a Museum naturalist for a bird walk in Central Park. Young explorers and their parents will learn how to find and identify the many bird species and habitats found in our own "backyard." Binoculars and bird guides included; recommended for families with children ages 4-10.

This program includes approximately 45 minutes of walking. Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing. Meet at the 77th Street entrance.

ASTRONOMY LIVE: Multiwavelength Universe with Brian Levine and Emily Rice
Tuesday, September 24 at 6:30 pm

Hayden Planetarium Space Theater

$15 ($13.50 students, seniors)
$12 for Members
Our eyes can see some amazing things in the night sky, but visible light is just a sliver of the light we can detect throughout the universe. In this presentation, which draws on the scientifically rigorous 3D Digital Universe Atlas, educator Brian Levine and astrophysicist Emily Rice explore how astronomers use the entire light spectrum, from radio waves through gamma rays, to study astrophysical phenomena both familiar and exotic.

Support for Hayden Planetarium Programs is provided by the Schaffner Family.

Mitigating Disasters: Earthquake Response in the 21st Century with Gavin Hayes
Thursday, September 26 at 6:30 pm

Linder Theater

$15 ($13.50 students, seniors)

Free for Members

(Reservations required; call 212-769-5200)

Enter at 77th Street

Gavin Hayes, of the United States Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center, presents this special lecture about earthquakes-a natural part of the world we live in. We cannot prevent earthquakes, which are a natural consequence of the relative motions of tectonic plates, which make up the jigsaw puzzles of Earth's outer shell. But in a world in which populations are increasing-notably in megacities that are often located in areas of high seismic hazard-we must learn to better mitigate their impact.

The Annual IRIS Lecture Series is presented in collaboration with the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology.

A Night at the Museum Sleepovers
$145 per person
($135 for Members)
Visit amnh.org/sleepovers for available dates and further details including pricing for Halloween sleepover and Scout nights.
Break out your sleeping bags and experience the Museum like never before. During A Night at the Museum, the Museum's popular sleepover program, guests will explore the halls of the Museum, including the Spitzer Hall of Human Origins, Cullman Hall of the Universe, and the Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs, where they will find T. rex. Then, participants will settle down beneath the 94-foot-long blue whale in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, around the African elephants in the Akeley Hall of African Mammals, or at the base of a volcano in the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth. This unique after-hours program will thrill kids ages 6 to 13 and their caregivers.

2013 Sleepover dates include:

Saturday, September 28

Friday, October 18

Friday, October 25, Halloween

Saturday, November 2, Scout Night

Friday, November 15, Scout Night

Friday, December 6

Museum Info

Hours

The Museum is open daily, 10 am-5:45 pm. The Museum is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Admission

Museum admission is free to all New York City school and camp groups.

Suggested general admission, which supports the Museum's scientific and educational endeavors and offers access to the Museum's 46 halls including the Rose Center for Earth and Space, is $22 (adults) suggested, $17 (students/seniors) suggested, $12.50 (children) suggested. All prices are subject to change.

The Museum offers discounted combination ticket prices that include suggested general admission plus special exhibitions, IMAX films, and Space Shows.

Museum Plus One includes one special exhibition, IMAX film, or Space Show: $27 (adults), $22 (students/seniors), $16 (children)

Museum Supersaver includes all special exhibitions, IMAX film, and Space Show: $35 (adults), $28 (students/seniors), $22 (children)

Visitors who wish to pay less than the suggested Museum admission and also purchase a ticket to attend a special exhibition, IMAX film, or Space Show may do so on-site at the Museum. To the amount they wish to pay for general admission, they add $25 (adults), $20.50 (students/seniors), or $13.50 (children) for a Space Show, special exhibition, or IMAX film.

Public Information

For additional information, the public may call 212-769-5100 or visit the Museum's website at amnh.org.

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