Special Programs
In addition to its regularly scheduled shows and presentations, the Museum frequently plans special programs that happen both within the Exhibit Halls and around Boston. Here is a listing of what's ahead.
- Health Awareness Thursdays (Special Program)
- What are some of the most critical issues in human health today? Guest scientists explain their areas of expertise in discussing key health problems. Join us at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday mornings in the Gordon Current Science & Technology Center to watch a live broadcast on New England Cable News. Then at 10:00 a ... (details).
November 12, 2009
- Target: Sun! (Special Program)
- The Sun makes our life on Earth possible by providing us with light, heat, and other types of energy, but how much do we really know about our closest star? Join us for activities and demonstrations about the Sun, as well as presentations by scientists from the Solar and Stellar X-ray Group at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ... (details).
November 14, 2009
- World Wide Views on Global Warming (Special Program)
- Take part in two fall forums that invite voices from around the globe to weigh in on our growing environmental challenges. On September 27, hear from the experts on what environmental policy options will be considered during the 2009 COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference, and learn what laypeople ... (details).
December 05, 2009
- NanoDays (Special Program)
- NanoDays is a nationwide celebration of nanoscale science, and you're invited! Come celebrate with us March 27 - April 3. Enjoy nano-related activities in the Museum of Science Exhibit Halls all week long, including these special events: The Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show! Join Dan and Joel ... (details).
March 27, 2010
- The Museum's Green Initiative (Special Program)
- In all we do, the Museum of Science strives to be a leader in using science to understand and consider the consequences of human actions on the Earth's ability to sustain and nurture life, and to use that understanding to guide our endeavors. For more information, please download the brochure (PDF) available below ... (details).
- Green Trail (Special Program)
- The Museum of Science's Green Trail offers a self-guided, cell-phone tour of environmentally sustainable buildings in the Boston area. Visit the tour's website to find out more about what some organizations around Boston and Cambridge are doing to create great places for working, living, and learning ... (details).
- Neri Oxman: At the Frontier of Ecological Design (Special Program)
- Biology inspires Neri Oxman. Working at the interface of environmental design, science, and art, Oxman is inventing the future of energy-efficient building materials. A Presidential Fellow at MIT's Department of Architecture, Oxman is inventing novel ways to design, fabricate, assemble, and maintain ... (details).
- Firefly Watch (Special Program)
- Spotting fireflies is a special part of any warm summer night, because we so rarely see them. Are fireflies disappearing from our landscape? If so, why? What can we do about it? This Citizen Science website helps researchers determine why fireflies seem to be declining, and it offers the general ... (details).
