July at the Museum

Calendar Highlights | Enjoy a new take on Moby-Dick—under the whale! | [View in browser]( [Plan Your Visit]( [Tickets]( [Exhibitions]( [Our Research]( [Calendar]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Photo of the Apollo 11 taken by Neil Armstrong]( FESTIVAL SpaceFest Saturday, July 20 Join us for a celebration of space exploration—past, present, and future—to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing. [Learn more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sunset alignment with Manhattan east-west numbered streets]( PLANETARIUM PROGRAM Manhattanhenge Thursday, July 11 Astrophysicist Jackie Faherty will be your guide to the history and astronomy behind this fascinating New York City summer phenomenon. [Learn more]( [Photograph of the planet Mars]( PLANETARIUM PROGRAM Moon to Mars with Carter Emmart Saturday, July 20 Catch CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story, a historical documentary, and visit the landing sites of select Apollo missions and more with NASA OpenSpace visualization software, led by Director of Astrovisualization Carter Emmart. [Learn more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Unseen Oceans bioluminescent fish]( DON'T MISS! Unseen Oceans Closes Sunday, August 18 Encounter mysterious animals, remote habitats, and the researchers and technologies powering ocean exploration today. [Learn more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Two young girls looking through a magnifying glass]( FAMILY PROGRAM Discovery Room Summer Hours Monday, July 1, through Monday, September 2 Happy summer! The Discovery Room will be open for extra morning hours from July 1 through Labor Day. Passes for 40-minute sessions are available at the Discovery Room entrance. [Learn more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Entrance to Spitzer Hall of Human Origins]( SCIENCE SENSE TOUR Explore Human Origins Saturday, July 6, and Wednesday, July 11 Visitors who are blind or partially sighted are invited to explore through touch and verbal description the incredible evolutionary story of the human family in the Spitzer Hall of Human Origins. [Learn more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ADVENTURES IN SCIENCE Summer Camps for Grades 4 and 5 Various sessions starting Monday, July 8 From T. rex to astrophysics, week-long July and August camps for kids entering Grades 4 and 5 still have a few slots open. Sign up now! [Learn more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Three bats flying in the sky]( NATURE WALK Evening Bat Walks in Central Park Friday, July 19, and August 2 or 9 Join Brad Klein, Danielle Gustafson, and other members of the New York City Bat Group for a bat-spotting adventure in Central Park. [Learn more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [AMNH Discovery Room]( TOUR Discovery Squad Tour Saturday, July 13 In this free program designed for families affected by autism spectrum disorders, children join guides for adventures in the permanent halls, then spend time exploring the Discovery Room—all before the Museum opens to the public. [Learn more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bear diorama]( SIGN LANGUAGE TOUR Art of the Diorama Saturday, July 13 At this simultaneously signed and spoken tour, visitors who use American Sign Language and their guests get an in-depth look at the Museum’s dioramas and how they play a role in wildlife conservation and public education. [Learn more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Family at the Museum Sleepover. ]( AFTER-HOURS PROGRAM A Night at the Museum Sleepover Saturday, July 13 Take children ages 6–13 on the best campout ever, sleeping in an iconic hall and exploring the Museum after hours. [Learn more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Two visitors touching a T. rex femur bone]( SCIENCE SENSE TOUR T. rex: The Ultimate Predator Wednesday, July 24 Through touch and verbal description, visitors who are blind or partially sighted will meet the entire tyrannosaur superfamily and hear the amazing story of the most iconic dinosaur in the world. [Learn more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Watercolor whale]( ON SALE NOW Excerpts from Moby-Dick, In Concert Under the Whale Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27 Enjoy staged excerpts from a new musical adaptation of Herman Melville’s classic 1851 novel by Tony-Award nominee Dave Malloy and Tony-Award winner Rachel Chavkin, presented by the Museum in association with the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University. [Learn more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Giant Squid]( DROP-IN EXPERIENCE Swimming with Giants in 360 Daily through Sunday, August 18 Dive deep into the world under water in this immersive 360-degree video in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life. [Learn more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [facebook]( [instagram]( [facebook]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Privacy Policy]( You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to This Month at the Museum. American Museum of Natural HistoryCentral Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024-5192 Phone: 212-769-5100