American Museum of American History Celebrates the Summer Solstice, 6/20

The American Museum of Natural History hosts a Summer Solstice Celebration on on June 20th from 11 am to 4 pm. The celebration takes place at the Rose Center for Earth and Space and is free with admission to the museum. More information can be found at the event website.

This event is part of an exciting schedule of space-related public programs celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space and the 75th anniversary of the opening of the original Hayden Planetarium.

Enjoy a Summer Solstice Celebration filled with solar-themed activities including solar-car racing, solar printmaking, sun modeling, UV beading, solar telescope viewing, coloring the sun, sun spot viewers, and more. Museum astrophysicists will also be on-hand to explain some of the latest research being conducted on site.

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