Week of Events
Member Mondays
Member Mondays
During Member Mondays, the Museum is open to BMS members between 9:00 am and 10:00 am, before the building opens to the public. The Museum’s first floor, second floor, and Curious George™: Let's Get Curious! will be open for members to explore during these exclusive hours. BMS members are welcome...
Story Time: Curious George Visits A Toy Store (with guests from Clayton’s Toys)
Story Time: Curious George Visits A Toy Store (with guests from Clayton’s Toys)
The adventures of Curious George await! Join us on Mondays where we will read a Curious George book aloud and then bring elements of the story to life with demonstrations, activities and sometimes special guests! This program is included with Museum admission and free for BMS members, no reservation required....
Collections Live! Go Fish! Processing Fish Scales
Collections Live! Go Fish! Processing Fish Scales
Collections Live: Go Fish! Processing Fish Scales is every Tuesday from 10am to 1pm in the Museum’s Biodiversity Science Studio located on the 3rd floor. Dive in with collections staff as they hunt for treasures hidden in the Hadley Fish Scale Collection, submerge yourself in the underwater world of the...
Extended Wednesday Night Hours
Extended Wednesday Night Hours
More fun for all! Join us every Wednesday night from October through the end of May for our extended evening hours. On these days the Museum will be open for admission from 10:00am - 9:00pm!
Collections Live! The Amazing, Awesome Arthropoda
Collections Live! The Amazing, Awesome Arthropoda
Collections Live: The Amazing, Awesome Arthropoda is every Wednesday from 10am to 1pm on the Museum’s fourth floor (stair access only). Arthropods constitute roughly 75% of all animal life on earth! Catch an exclusive, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the Museum’s Invertebrate Zoology Collection, and bug out with museum professionals who are...
Pajama Night with Curious George
Pajama Night with Curious George
Put on your favorite PJs and experience the world of Curious George™: Let's Get Curious during the Museum's extended Wednesday hours! Meet Curious George* from 4:30 to 4:45 then join Museum staff for a story time at 6 p.m. All four floors of the Museum and the Curious George exhibit will be open until 9 p.m. Entry is included with regular...
SOLD OUT – Sci-Night Workshop: Insect Pinning
SOLD OUT – Sci-Night Workshop: Insect Pinning
Hear the inside story behind the Museum's stunning BUG WORKS sign. Learn how to do it yourself in this workshop on relaxing and pinning moths, butterflies, and more. Each participant will receive their own pinning board, spreading materials, and specimens to take home. $30 per participant* Adults 18+
Behind-The-Scenes Collections Tours: Cabinet of Curiosities
Behind-The-Scenes Collections Tours: Cabinet of Curiosities
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 to...
Yard Sale
Yard Sale
Book lovers and thrift hunters, mark your calendars! Back by popular demand, the Buffalo Museum of Science will be hosting a yard sale. With a variety of furniture, toys, and used books spanning many disciplines, there is sure to be something for everyone. Admission not required unless you wish to...
Yard Sale
Yard Sale
Book lovers and thrift hunters, mark your calendars! Back by popular demand, the Buffalo Museum of Science will be hosting a yard sale. With a variety of furniture, toys, and used books spanning many disciplines, there is sure to be something for everyone. Admission not required unless you wish to...