Exhibits

SPECIAL EXHIBITS

Now Open through October 10: Robotic Dinosaurs

Included with general admission and FREE with Museum Membership.

October 23, 2010 - January 9, 2011: From Here To There

Included with general admission and FREE with Museum Membership.

EXPLORATIONS

REDESIGNED IN 2010! Now located on the first floor.
Explorations is a hands-on, interactive exhibit area designed for early childhood explorers and their caregivers.

Explorations is generously funded by the East Hill Foundation.

WHEM ANKH: The Cycle of Life in Ancient Egypt

Whem Ankh - The Cycle of Life in Ancient Egypt offers insights into daily life as lived on the banks of the lower Nile River 2,200 years ago.

DINOSAURS & CO.

Trace the history of life in the fossil record from the early marine invertebrates through to the post-dinosaur age of mammals.

OUR PLACE IN SPACE

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

CONNECTIONS

An environment that promotes learning and exploration and highlights the collection of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences.

GEMS AND MINERALS

A systematic array of hundreds of fine specimens.

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