Collections Live: Working with the Geology Collection is every Monday from 10am to 1pm. (Staff and volunteers processing geology specimens: databasing, inventory, storage, photography, etc.) A lot goes on behind the scenes in our Collections Department. Unearth some of the projects our staff and volunteers are currently working on in...

This event will not take place on September 18. We apologize for any inconvenience. Collections Live: Processing Historic Images is every Monday from 12:30pm-3:30pm. Have an interest in historic images? "Hidden Views: Salvaging Historic Images at the Buffalo Museum of Science" is a project that aims to digitize almost 2,000...

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...

Collections Live: Geology with Joe is every Wednesday from 11am to 2pm on the Museum’s third floor. Bring your mystery rocks and fossils and learn how to identify and catalog your collection. No pre-registration required, activity is ongoing, included with Museum admission, and free for members. All Ages For all...

Our final Twilight night of the summer! The beginning of autumn brings longer nights, and a chance to see some of the most beautiful worlds in our own celestial neighborhood: planets, moons and more. These Friday night evenings for all ages offer twilight talks with astronomers, observations of celestial objects...

Get a rooftop view of the Buffalo Niagara regions and beyond! Weekly on Saturdays weather permitting. All Ages Included with admission/membership

Join us around the kitchen table for a special cooking demonstration presented by the Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY. Our first-floor demonstration kitchen will be open from 1pm - 2pm featuring homestyle Hispanic and Latino recipes. Included with Museum admission and free for members. All Ages