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Sept 2, 2010

NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

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Kid Fun in Grown-Up Museums

Art museums are smart. They know that in terms of creativity and imagination, kids have a lot in common with the artists featured on their walls. To acclimate kids to new ways of looking and discussing what they see, grown-up museums are tailoring programs to young people and their families. It's a great way to groom future museum-goers and artists. 

Rose Center for Earth and Space

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
(between 77th and 81st Streets)
New York, NY  10024
Tel: (212) 769-5200
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Free for members, $9.00 children, $12.00 seniors, students, $16.00 general.
Suggested museum admission includes entrance to Rose Center.

Dates

Ongoing

Hours

Mon – Sun: 10 am – 5:45 pm

Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The Rose Center for Earth and Space encompasses a completely rebuilt Hayden Planetarium and exhibition halls that explore the vast range of sizes in the cosmos; the 13-billion-year history of the universe; the nature of galaxies, stars and planets; and the dynamic features of our own unique planet Earth.

The 120-foot-high, 333,500-square-foot facility increased the museum's square footage by approximately 25 percent. The center's design includes the largest glass curtain wall in the United States, constructed of clear "water white" glass, and an interior space with a ceiling higher than that of Grand Central Terminal. Click here for full details on the center's exhibitions and programs.
  • Directions: Subway: B, C to 81st Street - Museum of Natural History

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American Museum of Natural History

The largest natural history museum in the world has a mission commensurately monumental in scope. Permanent hall exhibitions focus on dinosaurs, mammals, ocean life, geology and more. The Rose Center for Earth and Space explores the entire universe.
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American Museum of Natural History Listings

  • Spider Silk Tapestry

    Wed, Sept 23, 2009 – Mon, Sept 6, 2010 This contemporary textile made of golden-colored spider silk measures 11 feet by 4 feet and took four years to make using a painstaking technique developed more than 100 years ago.

  • A Night at the Museum Sleepovers

    Please check full listing for event date and times Families are invited to spend a night at the museum with unique after-hours activities. These nocturnal adventures are designed for kids ages 7–13 and their caregivers.

  • Lizards and Snakes: Alive!

    Sat, March 6, 2010 – Thurs, Sept 2, 2010 Reptiles with scales are known as squamates and, as this close encounter with live animals shows us, they're full of surprises. Big or small; fierce or shy; four legs, two legs or no legs at all, they're all lizards and snakes, an ancient group which is more diverse than mammals and as old as dinosaurs.

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