DISCOVERY THEATER, Water, Water Everywhere
Ages 4-8, A Meet the Museum program at the Natural History Museum. View more details.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Mini Theatre, Sant Ocean Hall (1st floor), Natural History Museum, 10th & Constitution Ave. NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange Lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218613.
Friday, March 19, 2010, 10:15 AM.
DISCOVERY THEATER, Water, Water Everywhere
Ages 4-8, A Meet the Museum program at the Natural History Museum. View more details.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Mini Theatre, Sant Ocean Hall (1st floor), Natural History Museum, 10th & Constitution Ave. NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange Lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218614.
Friday, March 19, 2010, 11:15 AM.
DISCOVERY THEATER, Water, Water Everywhere
Ages 4-8, A Meet the Museum program at the Natural History Museum. View more details.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Mini Theatre, Sant Ocean Hall (1st floor), Natural History Museum, 10th & Constitution Ave. NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange Lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218615.
Friday, March 19, 2010, 12:15 PM.
Forensic Friday
Join Smithsonian forensic anthropologists as they study new cases and those from the historic past. Take advantage of this opportunity to ask the forensic anthropologists questions and observe first-hand the basic methods used for documenting human remains recovered from archaeological investigations.
Today, learn how mummies are made, where they come from, and why scientists study them. This program is a rare opportunity to see some of the Smithsonian's mummies that are not usually on display.
Categories: Demonstrations. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Forensic Anthropology Lab within Written in Bone, 2nd Floor. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats one Friday a month through June. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake.
Friday, March 19, 2010, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Environmental Film Festival: Dirt! The Movie, Ladies of the Land, Soil in Good Heart, and Seed Hunter
The museum presents the following films in conjunction with the 2010 Environmental Film Festival:
• 12:30 PM: Dirt! The Movie (2009, 86 min, USA, directed and produced by Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow, narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis) This is the story of earth’s most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility – from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation.
• 2 PM: Ladies of the Land (2007, 30 min, USA, directed by Megan Thompson) As small, family farms continue to disappear and large, mechanized farms dominate American agriculture, a new kind of farmer is sprouting up across the land: women.
• 2:45 PM: Soil in Good Heart (2008, 14 min, USA, directed by Deborah Koons Garcia, produced by Catherine Butler) Land-based food is dependent on sunlight, water, and soil, but most people have no idea how important healthy soil is for the creation of nourishing food.
• 3 PM: Seed Hunter (2008, 59 min, Australia, directed by Sally Ingleton, Washington, D.C. premiere) Our planet is heating up…
Categories: Films. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Baird Auditoriun, Ground Floor. Cost: Free; first come, first served.
Saturday, March 20, 2010, 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org. Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center Scholarship 17th Annual Benefit Auction
"Oh, Say Can You SEEC" at the 17th annual Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center (SEEC) scholarship benefit auction. Bid on behind-the scenes Smithsonian tours and experiences, as well as selections from D.C.-area hotels and restaurants. Many of the items are geared toward children and families.
Auction proceeds support the SEEC scholarship fund that provides high-quality educational opportunities to all eligible families throughout the Washington, D.C. area.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Throughout the museum. Cost: $30 or $60 for four tickets through March 19; tickets may be purchased online at the link below of by phone at 202-633-7986. Note: Tickets purchased in advance can be picked up the night of the auction at the museum. Purchase Tickets: https://seec.ejoinme.org/?tabid=200747.
Saturday, March 20, 2010, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Environmental Film Festival: Homegrown, Ingredients, Honey for the Maya: Life with Stingless Bees, and Behold the Earth
The museum presents the following films in conjunction with the 2010 Environmental Film Festival:
• 12 Noon: Homegrown (2009, 52 min, USA, directed by Robert McFalls, Washington, D.C. premiere) Spotlighting a 21st-century organic family farm operating off the grid in the heart of urban Pasadena, California, this film documents the activities of the Dervaes family.
• 1 PM: Ingredients (2007, 66 min, USA, directed
by Robert Bates, produced by Brian Kimmel and Debra Sohm Lawson, Washington, D.C. premiere) This film celebrates the farmers and chefs who are creating a truly sustainable food system; their collaborations have resulted in great tasting food and increased awareness about the benefits of eating locally.
• 2:15 PM: Honey for the Maya: Life with Stingless Bees (2009, 8 min, USA, directed and produced by Dr. Stephen Buchmann) Share a glimpse of millennia-old Mayan bee craft among temples and tropical forests. Discussion with Dr. Stephen Buchmann (entomologist, pollination ecologist, and…
Categories: Films. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Baird Auditoriun, Ground Floor. Cost: Free; first come, first served.
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org. Panel Discussion: "Religious Perspectives on the Science of Human Origins"
The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program invites Dr. Rick Potts, curator of the Hall of Human Origins, and the Human Origins Program's Broader Social Impacts Committee for a panel discussion about the relationship between scientific and religious perspectives in light of the latest research on human evolution.
Categories: After Five. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Baird Auditorium, Ground Floor (enter from Constitution Ave.). Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human?
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit www.humanorigins.si.edu. The Scientist Is In The Sant Ocean Hall: Ask an Expert
An ocean scientist stationed within the exhibition shows collection specimens or artifacts (including some under the microscope and/or shown on a monitor) and talks with visitors about travels to various locations, field studies, collection of specimens, new discoveries, favorite topics of study, and more.
Note: On the third Wednesday of each month, a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist is in the exhibition to talk with visitors.
Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Center, in the Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free. Continues: Series continues every Wednesday. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Connected Cultures: Religious Traditions of the Middle East
This panel discussion explores the cultural connections between the three largest monotheistic traditions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. All three traditions originated in the Middle East and are all inextricably linked, as they have infl uenced each other over centuries. The evening interfaith panel aims to foster a better understanding of human diversity and cultural change through the lenses of these three religions.
Panelists are Imam Yahya Hendi (Muslim chaplain, Georgetown University), Dr. Marc Gopin (director, Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution [CRDC] at George Mason University), and Rev. Dr. Clark Lobenstine (executive director, InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington [IFC]). The panel is moderated by Najeeba Syeed-Miller (executive director, Center for Civic Engagement and Dialogue, Los Angeles).
This program is related to the IMAX film Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta, shown in the museum's Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater.
Categories: After Five. Lectures & Discussions. Webcasts & Webinars. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Baird Auditorium, Ground Floor. Webcast: http://www.mnh.si.edu/calEvents/connected_cultures.html. Cost: Free, but reservations requested; e-mail Journeytomecca@si.edu. Related Events: For complete schedule of programs, visit the museum's Web site.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 6:30 PM.
For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu. The Scientist Is Online: Ask an Expert
Scientists from the Smithsonian Human Origins Program discuss their work and answer questions.
Categories: Webcasts & Webinars. Event Location: Online at twitter.com/HumanOrigins. Webcast: http://twitter.com/HumanOrigins. Cost: Free. Continues: Continues selected Thursdays each month through May. Related Exhibition: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human?
Thursday, March 25, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
French Troubadours Tete and Eric John Kaiser
With pop-folk-bluesy rhythms, Tété (Senegal) is one of France's most well regarded song writers. Kaiser (France) embodies a modern pop/rock sound that borrows from many genres including rock, hip-hop and reggae. Part of Francophonie 2010. View more details.
Categories: After Five. Performances. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=181896&performanceNumber=219325.
Thursday, March 25, 2010, 7:00 PM.
Marie Smith's S is for Smithsonian: Book Signing
Marie Smith signs copies of her recently released children's book S is for Smithsonian: America's Museum Alphabet.
Categories: Kids & Families. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Outside Main Museum Store, Ground Floor. Cost: Books available for sale in the Museum Store.
Saturday, March 27, 2010, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Environmental Film Festival: Winners from 2009 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
The museum presents the following films in conjunction with the 2010 Environmental Film Festival:
• 12 Noon: The Legend of Pale Male (2009, 85 min, USA, Washington, D.C. premiere) This is the true story of how one hawk lays claim to Central Park and sets in motion a chain of events that will unite New York City behind his cause. He inspires a young man to become a filmmaker and together they set out on a 16-year journey through life, death, birth, hope, and redemption. Discussion with filmmaker Frederic Lilien follows screening. (for families)
• 1:45 PM: Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (2009, 60 min, UK) Presented by David Attenborough who asks three key questions: How and why did Charles Darwin
come up with his theory of evolution? Why do we think he was right? And why is it more important now than ever before?
• 3 PM: The Forest: Realm of Shadows (2008, 45 min, Germany, directed by Jan Haft, Washington, D.C. premiere) The Central European Forest is a secret place whose inhabitants live…
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Baird Auditoriun, Ground Floor. Cost: Free; first come, first served.
Saturday, March 27, 2010, 12:00 PM – 5:15 PM.
For more info visit www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org. Don Wilson: Book Signings
Chair of the museum's Vertebrate Zoology Department Don Wilson signs copies of his books: Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife, Human: The Definitive Visual Guide, Biodiversity II: Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources, Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (2-volume set), Mammals of North America, and his children's book Artie and Merlin.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Outside Main Museum Store, Ground Floor. Cost: Books available for purchase in Museum Store.
Saturday, March 27, 2010, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Environmental Film Festival: Winners from 2009 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
The museum presents the following films in conjunction with the 2010 Environmental Film Festival:
• 11 AM: Yellowstone: Winter (2009, 60 min, UK, directed by John Aitchison, narrated by Peter Firth, Washington, D.C. premiere) Yellowstone National Park, ironically, is one of the most beautiful backdrops in the world but has one of the harshest environments, making life a constant struggle for the wolves, buffalo, elk, and grizzlies that roam the park’s mountains, grasslands, and valleys.
• 12:15 PM: Swamp Troop (2009, 53 min, South Africa, directed by Robyn Keene-Young and Adrian Bailey, Washington, D.C. premiere) Against the dramatic backdrop of riverside forests and wildlife-rich floodplains of Botswana’s Okavango Delta, Swamp Troop enters the heart of baboon society and follows the journey of the troop's alpha male Boro.
• 1:30 PM: Frog, Chemical, Water, You (2009, 17 min, USA, directed by Jennifer Grace) This quirky little movie examines the impact of chemical contaminants on worldwide amphibian…
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Baird Auditoriun, Ground Floor. Cost: Free; first come, first served.
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org. Environmental Film Festival: Poisoned Waters: Puget Sound and Poisoned Waters: Chesapeake Bay
The museum presents the following films in conjunction with the 2010 Environmental Film Festival:
• Poisoned Waters: Puget Sound (2009, 55 min, USA, directed by Rick Young, written by Hedrick Smith and Rick Young) Thirty-five years after the Clean Water Act, Hedrick Smith’s documentary assesses the state of America’s environmental protections and the impaired health of national waterways through the case study of Puget Sound.
• Poisoned Waters: Chesapeake Bay (2009, 15 min excerpt "What's in Your Drinking Water?" directed by Rick Young, written by Hedrick Smith and Rick Young) Better check and see what the U.S. Geological Survey has discovered in drinking water systems
across the U.S. – a whole new generation of chemical contaminants that are causing sex changes in fish and weird mutations in amphibians and are linked by scientists to growing birth defects in children, breast cancer in women, and lower sperm counts in men.
Discussion with correspondent and filmmaker Hedrick Smith follows screenings.
Categories: Films. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Baird Auditoriun, Ground Floor. Cost: Free; first come, first served.
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 3:30 PM.
For more info visit www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org. DISCOVERY THEATER, Arabiqa with Karim Nagi
All Ages, Arab Drumming, Dancing and Heritage, View more details.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=181896&performanceNumber=219525.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 10:15 AM.
DISCOVERY THEATER, Arabiqa with Karim Nagi
All Ages, Arab Drumming, Dancing and Heritage, View more details.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=181896&performanceNumber=219526.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 11:30 AM.
Human Evolution and Environmental Change: A Panel Discussion in Partnership with the National Research Council and National Academy of Sciences
Join Dr. Rick Potts, director of the Smithsonian's human origins program and the museum's curator of anthropology, and leadership from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Research Council (NRC) for a panel discussion on the findings outlined in the NAS/NRC report on human evolution in relationship to environmental change.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Baird Auditorium, Ground Floor. Cost: Free. Related Events: See related book discussion and signing at 3 PM today. Related Exhibition: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human?
Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
The Scientist Is In The Sant Ocean Hall: Ask an Expert
An ocean scientist stationed within the exhibition shows collection specimens or artifacts (including some under the microscope and/or shown on a monitor) and talks with visitors about travels to various locations, field studies, collection of specimens, new discoveries, favorite topics of study, and more.
Note: On the third Wednesday of each month, a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist is in the exhibition to talk with visitors.
Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Center, in the Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free. Continues: Series continues every Wednesday. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
What Does it Mean to Be Human? Book Discussion and Signing
Dr. Rick Potts, director of the Smithsonian's Human Origins Program and the museum's curator of anthropology, and Chris Sloan, senior editor at National Geographic, discuss their new National Geographic book What Does it Mean to Be Human? They delve into our distant past to explain when, why, and how we acquired the unique biological and cultural qualities that govern our most fundamental connections and interactions with other people and with the natural world. Drawing on the latest research, they conclude that we are the last survivors of a once-diverse family tree, and that our evolution was shaped by one of the most unstable eras in Earth's environmental history. Question-and-answer session and book signing follow.
What Does It Means to Be Human? a generously illustrated book, tells the story of the human family, showing how our species' physical traits and behaviors evolved over millions of years as our ancestors adapted to dramatic environmental changes.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Baird Auditorium, Ground Floor. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human?
Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
The Scientist Is In The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: Ask an Expert
Scientists stationed within the exhibition discuss their work, show collection objects and specimens, and answer visitors' questions about human origins.
Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Northwest Wing, in the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. Cost: Free. Continues: Continues selected Thursdays each month through May. Related Exhibition: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human?
Thursday, April 1, 2010, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
The Origins of Art 35,000 Years Ago: What Were They Thinking?
Why did early modern humans begin creating art over 35,000 years ago? Archaeologist Nicholas Conard addresses this question and discusses delicate figurines he excavated in southwestern Germany. In collaboration with the Natural History Museum. View more details.
Categories: After Five. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=181896&performanceNumber=219347.
Monday, April 5, 2010, 6:45 PM – 9:00 PM.
DISCOVERY THEATER, That's Not Magic? It's Science
Ages 6-16, A whacky and wild show with scientific demonstrations. View more details.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218627.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 10:15 AM.
DISCOVERY THEATER, That's Not Magic? It's Science
Ages 6-16, A whacky and wild show with scientific demonstrations. View more details.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218628.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 11:30 AM.
DISCOVERY THEATER, That's Not Magic? It's Science
Ages 6-16, A whacky and wild show with scientific demonstrations. View more details.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218629.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 10:15 AM.
DISCOVERY THEATER, That's Not Magic? It's Science
Ages 6-16, A whacky and wild show with scientific demonstrations. View more details.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218630.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 11:30 AM.
The Scientist Is In The Sant Ocean Hall: Ask an Expert
An ocean scientist stationed within the exhibition shows collection specimens or artifacts (including some under the microscope and/or shown on a monitor) and talks with visitors about travels to various locations, field studies, collection of specimens, new discoveries, favorite topics of study, and more.
Note: On the third Wednesday of each month, a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist is in the exhibition to talk with visitors.
Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Center, in the Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free. Continues: Series continues every Wednesday. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
The Scientist Is Online: Ask an Expert
Scientists from the Smithsonian Human Origins Program discuss their work and answer questions.
Categories: Webcasts & Webinars. Event Location: Online at twitter.com/HumanOrigins. Webcast: http://twitter.com/HumanOrigins. Cost: Free. Continues: Continues selected Thursdays each month through May. Related Exhibition: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human?
Thursday, April 8, 2010, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
The Scientist Is In The Sant Ocean Hall: Ask an Expert
An ocean scientist stationed within the exhibition shows collection specimens or artifacts (including some under the microscope and/or shown on a monitor) and talks with visitors about travels to various locations, field studies, collection of specimens, new discoveries, favorite topics of study, and more.
Note: On the third Wednesday of each month, a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist is in the exhibition to talk with visitors.
Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Center, in the Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free. Continues: Series continues every Wednesday. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
The Scientist Is In The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: Ask an Expert
Scientists stationed within the exhibition discuss their work, show collection objects and specimens, and answer visitors' questions about human origins.
Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Northwest Wing, in the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. Cost: Free. Continues: Continues selected Thursdays each month through May. Related Exhibition: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human?
Thursday, April 15, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
The Scientist Is In The Sant Ocean Hall: Ask an Expert
A NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist stationed within the exhibition shows collection specimens or artifacts (including some under the microscope and/or shown on a monitor) and talks with visitors about travels to various locations, field studies, collection of specimens, new discoveries, favorite topics of study, and more.
Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Center, in the Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free. Continues: Series continues every Wednesday. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
The Scientist Is Online: Ask an Expert
Scientists from the Smithsonian Human Origins Program discuss their work and answer questions.
Categories: Webcasts & Webinars. Event Location: Online at twitter.com/HumanOrigins. Webcast: http://twitter.com/HumanOrigins. Cost: Free. Continues: Continues selected Thursdays each month through May. Related Exhibition: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human?
Thursday, April 22, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Forensic Friday
Join Smithsonian forensic anthropologists as they study new cases and those from the historic past. Take advantage of this opportunity to ask the forensic anthropologists questions and observe first-hand the basic methods used for documenting human remains recovered from archaeological investigations.
Categories: Demonstrations. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Forensic Anthropology Lab within Written in Bone, 2nd Floor. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats one Friday a month through June. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake.
Friday, April 23, 2010, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Smithsonian Sleepovers
Discover the National Museum of Natural History in a whole new way in this unique overnight experience. Includes an evening snack, light breakfast, IMAX screening, evening activity, and tour. View more details.
Categories: After Five. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, 1000 Constitution Avenue, NW entrance, Enter museum via Constitution Ave. entrance, (Smithsonian Metro, Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=181896&performanceNumber=219236.
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 7:00 PM.
The Emerson String Quartet
After more than 31 years of extensive touring and recording, the Grammy winning Emerson String Quartet continues to perform with the same benchmark intensity, integrity, energy and commitment that it has demonstrated since it was formed in 1976. This concert features music by Barber, Lawrence Dillon, and Beethoven. View more details.
Categories: After Five. Performances. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=181896&performanceNumber=218093.
Sunday, April 25, 2010, 6:00 PM.
The Scientist Is In The Sant Ocean Hall: Ask an Expert
An ocean scientist stationed within the exhibition shows collection specimens or artifacts (including some under the microscope and/or shown on a monitor) and talks with visitors about travels to various locations, field studies, collection of specimens, new discoveries, favorite topics of study, and more.
Note: On the third Wednesday of each month, a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist is in the exhibition to talk with visitors.
Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Center, in the Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free. Continues: Series continues every Wednesday. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
The Scientist Is In The Sant Ocean Hall: Ask an Expert
An ocean scientist stationed within the exhibition shows collection specimens or artifacts (including some under the microscope and/or shown on a monitor) and talks with visitors about travels to various locations, field studies, collection of specimens, new discoveries, favorite topics of study, and more.
Note: On the third Wednesday of each month, a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist is in the exhibition to talk with visitors.
Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Center, in the Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free. Continues: Series continues every Wednesday. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
The Scientist Is In The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: Ask an Expert
Scientists stationed within the exhibition discuss their work, show collection objects and specimens, and answer visitors' questions about human origins.
Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Northwest Wing, in the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. Cost: Free. Continues: Continues selected Thursdays each month through May. Related Exhibition: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human?
Thursday, May 6, 2010, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
The Scientist Is In The Sant Ocean Hall: Ask an Expert
An ocean scientist stationed within the exhibition shows collection specimens or artifacts (including some under the microscope and/or shown on a monitor) and talks with visitors about travels to various locations, field studies, collection of specimens, new discoveries, favorite topics of study, and more.
Note: On the third Wednesday of each month, a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist is in the exhibition to talk with visitors.
Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Center, in the Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free. Continues: Series continues every Wednesday. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
The Scientist Is Online: Ask an Expert
Scientists from the Smithsonian Human Origins Program discuss their work and answer questions.
Categories: Webcasts & Webinars. Event Location: Online at twitter.com/HumanOrigins. Webcast: http://twitter.com/HumanOrigins. Cost: Free. Continues: Continues selected Thursdays each month through May. Related Exhibition: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human?
Thursday, May 13, 2010, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
The Emerson String Quartet
After more than 31 years of extensive touring and recording, the Grammy winning Emerson String Quartet continues to perform with the same benchmark intensity, integrity, energy and commitment that it has demonstrated since it was formed in 1976. This concert features music by Martinu, Janacek, and Dvorak. View more details.
Categories: After Five. Performances. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=181896&performanceNumber=218094.
Saturday, May 15, 2010, 6:00 PM.
Smithsonian Sleepovers
Discover the National Museum of Natural History in a whole new way in this unique overnight experience. Includes an evening snack, light breakfast, IMAX screening, evening activity, and tour. View more details.
Categories: After Five. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, 1000 Constitution Avenue, NW entrance, Enter museum via Constitution Ave. entrance, (Smithsonian Metro, Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=181896&performanceNumber=219239.
Saturday, May 15, 2010, 7:00 PM.
DISCOVERY THEATER, The House That Jack Built
All Ages, A dance show that exhibits the many genres of movement from many different cultures. View more details.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218674.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 10:15 AM.
DISCOVERY THEATER, The House That Jack Built
All Ages, A dance show that exhibits the many genres of movement from many different cultures. View more details.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218675.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 11:30 AM.
The Scientist Is In The Sant Ocean Hall: Ask an Expert
A NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist stationed within the exhibition shows collection specimens or artifacts (including some under the microscope and/or shown on a monitor) and talks with visitors about travels to various locations, field studies, collection of specimens, new discoveries, favorite topics of study, and more.
Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Center, in the Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free. Continues: Series continues every Wednesday. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
The Scientist Is In The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: Ask an Expert
Scientists stationed within the exhibition discuss their work, show collection objects and specimens, and answer visitors' questions about human origins.
Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Northwest Wing, in the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. Cost: Free. Continues: Continues selected Thursdays each month through May. Related Exhibition: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human?
Thursday, May 20, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
The Scientist Is In The Sant Ocean Hall: Ask an Expert
An ocean scientist stationed within the exhibition shows collection specimens or artifacts (including some under the microscope and/or shown on a monitor) and talks with visitors about travels to various locations, field studies, collection of specimens, new discoveries, favorite topics of study, and more.
Note: On the third Wednesday of each month, a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist is in the exhibition to talk with visitors.
Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Center, in the Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free. Continues: Series continues every Wednesday. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
The Scientist Is Online: Ask an Expert
Scientists from the Smithsonian Human Origins Program discuss their work and answer questions.
Categories: Webcasts & Webinars. Event Location: Online at twitter.com/HumanOrigins. Webcast: http://twitter.com/HumanOrigins. Cost: Free. Continues: Continues selected Thursdays each month through May. Related Exhibition: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human?
Thursday, May 27, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.