MUSEUM HOURS:
We’re always up to something fun
From camps and lectures, to annual day-long events celebrating things like bubbles and dinosaurs, to workshops and classes, we’re always up to something fun! Check out our events calendar for upcoming can’t-miss dates.
Our bi-monthly program guide is now digital! View or download the PDF version below.
Our Events
Calendar of Events
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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...
Collections Live! Working with the Geology Collection
Collections Live! Working with the Geology Collection
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 Geology Storage. No pre-registration required; activity is ongoing. All ages Included with Museum admission and free for members. Collections Live! is made possible by the...
Story Time: Get Well, Curious George (with guests from Independent Health)
Story Time: Get Well, Curious George (with guests from Independent Health)
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! Processing Historic Images at the Buffalo Museum of Science
Collections Live! Processing Historic Images at the Buffalo Museum of Science
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 historical images relating to the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, transforming them into available resources. Get a glimpse of some of these images and...
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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! Mussel Memory
Collections Live! Mussel Memory
Take a moment to wade into our Digital Imaging Lab to reveal how digitization has brought our Freshwater Mussel Collection out of memories past and into the forefront of current research. No pre-registration required; activity is ongoing. All ages Included with Museum admission and free for members. Collections Live! is...
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...
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SOLD OUT – Science After Hours: Eclipse
SOLD OUT – Science After Hours: Eclipse
The Buffalo Museum of Science is partnering with Big Ditch Brewing on a limited edition WNY ECLIPSE Black IPA beer to help spread awareness and safety information about the upcoming April 8 total solar eclipse that will pass over Western New York. Join us for the launch party of this...
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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 the Library (with guests from the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System)
Story Time: Curious George Visits the Library (with guests from the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System)
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! Processing Historic Images at the Buffalo Museum of Science
Collections Live! Processing Historic Images at the Buffalo Museum of Science
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 historical images relating to the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, transforming them into available resources. Get a glimpse of some of these images and...
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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...
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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...
Planetarium Shows
Planetarium Shows
Join us on a tour of the skies over the Queen City and beyond. From solar eclipses to this season's stargazing targets, this program gives people of all ages the chance to ask questions and guide the program for a unique experience each time. Please call x394 for Accessibility information....
Behind-The-Scenes Collections Tours: Geology Rocks!
Behind-The-Scenes Collections Tours: Geology Rocks!
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...
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3 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 and the Puppies (with guests from Paws for Love)
Story Time: Curious George and the Puppies (with guests from Paws for Love)
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! Processing Historic Images at the Buffalo Museum of Science
Collections Live! Processing Historic Images at the Buffalo Museum of Science
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 historical images relating to the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, transforming them into available resources. Get a glimpse of some of these images and...
1 event,
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...
6 events,
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...
Planetarium Shows
Planetarium Shows
Join us on a tour of the skies over the Queen City and beyond. From solar eclipses to this season's stargazing targets, this program gives people of all ages the chance to ask questions and guide the program for a unique experience each time. Please call x394 for Accessibility information....
SOLD OUT – Sci-Night Workshop: Glass Jar Terrariums
SOLD OUT – Sci-Night Workshop: Glass Jar Terrariums
Be the creator of your own microcosm in this terrarium-building workshop. View beautiful wax models of plants from the Museum's collection and create a living scene to celebrate the arrival of spring. Cost includes glass container, substrate, and plants. $30 per participant* Adults 18+
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2 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 and the Rocket
Story Time: Curious George and the Rocket
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....
1 event,
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...
5 events,
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...
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!
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...
Solar Eclipse Safety Training
Solar Eclipse Safety Training
The April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse is almost here! A total solar eclipse is an extremely rare and special event. Our communities will need as many trained volunteers as possible when the eclipse arrives. This hands-on workshop will teach you how to view the eclipse without the danger of...
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...
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3 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 Plays Baseball (with guests from the Buffalo Bisons)
Story Time: Curious George Plays Baseball (with guests from the Buffalo Bisons)
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! Processing Historic Images at the Buffalo Museum of Science
Collections Live! Processing Historic Images at the Buffalo Museum of Science
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 historical images relating to the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, transforming them into available resources. Get a glimpse of some of these images and...
1 event,
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...
3 events,
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...