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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.
May/June 2024 Program Guide
Our Events
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Calendar of Events
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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...
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Story Time: Curious George’s Dinosaur Discovery
Story Time: Curious George’s Dinosaur Discovery
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....
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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...
4 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: Geology with Joe
Collections Live: Geology with Joe
Bring your mystery rocks and fossils and learn how to identify and catalog your collection! All Ages For all Collections Live programs no pre-registration is required, activity is ongoing, included with Museum admission, and free for members. Due to staff availability, times and themes for Collections Live may be subject...
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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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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Affiliate STEAM Day
Affiliate STEAM Day
Curious about all the affiliated organizations of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences and all that they do? Perhaps you like rocks, birds, or plants? We have an affiliate for you! Come meet members of the BSNS affiliates and learn about their organizations and the activities they do. No pre-registration...
Solar Saturdays
Solar Saturdays
Solar Saturdays return starting on May 4 on select Saturdays through October! Weather permitting, get a rooftop view of the Buffalo Niagara region and beyond. Please visit sciencebuff.org for current accessibility to the rooftop. Free with admission.
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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...
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...
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Story Time: Curious George Builds A Tree House (with guests from Explore and More)
Story Time: Curious George Builds A Tree House (with guests from Explore and More)
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: Study Skins – The Science of Preservation
Collections Live: Study Skins – The Science of Preservation
Collections Live: Study Skins – The Science of Preservation is every Tuesday from 10am to 1pm on the Museum’s third floor. Join collections staff in our Specimen Preparation Lab where you will delve into the macabre world of preserving flesh, skin, and bones. Uncover the significance of each specimen and...
4 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: Geology with Joe
Collections Live: Geology with Joe
Bring your mystery rocks and fossils and learn how to identify and catalog your collection! All Ages For all Collections Live programs no pre-registration is required, activity is ongoing, included with Museum admission, and free for members. Due to staff availability, times and themes for Collections Live may be subject...
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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SciNight Workshop: Watercolor Galaxy Art
SciNight Workshop: Watercolor Galaxy Art
Unlock the elemental nature of deep space in this art and science workshop. Using watercolor and pen, you will materialize your own unique and surprising galaxies and nebulae on notecards and paper. Not confident in your art ability? No worries. This workshop is fun and approachable. $30 per participant (10%...
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1 event,
Solar Saturdays
Solar Saturdays
Solar Saturdays return starting on May 4 on select Saturdays through October! Weather permitting, get a rooftop view of the Buffalo Niagara region and beyond. Please visit sciencebuff.org for current accessibility to the rooftop. Free with admission.
0 events,
1 event,
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...
1 event,
Collections Live: Study Skins – The Science of Preservation
Collections Live: Study Skins – The Science of Preservation
Collections Live: Study Skins – The Science of Preservation is every Tuesday from 10am to 1pm on the Museum’s third floor. Join collections staff in our Specimen Preparation Lab where you will delve into the macabre world of preserving flesh, skin, and bones. Uncover the significance of each specimen and...
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: Geology with Joe
Collections Live: Geology with Joe
Bring your mystery rocks and fossils and learn how to identify and catalog your collection! All Ages For all Collections Live programs no pre-registration is required, activity is ongoing, included with Museum admission, and free for members. Due to staff availability, times and themes for Collections Live may be subject...
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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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1 event,
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...
1 event,
Collections Live: Study Skins – The Science of Preservation
Collections Live: Study Skins – The Science of Preservation
Collections Live: Study Skins – The Science of Preservation is every Tuesday from 10am to 1pm on the Museum’s third floor. Join collections staff in our Specimen Preparation Lab where you will delve into the macabre world of preserving flesh, skin, and bones. Uncover the significance of each specimen and...
2 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: Geology with Joe
Collections Live: Geology with Joe
Bring your mystery rocks and fossils and learn how to identify and catalog your collection! All Ages For all Collections Live programs no pre-registration is required, activity is ongoing, included with Museum admission, and free for members. Due to staff availability, times and themes for Collections Live may be subject...
0 events,
0 events,
1 event,
Solar Saturdays
Solar Saturdays
Solar Saturdays return starting on May 4 on select Saturdays through October! Weather permitting, get a rooftop view of the Buffalo Niagara region and beyond. Please visit sciencebuff.org for current accessibility to the rooftop. Free with admission.
0 events,
1 event,
1 event,
Collections Live: Study Skins – The Science of Preservation
Collections Live: Study Skins – The Science of Preservation
Collections Live: Study Skins – The Science of Preservation is every Tuesday from 10am to 1pm on the Museum’s third floor. Join collections staff in our Specimen Preparation Lab where you will delve into the macabre world of preserving flesh, skin, and bones. Uncover the significance of each specimen and...
2 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: Geology with Joe
Collections Live: Geology with Joe
Bring your mystery rocks and fossils and learn how to identify and catalog your collection! All Ages For all Collections Live programs no pre-registration is required, activity is ongoing, included with Museum admission, and free for members. Due to staff availability, times and themes for Collections Live may be subject...
