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August 2025

Solar Saturdays

Solar Saturdays return starting May 3! On select Saturdays through October, get a rooftop view of the Buffalo Niagara region and beyond. Access is weather permitting. All Ages Included with admission/membership
02 Aug
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway

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, included with Museum admission, and free for members. All Ages Due to staff availability, times and themes...
04 Aug
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway

Collections Live: Cataloging – A Work in Progress

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a museum? Museums take care of ‘collections’ – but what does that mean? Collections LIVE is a new initiative to turn the museum ‘inside-out’! Previously backstage activities will be taking place in public spaces – check out what goes into cataloging...
04 Aug
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway

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...
06 Aug
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway

Solar Saturdays

Solar Saturdays return starting May 3! On select Saturdays through October, get a rooftop view of the Buffalo Niagara region and beyond. Access is weather permitting. All Ages Included with admission/membership
09 Aug
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway

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, included with Museum admission, and free for members. All Ages Due to staff availability, times and themes...
11 Aug
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway

Collections Live: Cataloging – A Work in Progress

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a museum? Museums take care of ‘collections’ – but what does that mean? Collections LIVE is a new initiative to turn the museum ‘inside-out’! Previously backstage activities will be taking place in public spaces – check out what goes into cataloging...
11 Aug
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway

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...
13 Aug
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway

Family Workshop: Elementary Explorations

What makes the noble gases “noble”? Why are the elements organized in a table? Find the answers to these questions and more as you solve an elementary mystery and take a journey through the periodic table of the elements! All Ages $5 per person (with Museum admission)
16 Aug
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway

Solar Saturdays

Solar Saturdays return starting May 3! On select Saturdays through October, get a rooftop view of the Buffalo Niagara region and beyond. Access is weather permitting. All Ages Included with admission/membership
16 Aug
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway

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, included with Museum admission, and free for members. All Ages Due to staff availability, times and themes...
18 Aug
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway

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...
20 Aug
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway
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