Family & Public Programs

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,...

23 Apr

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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Earth Science Student Research Presentations

During our extended Wednesday hours, learn about the works local students are doing in the field of earth science and connect with earth science professionals. Co-sponsored by the University at Buffalo Geology Department. All ages Included with Museum admission and free for members

23 Apr

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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Collections Live: Herbarium – A Botanical Legacy

Fascinated by flora? Discover one of the oldest herbaria in the nation, and witness how museum professionals curate and expand this vast botanical treasure. No pre-registration required, activity is ongoing, included with Museum admission, and free for members. All ages 4th Floor Collections, stair access only Due to staff availability,...

24 Apr

12:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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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...

28 Apr

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,...

30 Apr

11:00 am - 2:00 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

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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