Family & Public Programs

Solar Saturdays

Solar Saturdays return starting May 3! On Saturdays through October, get a rooftop view of the Buffalo Niagara region and beyond. Access is weather permitting. Weekly on Saturdays weather permitting. All Ages Included with admission/membership

03 May

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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Collections Live: Go Fish! Processing Fish Scales

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 Museum’s Fish Collection, and learn about the fin-tastic IMLS grant-funded project that is making it all possible. This project was made possible in part by...

06 May

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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Collections Live: The Amazing, Awesome Arthropoda

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 preserving the amazingly awesome diversity found in the Arthropoda. Stair access only All ages No pre-registration required, activity is ongoing, included...

07 May

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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Collections Live: Geology with Joe

Bring your mystery rocks and fossils and learn how to create and catalog your own collection. Collections Live! is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. All Ages Due to staff availability,...

07 May

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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Family Workshop: Ooey Gooey Science

Join us after school at the Buffalo Museum of Science for an all-ages family workshop about snot and slime. We’ll teach you how to make some really fun (and messy!) kinds of slime and talk about the science of how these polymers actually ooze. All ages $5 with Museum admission...

07 May

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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Solar Saturdays

Solar Saturdays return starting May 3! On Saturdays through October, get a rooftop view of the Buffalo Niagara region and beyond. Access is weather permitting. Weekly on Saturdays weather permitting. All Ages Included with admission/membership

10 May

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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Collections Live: Go Fish! Processing Fish Scales

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 Museum’s Fish Collection, and learn about the fin-tastic IMLS grant-funded project that is making it all possible. This project was made possible in part by...

13 May

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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Collections Live: The Amazing, Awesome Arthropoda

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 preserving the amazingly awesome diversity found in the Arthropoda. Stair access only All ages No pre-registration required, activity is ongoing, included...

14 May

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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Collections Live: Geology with Joe

Bring your mystery rocks and fossils and learn how to create and catalog your own collection. Collections Live! is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. All Ages Due to staff availability,...

14 May

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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Planetarium Shows: Messy-yay! The Imperfect Beauty of Deep Sky Objects (5PM)

Beyond the points of light in our universe lie a variety of clumps, smudges, and globs. Earthling astronomers could only depend on their own eyes in the days before telescopes and electricity, so these fuzzy patches of the sky often drew attention and imagination. French astronomer Charles Messier dedicated himself...

14 May

5:00 pm - 5:45 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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Planetarium Shows: Messy-yay! The Imperfect Beauty of Deep Sky Objects (7PM)

Beyond the points of light in our universe lie a variety of clumps, smudges, and globs. Earthling astronomers could only depend on their own eyes in the days before telescopes and electricity, so these fuzzy patches of the sky often drew attention and imagination. French astronomer Charles Messier dedicated himself...

14 May

7:00 pm - 7:45 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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Solar Saturdays

Solar Saturdays return starting May 3! On Saturdays through October, get a rooftop view of the Buffalo Niagara region and beyond. Access is weather permitting. Weekly on Saturdays weather permitting. All Ages Included with admission/membership

17 May

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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