January 2020
Community Health Day
Families are invited to enjoy free general Museum admission and explore together at Independent Health's annual Community Health Day! All guests may participate in a variety of fun and interactive happenings with a focus on health and wellness throughout the Museum, including a special challenge in our health science studio,…
Find out more »SOLD OUT! SciNight Workshop: Copper Oxide Painting
This SciNight Workshop has officially SOLD OUT! Transform simple materials into works of art with iron, copper, and bronze oxidizing paints while learning about chemical processes. Ages: 18+ Cost: $15 per participant (BMS Members save 10%)
Find out more »SciNight Collections Tour: Geology Rocks!
Did you know the Museum houses more than 700,000 specimens and artifacts? Get behind the scenes to see what few have seen and explore the Museum’s Collection. Tours are approximately two hours in length. Holmes! What kind of rock is this? Sedimentary, my dear Watson. Learn why this and other…
Find out more »February 2020
SciNight Collections Tour: Cabinet of Curiosities
Did you know the Museum houses more than 700,000 specimens and artifacts? Get behind the scenes to see what few have seen and explore the Museum’s Collection. Tours are approximately two hours in length. Take a peek into the Vertebrate Zoology Collection’s spine-tingling Cabinet of Curiosities to explore the mind…
Find out more »SciNight Workshop: Beading in Binary
Learn a bit of code to build a binary strand showing a name in ASCII for an encrypted token of love. Ages: 18+ Cost: $15 per participant (BMS Members save 10%)
Find out more »National Engineers Week
The Buffalo Museum of Science is celebrating National Engineers Week February 16 through 22. This week-long festival recognizes individuals and organizations who create amazing wonders in the field of engineering. Guests can participate in dozens of interactive programs with local and national engineers and organizations, make-n-take builds, free giveaways and…
Find out more »Discovery Camp: Ancient Egypt (Ages 5-12)
Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to be a child in Ancient Egypt? What kind of clothes would you have worn? Would you have gone to school? Would you have had toys? Campers will explore these questions and more as they experience life as a child…
Find out more »SciNight Workshop: Galaxy Art
Learn how the Hubble Space Telescope gives us such vibrant views of deep space as you paint your very own piece of the universe. Ages: 18+ Cost: $15 per participant (BMS Members save 10%)
Find out more »Science After Hours: Golden Mummies
Celebrate our new traveling exhibit, Golden Mummies of Egypt, presented by M&T Bank, with an adults-only night out worthy of the Pharaohs! Enjoy special ancient Egyptian activities throughout the Museum, a cash bar and a chance to experience this spectacular exhibition as it makes its U.S. premiere. Cost: $23 online,…
Find out more »March 2020
Science After Hours: Beerology
Beerology is back and bigger than ever! Now featuring a selection of wine and spirit tastings! Learn about the science of beer and have your science on tap at this annual fundraiser! Sample beers and other brews from some of the best breweries in the area, snack on beer-friendly foods, enjoy…
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