Natural History Museum Events Calendar

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Saturday, February 4, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Saturday, February 4, 2012.

Exhibit: X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out

Exhibit Openings and Closings Explore fish evolution and diversity through 40 stunning black-and-white fish x-rays prepared for research purposes by Sandra Raredon, Division of Fishes. The X-rays, each paired with a photograph of the preserved fish specimen and details of its collection, provide insight into the importance of radiography in the scientific study of fish without damaging the specimen. This the first day to see this exhibition. On view: Location: First Floor, Sant Ocean Hall, Ocean Focus Gallery; February 4, 2012 – August 5, 2012. Venue: Natural History Museum. Saturday, February 4, 2012. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Saturday, February 4, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM Note new time today: 12:30-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Saturday, February 4, 2012, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Saturday, February 4, 2012, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

CANCELED - The Sant Ocean Hall Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet at entrance to the Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, just off the Rotunda. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Saturday, February 4, 2012, 11:00 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Saturday, February 4, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Saturday, February 4, 2012, 12:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Saturday, February 4, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

CANCELED - The Sant Ocean Hall Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet at entrance to The Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, just off the Rotunda. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Saturday, February 4, 2012, 2:00 PM.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Sunday, February 5, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Sunday, February 5, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Sunday, February 5, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Sunday, February 5, 2012, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Sunday, February 5, 2012, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

The Sant Ocean Hall Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docents who will give a tour of the related exhibition. Year-Round: Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM and 2 PM, Note - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet at entrance to the Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, just off the Rotunda. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Sunday, February 5, 2012, 11:00 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Sunday, February 5, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Sunday, February 5, 2012, 12:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Sunday, February 5, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

The Sant Ocean Hall Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docents known as the Sant Ocean Hall Navigators who will give a tour of the the related exhibition. Year-Round: Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM and 2 PM, Note - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet at entrance to The Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, just off the Rotunda. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Sunday, February 5, 2012, 2:00 PM.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Monday, February 6, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Monday, February 6, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Monday, February 6, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Mariposa Mondays

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for ages 7 and up) Learn about butterflies, caterpillars, plants, and pollinators from our experts and make your own butterfly drawings. "Mariposa" is Spanish for "butterfly." Through March 2012: Most Mondays, 10:15-11:15 AM. Categories: Demonstrations. Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterfly Pavilion, 2nd Floor, Northwest Wing. Cost: Tickets required for entry to Butterfly Pavilion; for details, visit the web. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Monday, February 6, 2012, 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Monday, February 6, 2012, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Tuesday, February 7, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 10:30 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 10:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 1:30 PM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Wednesday, February 8, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 10:30 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 10:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

The Scientist Is In: The Sant Ocean Hall

Ongoing Tours & Activities An ocean scientist stationed within the exhibition shows collection specimens or artifacts (including some under the microscope and/or shown on a monitor) and talks with visitors about travels to various locations, field studies, collection of specimens, new discoveries, favorite topics of study, and more. Year-Round: Most Wed: 1 PM Note - On the third Wednesday of each month, a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist is in the exhibition to talk with visitors. Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, Center. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 1:30 PM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Thursday, February 9, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Thursday, February 9, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10:30 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 1:30 PM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Friday, February 10, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Friday, February 10, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Friday, February 10, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Friday, February 10, 2012, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Friday, February 10, 2012, 10:30 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Friday, February 10, 2012, 10:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Friday, February 10, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Friday, February 10, 2012, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Friday, February 10, 2012, 1:30 PM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Friday, February 10, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Saturday, February 11, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Saturday, February 11, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

The Sant Ocean Hall Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docents who will give a tour of the related exhibition. Year-Round: Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM and 2 PM, Note - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet at entrance to the Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, just off the Rotunda. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11:00 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Second Saturday Arts & Science: Butterfly Birthday Celebration

One-Time Events Feel the flutter! Celebrate the fourth anniversary of the exhibit Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution with special arts and crafts activities for children of all ages. Meet museum educators and learn about metamorphosis and native butterfly species of our region. Time Detail: 1-3 PM. Categories: Celebrations. Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution exhibition and Live Butterfly Pavilion, 2nd Floor. Cost: Partners in Evolution—a free-admission exploration into how insects and other animals have co-evolved with plants. The Butterfly Pavilion—a fee-based, live butterfly experience. Purchase Tickets: http://www.butterflies.si.edu/tickets/index.htm. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

The Sant Ocean Hall Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docents known as the Sant Ocean Hall Navigators who will give a tour of the the related exhibition. Year-Round: Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM and 2 PM, Note - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet at entrance to The Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, just off the Rotunda. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 2:00 PM.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Sunday, February 12, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Sunday, February 12, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

The Sant Ocean Hall Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docents who will give a tour of the related exhibition. Year-Round: Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM and 2 PM, Note - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet at entrance to the Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, just off the Rotunda. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11:00 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 12:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

The Sant Ocean Hall Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docents known as the Sant Ocean Hall Navigators who will give a tour of the the related exhibition. Year-Round: Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM and 2 PM, Note - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet at entrance to The Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, just off the Rotunda. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 2:00 PM.

The Emerson String Quartet

One-Time Events Join us for a diverse set of music ranging from Bach to Jazz, including some Brazilian Choro music. This program features violist Lawrence Dutton and bassist John Patitucci. View more details. Categories: After Five. Performances. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Metro: Federal Triangle or Smithsonian. Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2012FY-Trumba-calend&tmssource=185606&performanceNumber=222733. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 6:00 PM.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Monday, February 13, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Monday, February 13, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Monday, February 13, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Mariposa Mondays

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for ages 7 and up) Learn about butterflies, caterpillars, plants, and pollinators from our experts and make your own butterfly drawings. "Mariposa" is Spanish for "butterfly." Through March 2012: Most Mondays, 10:15-11:15 AM. Categories: Demonstrations. Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterfly Pavilion, 2nd Floor, Northwest Wing. Cost: Tickets required for entry to Butterfly Pavilion; for details, visit the web. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Monday, February 13, 2012, 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Monday, February 13, 2012, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Tuesday, February 14, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Tuesday, February 14, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 10:30 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 10:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 1:30 PM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Wednesday, February 15, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Wednesday, February 15, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 10:30 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 10:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

The Scientist Is In: The Sant Ocean Hall

Ongoing Tours & Activities An ocean scientist stationed within the exhibition shows collection specimens or artifacts (including some under the microscope and/or shown on a monitor) and talks with visitors about travels to various locations, field studies, collection of specimens, new discoveries, favorite topics of study, and more. Year-Round: Most Wed: 1 PM Note - On the third Wednesday of each month, a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist is in the exhibition to talk with visitors. Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, Center. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 1:30 PM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Thursday, February 16, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Thursday, February 16, 2012.

The Museum Support Center, All-Day Tour

One-Time Events Resident Members Only: The Smithsonian has one of the largest collections in the world, from giant whale skulls to tiny insects. Get a behind-the-scenes look where these research and exhibition specimens are kept, at the Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland. View more details. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Event Location: Departs Mayflower Hotel, DeSales St. side, 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW, No fringe stop on this tour. Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2012FY-Trumba-calend&tmssource=185606&performanceNumber=223781. Thursday, February 16, 2012, 9:00 AM.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Thursday, February 16, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Thursday, February 16, 2012, 10:30 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Thursday, February 16, 2012, 10:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

The Scientist Is In: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins

Ongoing Tours & Activities Scientists stationed within the exhibition discuss their work, show collection objects and specimens, and answer visitors' questions about human origins. Year-Round: 1st Thursday: 1 PM , 3rd Thursday: 11 AM. Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, 1st Floor, Northwest Wing. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? Thursday, February 16, 2012, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Thursday, February 16, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Thursday, February 16, 2012, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Thursday, February 16, 2012, 1:30 PM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Thursday, February 16, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Friday, February 17, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Friday, February 17, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Friday, February 17, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Friday, February 17, 2012, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Friday, February 17, 2012, 10:30 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Friday, February 17, 2012, 10:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Friday, February 17, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Friday, February 17, 2012, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Friday, February 17, 2012, 1:30 PM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Friday, February 17, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Saturday, February 18, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Saturday, February 18, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Special Holiday Hours: , February 18, 19, & 20: 10:15 AM-6:30 PM; last timed ticket at 6 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Saturday, February 18, 2012, 10:15 AM – 6:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Saturday, February 18, 2012, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Saturday, February 18, 2012, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

The Sant Ocean Hall Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docents who will give a tour of the related exhibition. Year-Round: Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM and 2 PM, Note - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet at entrance to the Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, just off the Rotunda. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Saturday, February 18, 2012, 11:00 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Saturday, February 18, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Saturday, February 18, 2012, 12:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Saturday, February 18, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

The Sant Ocean Hall Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docents known as the Sant Ocean Hall Navigators who will give a tour of the the related exhibition. Year-Round: Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM and 2 PM, Note - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet at entrance to The Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, just off the Rotunda. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Saturday, February 18, 2012, 2:00 PM.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Sunday, February 19, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Sunday, February 19, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Special Holiday Hours: , February 18, 19, & 20: 10:15 AM-6:30 PM; last timed ticket at 6 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Sunday, February 19, 2012, 10:15 AM – 6:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Sunday, February 19, 2012, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Sunday, February 19, 2012, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

The Sant Ocean Hall Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docents who will give a tour of the related exhibition. Year-Round: Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM and 2 PM, Note - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet at entrance to the Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, just off the Rotunda. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Sunday, February 19, 2012, 11:00 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Sunday, February 19, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Sunday, February 19, 2012, 12:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Sunday, February 19, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

The Sant Ocean Hall Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docents known as the Sant Ocean Hall Navigators who will give a tour of the the related exhibition. Year-Round: Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM and 2 PM, Note - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet at entrance to The Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, just off the Rotunda. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Sunday, February 19, 2012, 2:00 PM.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Monday, February 20, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Monday, February 20, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Special Holiday Hours: , February 18, 19, & 20: 10:15 AM-6:30 PM; last timed ticket at 6 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Monday, February 20, 2012, 10:15 AM – 6:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Mariposa Mondays

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for ages 7 and up) Learn about butterflies, caterpillars, plants, and pollinators from our experts and make your own butterfly drawings. "Mariposa" is Spanish for "butterfly." Through March 2012: Most Mondays, 10:15-11:15 AM. Categories: Demonstrations. Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterfly Pavilion, 2nd Floor, Northwest Wing. Cost: Tickets required for entry to Butterfly Pavilion; for details, visit the web. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Monday, February 20, 2012, 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Monday, February 20, 2012, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Tuesday, February 21, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Tuesday, February 21, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 10:30 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 10:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 1:30 PM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Wednesday, February 22, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Wednesday, February 22, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 10:30 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 10:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

The Scientist Is In: The Sant Ocean Hall

Ongoing Tours & Activities An ocean scientist stationed within the exhibition shows collection specimens or artifacts (including some under the microscope and/or shown on a monitor) and talks with visitors about travels to various locations, field studies, collection of specimens, new discoveries, favorite topics of study, and more. Year-Round: Most Wed: 1 PM Note - On the third Wednesday of each month, a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist is in the exhibition to talk with visitors. Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, Center. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:30 PM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Thursday, February 23, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Thursday, February 23, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Thursday, February 23, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Thursday, February 23, 2012, 10:30 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Thursday, February 23, 2012, 10:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Thursday, February 23, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Thursday, February 23, 2012, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Thursday, February 23, 2012, 1:30 PM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Thursday, February 23, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater

Ongoing Tours & Activities For information on films, show times, and prices, visit the IMAX Theaters website. Note: - For after-hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance. Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321. Friday, February 24, 2012. For more info visit www.si.edu.

Natural History Museum Exhibition Interpreters/Navigators

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum volunteer interpreters welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate exhibitions. Interpreters may be stationed in several of the following exhibitions at various times throughout the day, subject to interpreter availability: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine (through May 2012) , Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake (through January 6, 2013) , The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human? , The Sant Ocean Hall , Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals , Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Various exhibitions; ask at the museum's info desks for today's locations and schedules. Continues: Repeats most days. Friday, February 24, 2012.

Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Regular Hours: Daily: 10:15 AM-5:30 PM; last timed ticket at 5 PM. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site. Prices per ticket: Adults $6 Seniors $5.50 (60+) Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. Friday, February 24, 2012, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu.

Discovery Room

Ongoing Tours & Activities The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 6 through early June: • Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM • Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM • Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices. Friday, February 24, 2012, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Friday, February 24, 2012, 10:30 AM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Friday, February 24, 2012, 10:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM , Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Friday, February 24, 2012, 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Forensic Anthropology Lab

Ongoing Tours & Activities (for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to solve cases, identify people from the past, and draw conclusions about their lives. Entry Procedures: • Individuals: - Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September 5 through mid-June: - Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM - Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM • School Groups: October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY). Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. Friday, February 24, 2012, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

Highlights Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Through May 2012: • Most Tues.-Fri.: 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Notes - Tours subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur. - No tours on most federal holidays. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Rotunda, 1st floor, near information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Friday, February 24, 2012, 1:30 PM.

Live Tarantula Feedings

Ongoing Tours & Activities Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo. Year-Round: Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM , Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM Note - Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Friday, February 24, 2012, 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu.

HOT (Human Origins Today) Topic: The 'Hobbits' of Human Evolution: An Update

One-Time Events Join our informal discussion and Q&A session on Homo floresiensis, nicknamed the ‘hobbits’ of human evolution. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Within the exhibition's One Species, Living Worldwide Theater, 1st Floor. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. Friday, February 24, 2012, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.