NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

Beyond Planet Earth

ManhattanSat, Nov 19, 2011 – Sun, Aug 12, 2012

Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration offers a vision of the future of space travel as it boldly explores our next steps in our solar system and beyond.

• Beyond Planet Earth

  American Museum of Natural History

  ManhattanSat, Nov 19, 2011 – Sun, Aug 12, 2012

  Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration offers a vision of the future of space travel as it boldly explores our next steps in our solar system and beyond.

• Creatures of Light: Nature’s Bioluminescence

  American Museum of Natural History

  ManhattanSat, March 31, 2012 – Sun, Jan 6, 2013

  This exhibition is all about extraordinary organisms that produce light—from the flickering fireflies found in backyards across the Northeast to the deep-sea fishes that illuminate the perpetually dark depths of the oceans. Learn all there is to know about bioluminescence.

• Frogs: A Chorus of Colors

  American Museum of Natural History

  ManhattanOngoing

  More than 200 live frogs, from the tiny golden mantella frog to the enormous African bullfrog, are shown in their re-created habitats, complete with rock ledges, live plants and waterfalls.

• Highway of an Empire: The Great Inca Road

  American Museum of Natural History

  ManhattanOngoing

  Over 35 photographs feature the 25,000 miles of roads and trails that the Incas built six centuries ago in South America.

• IMAX: Born to Be Wild

  American Museum of Natural History

  ManhattanMon, Jan 9, 2012 – Sun, July 1, 2012

  Narrated by Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, Born to be Wild is an inspiring story of love, dedication, and the remarkable bond between humans and animals.