American Museum of Natural History's March Programs Include EXPERIENCE KOREA, A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM SLEEPOVER and More

Experience Korea: Innovations in Art and Culture
Saturday, March 1, from noon to 5 pm
Free for Members or with Museum Admission

The Museum spotlights Korea, inviting visitors to journey through a changing Korea and to experience how the country's past enriches its present. Experience a window into rare artifacts from the Museum collections with Museum Curator of Asian Ethnology and Anthropology Division Chair Laurel Kendall. Be the first to experience a new piece from modern dance choreographer Grace Song. Join the Korean Wave with a rousing performance by MJ Choi and her K-Pop inspired dance group I LOVE DANCE, and more!

Support for Experience Korea: Innovations in Art and Culture is provided, in part, by the Sidney, Milton and Leoma Simon Foundation, the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc., the family of Frederick H. Leonhardt, and the Weinig Foundation.

Experience Korea was created in collaboration with The Korea Society.

Sci Cafe: Into the Abyss: New Frontiers in Deep Sea Exploration
Wednesday, March 5
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Program begins at 7 pm
Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis
Free with cash bar
21+ with ID
Enter at 77th Street
Join Museum Curator John Sparks and Research Associate David Gruber (CUNY) for an undersea adventure as they describe their latest field expedition exploring pristine reefs, inky black depths beyond the reach of sunlight, and underwater volcanoes off the coast of the Solomon Islands. The "Exosuit," a next-generation atmospheric diving system capable of taking a diver down 1,000 feet at surface pressure, will be on display during the event. Weighing 600 pounds, the hard-metal suit offers divers protection from the ocean's pressure while maintaining the dexterity and maneuverability to perform delicate tasks, such as sampling and imaging marine biodiversity with high-resolution underwater cameras.

The SciCafe Series is proudly sponsored by Judy and Josh Weston.

A Night at the Museum Sleepover
Friday, March 7
Saturday, March 15
6 pm-9 pm
$145 per person ($135 for Members)

Visit amnh.org/sleepovers for available dates and further details including pricing for 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 visit 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 chaperone.

Dreams of Other Worlds with Chris Impey
Monday, March 10, at 7:30 pm
Hayden Planetarium
Space Theater
$15 ($13.50 students, seniors)
$12 for Members

Humans have been dreaming of other worlds for thousands of years. This talk will be an insider's tour of the iconic space missions and telescopes that have given us scientific insights into other worlds, from Mars to the multiverse. The journey starts in the Solar System. It continues with telescopes that have situated us in the realm of the Milky Way, a "city of stars" a hundred thousand light years across. Ending with images of the cosmos in shimmering microwaves, faded relics from the dawn of creation, the lecture by Chris Impey hints of potential worlds beyond the observable universe.

Following the lecture, Dr. Impey will sign copies of his book, Dreams of Other Worlds: The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space Exploration.

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

Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Selling Space
Wednesday, March 19, 7:30 pm
Tickets to the event are sold out, but you can still watch the event live at amnh.org/live

Space exploration is entering a new era. In recent years, dozens of private aerospace companies have emerged, all with the goal of commercializing space as never before. From serving NASA's cargo needs to sending tourists on space vacations to mining asteroids for profit, this next generation of entrepreneurs, and not NASA, may be the ones who transform space into our backyard, possibly creating the first-ever trillionaires. Join host and moderator Neil deGrasse Tyson for a lively conversation with a panel of entrepreneurs and space historians on what may be our real future in space.

NASA Sun/Earth Day
Saturday, March 22, from noon to 4 pm
Free for Members or with Museum Admission
Join us as we explore the special relationship between Earth and the Sun and learn about the delicate balance that makes our planet the perfect place to call home. Talk with scientists, look through telescopes, and engage in hands-on activities at this family-friendly event.

Our Earth's Future: One-Day Course
Saturday, March 22, from 11 am - 4pm
$25 registration fee

Become fluent in the science of climate change in this course led by Museum scientists and other experts in the field, including journalists from Scientific American. Organized around case studies, "Our Earth's Future" offers a unique opportunity to gain solid understanding of key scientific principles, analyze scientific data, confront misconceptions, visualize data-driven climate scenarios based on the latest findings in oceanography, conservation biology, and climate science, and learn how to communicate about global climate phenomena.

Hubble Scavenger Hunt with Christina Pease and Emily Rice
Tuesday, March 25, at 6:30 pm
Hayden Planetarium
Space Theater
$15 ($13.50 students, seniors)
$12 for Members

Journey through the universe and see imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope. Explore picturesque planetary nebula, stunning supernova remnants, captivating star clusters, glittering galaxies, and more, combining the context of the night sky and the universe as a whole. Learn how to locate these faint gems in the night sky (even from NYC), and bring your binoculars to view some of the brighter deep-sky objects that are at, or just beyond, the limit of what our eyes can see.

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

Natural Histories: A Special Lecture

Wednesday, March 26, at 6:30 pm
$15 ($13.50 students, seniors)
Free for Members
Join Tom Baione, Boeschenstein Director of Library Services, for a lecture about Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library. Edited by Baione, this beautiful book profiling important illustrated works from the Library's Rare Book collection also inspired the current Museum exhibition Natural Histories: 400 Years of Scientific Illustration from the Museum's Library. Baione will bring several of these important scientific works to the lecture, allowing attendees a closer look at the originals.

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 45 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.

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