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BMS debuts new branding – including logo, tagline and website – and urges guests to “Find Why”   BUFFALO, NY (July 13, 2018) – The Buffalo Museum of Science officially announced today the opening of its renovated Kellogg Observatory, providing a new gateway to the skies for the Western New York…

Elephant Birds (Aepyornis maximus) went extinct on Madagascar between 1000 and 1700 AD, and fewer than 40 intact eggs are believed to be in existence in public institutions BUFFALO, NY (April 23, 2018) – The Buffalo Museum of Science announced today it has made a rare discovery in its collection: a…

BUFFALO, NY (April 9, 2018) – The Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, which governs both the Buffalo Museum of Science and Tifft Nature Preserve, announced today the appointment of Liesl Folks, Ph.D., and Ralph Elbert to its Board of Managers for a three-year term. Dr. Folks is the Dean of…

Guests will be able to access the newly renovated Kellogg Observatory and roof deck on July 14 & 15 BUFFALO, NY (April 4, 2018) – The Buffalo Museum of Science announced today it will open the newly renovated Kellogg Observatory to the public during a weekend-long celebration Saturday, July 14…

Produced by TIFF and presented by M&T Bank with support from AAA Insurance, digiPlaySpace is an interactive playground featuring new media technologies, learning-centric games and hands-on installations BUFFALO, NY (November 18, 2017) – The Buffalo Museum of Science invites families, kids and kids-at-heart to digiPlaySpace, presented by M&T Bank, an…

BUFFALO, NY (October 4, 2017) – The Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, which governs both the Buffalo Museum of Science and Tifft Nature Preserve, announced today the appointment of Kathy Glieco to its Board of Managers for the 2017/2018 fiscal year. Glieco is the vice president of marketing at Independent…

BUFFALO, NY (August 21, 2017) – Physically immense and distant, outer space may feel like an abstract concept from which we are disconnected. But space isn’t “out there” – we’re a part of it right here in Western New York. Today, the Buffalo Museum of Science unveiled its newest science…