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CURRENT & UPCOMING SPECIAL EXHIBITS

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SCIENCE STUDIOS

Over the next four to five years, BMS will transform its museum experience by installing eight permanent science studios. Defined as “a new model of interactive science exhibition”, science studios integrate the museum’s unique collections with hands-on, interactive experiences focusing on different areas of science. Entry to science studios is included with general museum admission and free for BMS Members.

		Explore YOU presented by Independent Health HEALTH SCIENCES - Take a interactive approach to health and explore the most recent advances in medical technology.

		Our Marvelous Earth NOW OPEN! Explore the complexities of the global weather system and geologic phenomena like earthquakes and hurricanes, as well as investigate alternative forms of energy.

Future Science Studios Include:		Motion (scheduled to open in June 2013) Biodiversity Culture Insects Space Click here to learn more.
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OTHER EXHIBITS & GALLERIES

		EXPLORATIONS EARLY CHILDHOOD GALLERY Explorations is a hands-on, interactive exhibit experience designed for toddlers and early childhood explorers. Perfect for playdates! Explorations is generously funded by the East Hill Foundation.

		WHEM ANKH: The Cycle of Life in Ancient Egypt Gain insight into daily life as lived on the banks of the lower Nile River 2,200 years ago and see real mummies!

		SEYMOUR & STANLEY Meet the museums newest (and biggest!) family members!

		MYSTERIES OF EXTINCTION Use forensic thinking to trace back to the lives of today's extinct species and see specimens of fossils and dinosaur skeletons - many of which were previously on display in our former Dinosaurs & Co. gallery.

		OUR PLACE IN SPACE Take an intergalactic journey and explore the meteorites, satellite technology, the seasons of Earth and much more.

		CONNECTIONS Both the Connections and Spineless galleries have been combined and moved into our 3rd floor connecting gallery as we install our 3rd science studio in the old Spineless space.

		GEMS AND MINERALS Gems and Minerals is now longer available. Many specimens have been moved into our new Earth systems studio, Our Marvelous Earth.

		THE MARCHANDS: Scientific Illustrators Delicate and precisely detailed wax reconstructions of plant life and other natural specimens created by the Marchand family.

		WESTERN NEW YORK WOODLANDS Investigate the history of woodland growth and evolution and view a cross section of a sequoia tree that first emerged from its seed in the early days of the Roman Empire.

		VERTEBRATE EVOLUTION Trace the lineages of vertebrate evolution from the earliest animals with backbones over 400 million years ago to the present.

		DIGGING INTO WESTERN NEW YORK'S PAST The exhibit contains a rich array of fossils and artifacts, many found at the Museum's archeological dig site in Genesee County, New York, documenting the changing fauna, flora, cultures and environments of the Northeast over the past 13,500 years.

		ECOLOGY OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER This exhibit gives a three dimensional feel for the nature of ecology and environment.

		TIBETAN SAND MANDALA This is one of the only examples this type of ritual artwork on permanent exhibit in North America. Temporarily unavailable.