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Wee Explorer Storytime

Buffalo Museum of Science 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo, NY, United States

Connect your child with curiosity through the magic of stories! Enjoy a book read-along with a fun hands-on experiment in the Sprouts classroom. All materials provided. Age: 3-5 Cost: $5 per child. Registration required.

Cocktail Chemistry

Buffalo Museum of Science 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo, NY, United States

Learn how to up your mocktail game with color-changing mix-in solutions! Turn the tint using plant-based pH indicators, lemon, and some “basic” additions, all while learning a bit of chemistry. Age: 18+ Cost: $30 per person, members save 10%

Behind-the-Scenes Tour: Cabinets of Curiosities

Buffalo Museum of Science 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo, NY, United States

Take a peek into the Vertebrate Zoology Collection's spine-tingling Cabinet of Curiosities to explore the mind bending stories of some of nature's unique freaks, morbid mistakes, and seemingly scientific impossibilities! Marvel at obscure oddities, glimpse the wildly unusual, and satisfy your macabre interests. Feeling enticed yet? We invite (dare) you...

Event Series Collections Live: Herbarium

Collections Live: Herbarium

Buffalo Museum of Science 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo, NY, United States

Collections Live: Herbarium – a Botanical Legacy Fascinated by flora? Discover one of the oldest herbaria in the nation, and witness how museum professionals curate and expand this vast botanical treasure. Age: All ages Cost: Included with Museum admission, and free for members Located on the 4th floor in the Entomology Collection. No...

NEW! Daytime Behind-the-Scenes Tour: Cabinets of Curiosities

Buffalo Museum of Science 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo, NY, United States

Take a peek into the Vertebrate Zoology Collection's spine-tingling Cabinet of Curiosities to explore the mind bending stories of some of nature's unique freaks, morbid mistakes, and seemingly scientific impossibilities! Marvel at obscure oddities, glimpse the wildly unusual, and satisfy your macabre interests. Feeling enticed yet? We invite (dare) you...

Art of Science

Buffalo Museum of Science 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo, NY, United States

Create your own science craft and learn how it relates to one of our interactive science studios. All materials provided. Age: 3-5 Cost: $5 per child. Registration required

DeepFake Reality: How Fake Media Affects You

Buffalo Museum of Science 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo, NY, United States

Come talk about the impact of DeepFake videos on ordinary people with one of the world’s leading experts and see a live demonstration of this exciting—and disturbing—technology. Dr. Siwei Lyu is one of the world’s leading experts on DeepFakes. He has testified on this subject before the NY Senate and...

Event Series Collections Live: Geology with Joe

Collections Live: Geology with Joe

Buffalo Museum of Science 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo, NY, United States

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a museum? Museums take care of ‘collections’ – but what does that mean? Collections LIVE is a new initiative to turn the museum ‘inside-out’! Previously backstage activities will be taking place in public spaces – check out what goes...

Bugging Out

Buffalo Museum of Science 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo, NY, United States

Get up close and personal with the Museum's collection of live invertebrates. See inside our living local biome case, learn about the care and feeding of our various species, and even get hands-on if you like! Age: 18+ Cost: $30 participant, 10% off for members

Behind-the-Scenes Tour: Geology Rocks!

Buffalo Museum of Science 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo, NY, United States

Holmes! What kind of rock is this? Sedimentary, my dear Watson. Learn why this and other CoRn Y jokes are funny by investigating the Museum’s Geology Collection. What you see on display is just the tip of the iceberg. Come behind the scenes and see the rock cycle, marvel at...