'The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter,' an annual favorite visited by millions of children and adults, returns to the American Museum of Natural History on October 16. Celebrating its thirteenth year at the Museum, this highly popular winter attraction transforms the iciest day into a summer escape, inviting visitors to mingle with up to 500 fluttering, iridescent butterflies among blooming tropical flowers and lush green vegetation in 80-degree temperatures. The Butterfly Conservatory is on view through May 30, 2011.
Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL) brings its 2010-2011 Chamber Music Series to a close with four performances of Bohemian Rhapsodies, an opulent program of Romantic quartets, from April 30, 2011 to Sunday, May 8, 2011
PLEASE NOTE LOCATION: Evening Public Programs will be presented at the New York Society for Ethical Culture at 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West, unless otherwise noted.
Two of the American Museum of Natural History's innovative mobile applications have been nominated for the prestigious Webby Awards, a highly-sought, international award that recognizes "excellence on the internet."
The American Museum of Natural History today announced a major new exhibition, The World's Largest Dinosaurs (April 16, 2011-January 2, 2012), which will take visitors beyond the bones and into the amazing anatomy of a uniquely super-sized group of dinosaurs who thrived for 140 million years: the long-necked and long-tailed sauropods, which ranged in size from 15 to 150 feet long.
PLEASE NOTE LOCATION: Evening Public Programs will be presented at the New York Society for Ethical Culture at 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West, unless otherwise noted.
Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL) brings its 2010-2011 Chamber Music Series to a close with four performances of Bohemian Rhapsodies, an opulent program of Romantic quartets, from April 30, 2011 to Sunday, May 8, 2011
Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World, a stunning IMAX film, opens at the American Museum of Natural History on Monday, January 10, 2011. This 41-minute film sheds light on the extraordinary prehistoric underwater world and its larger-than-life creatures, which, with their daunting size and natural ability for predation, were ruling the seas 20 million years before dinosaurs roamed the earth.
Moviegoers will meet Julie, an imaginative young woman, as she travels from a modern-day aquarium to the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods. Viewers will explore an amazing underwater universe inhabited by, among other animals, the powerful Liopleurodon, the long-necked Elasmosaurus, Ophthalmosaurus or 'eye lizard,' the ferocious Prognathodon, and the gigantic 75-foot Shonisaurus. The film was shot in studio and on location at various museums in Paris and London, as well as in Egypt and New Zealand to capture the aerial, landscape, and underwater scenes.
Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World was written and directed by Pascal Vuong and Ronan Chapalain and produced by Catherine and Pascal Vuong and Francois Mantello. The film features an original score by Franck Marchal and a screenplay by Pascal Vuong, Rick Dowlearn, and Ronan Chapalain. The film is produced by N3D LAND Productions and Mantello Brothers Productions.
Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World is distributed worldwide by 3D Entertainment Distribution.
Screenings of Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World will be held daily in the LeFrak Theater every hour on the half hour from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. To purchase tickets in advance, the public should call 212-769-5200 or visit www.amnh.org. A service charge may apply.
The American Museum of Natural History today announced a major new exhibition, The World's Largest Dinosaurs (April 16, 2011-January 2, 2012), which will take visitors beyond the bones and into the amazing anatomy of a uniquely super-sized group of dinosaurs who thrived for 140 million years: the long-necked and long-tailed sauropods, which ranged in size from 15 to 150 feet long.
Body and Spirit: Tibetan Medical Paintings, an exhibition of 64 Tibetan medical paintings (also known as tangkas) from the American Museum of Natural History's collection, opens Tuesday, January 25 in the Museum's fourth-floor Audubon Gallery, and will run through July 17, 2011.
Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World, a stunning IMAX film, opens at the American Museum of Natural History on Monday, January 10, 2011. This 41-minute film sheds light on the extraordinary prehistoric underwater world and its larger-than-life creatures, which, with their daunting size and natural ability for predation, were ruling the seas 20 million years before dinosaurs roamed the earth.
Moviegoers will meet Julie, an imaginative young woman, as she travels from a modern-day aquarium to the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods. Viewers will explore an amazing underwater universe inhabited by, among other animals, the powerful Liopleurodon, the long-necked Elasmosaurus, Ophthalmosaurus or 'eye lizard,' the ferocious Prognathodon, and the gigantic 75-foot Shonisaurus. The film was shot in studio and on location at various museums in Paris and London, as well as in Egypt and New Zealand to capture the aerial, landscape, and underwater scenes.
Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World was written and directed by Pascal Vuong and Ronan Chapalain and produced by Catherine and Pascal Vuong and Francois Mantello. The film features an original score by Franck Marchal and a screenplay by Pascal Vuong, Rick Dowlearn, and Ronan Chapalain. The film is produced by N3D LAND Productions and Mantello Brothers Productions.
Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World is distributed worldwide by 3D Entertainment Distribution.
Screenings of Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World will be held daily in the LeFrak Theater every hour on the half hour from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. To purchase tickets in advance, the public should call 212-769-5200 or visit www.amnh.org. A service charge may apply.
The first-ever Margaret Mead Filmmaker Award was given to the brothers Marc and Nick Francis for their film When China Met Africa at closing night ceremony of the 34th annual Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival on Sunday, November 14, 2010. Representing the best in documentary, animation, experimental nonfiction, and archival footage, the Mead Festival offers an intimate look at worlds rarely revealed, furthering its mission of bringing awareness of cultural anthropology.
The 34th Annual Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival at the American Museum of Natural History presents the world premiere of Roscoe Holcomb: From Daisy Kentucky (2010) on November 13, 2010 at 8:30 pm.
Representing the best in documentary, animation, experimental nonfiction, and archival footage, the 34th annual Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival offers an intimate look at worlds rarely revealed, furthering its mission of continuing to illuminate cultural anthropology.
'The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter,' an annual favorite visited by millions of children and adults, returns to the American Museum of Natural History on October 16. Celebrating its thirteenth year at the Museum, this highly popular winter attraction transforms the iciest day into a summer escape, inviting visitors to mingle with up to 500 fluttering, iridescent butterflies among blooming tropical flowers and lush green vegetation in 80-degree temperatures. The Butterfly Conservatory is on view through May 30, 2011.
'The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter,' an annual favorite visited by millions of children and adults, returns to the American Museum of Natural History on October 16. Celebrating its thirteenth year at the Museum, this highly popular winter attraction transforms the iciest day into a summer escape, inviting visitors to mingle with up to 500 fluttering, iridescent butterflies among blooming tropical flowers and lush green vegetation in 80-degree temperatures. The Butterfly Conservatory is on view through May 30, 2011.
The American Museum of Natural History announces a double feature of the Museum's first two Space Shows, part of the year-long celebration commemorating the 10th anniversary of the opening 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 .
The American Museum of Natural History today launched the American Museum of Natural History Explorer, a groundbreaking mobile app designed as an enhanced navigation tool for indoor use.
The captivating IMAX film Hubble opens at the American Museum of Natural History on Saturday, July 3. For nearly 20 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has dazzled us with unprecedented views of the cosmos, from the splendor of Earth's celestial neighborhood to galaxies billions of light years away.
The captivating IMAX film Hubble opens at the American Museum of Natural History on Saturday, July 3. For nearly 20 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has dazzled us with unprecedented views of the cosmos, from the splendor of Earth's celestial neighborhood to galaxies billions of light years away.
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