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November 23, Monday
The American Family Immigration History Center
Nov 23, 9:30 AM at Ellis Island Museum
Occurs 180 more times thru May 22

This is an exciting interactive area at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. You can access the passenger records of the ships that landed some 22 million immigrants, crewmembers, and other passengers at the Port of New York and Ellis Island from 1892 to 1924. More than 100 million Americans may find records of their family's beginnings in the new world here. To prepare for your search, gather as read more...

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Ellis Island Museum
Ellis Island,
New York, NY
(212) 363-3200
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The American Immigrant Wall of Honor
Nov 23, 9:30 AM at Ellis Island Museum
Occurs 180 more times thru May 22

A special feature of the Ellis Island museum, the Wall of Honor overlooks the Statue of Liberty and the New York skyline and is the longest wall of names in the world. This unique display pays tribute to America's rich cultural heritage, celebrating American immigration from its earliest beginnings right up to the present day, and contains more than 700,000 names inscribed for posterity by family read more...

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9:30 AM

Ellis Island Museum
Ellis Island,
New York, NY
(212) 363-3200
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6 Days of Creation
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at The Jewish Children's Museum
Occurs 128 more times thru May 20

There’s no better place to start an exploration of Jewish life than “In the Beginning…” Follow the biblical story of creation with a three-dimensional, multi-media display. Press a button to transform darkness into light. Look through a “telescope” to see the moon, planets, and stars. Peer into a lush aquarium, pet realistic looking animals, and much more.

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10:00 AM

The Jewish Children's Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy,
Brooklyn, NY, 11213
(718) 467-0600
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Beavers IMAX Film
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at American Museum of Natural History
Occurs 41 more times thru Jan 03

Beavers follows a pair of these industrious creatures as they leave the shelter of their colony in search of a site to build a new home. The film chronicles their daily activities and the dangers they face as they find a site, build a dam, and start their own family. When it was released in 1988, the giant screen production Beavers brought audiences closer than ever to the shy, mysterious creat read more...

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10:00 AM

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street,
New York, NY, 10024
(212) 769-5100
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Cosmic Pathway
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at Rose Center for Earth and Space
(Hayden Planetarium)
Occurs 178 more times thru May 22

Following the explosive Big Bang experience, visitors exit onto the Harriet and Robert Heilbrunn Cosmic Pathway, a dramatic, spiraling ramp that ushers them through 13 billion years of cosmic evolution. At the start of the walkway, visitors can measure the length of their stride and determine how many millions of years pass with each step. Thirteen markers along the way denote the passage of each read more...

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10:00 AM

Rose Center for Earth and Space
(Hayden Planetarium)
15 West 81st Street,
New York, NY, 10024
(212) 769-5100
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Extreme Mammals: The Biggest, Smallest, and Most Amazing Mammals of All Time,
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at American Museum of Natural History
Occurs 41 more times thru Jan 03

With Extreme Mammals: The Biggest, Smallest, and Most Amazing Mammals of All Time, the American Museum of Natural History explores the surprising and often extraordinary world of extinct and living mammals. Featuring spectacular fossils and other specimens from the Museum's collections, vivid reconstructions, and live animals, the exhibition examines the ancestry and evolution of numerous speci read more...

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10:00 AM

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street,
New York, NY, 10024
(212) 769-5100
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Fossil Halls
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at American Museum of Natural History
Occurs 180 more times thru May 22

One of the premier attractions in New York City is the Museum's series of fossil halls, including its two famed dinosaur halls. The Museum is home to the world's largest collection of vertebrate fossils, totaling nearly one million specimens. More than 600 of these specimens, nearly 85 percent of which are real fossils as opposed to casts, are on view. Completely renovated between 1994 and 1996, t read more...

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10:00 AM

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street,
New York, NY, 10024
(212) 769-5100
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Frogs: A Chorus of Colors
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at American Museum of Natural History
Occurs 41 more times thru Jan 03

Brilliant orange, bright blue, dazzling red—frogs come in an astonishing array of colors. This vivid assortment of hues hints at the remarkable diversity that exists among the frog species inhabiting the globe. From lush rainforests to parched deserts, frogs are found in nearly every environment on Earth, and their survival strategies range from surprising to bizarre. A pioneer in modern frog r read more...

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10:00 AM

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street,
New York, NY, 10024
(212) 769-5100
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Gallery of Games
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at The Jewish Children's Museum
Occurs 128 more times thru May 20

In the fifth floor’s Gallery of Games, the walls are literally teeming with activity. Kids can create images of Jewish objects as they “Paint a Picture in Light” by inserting colorful plastic pieces into a lighted board. They can also search for “Hidden Jewish Treasures” by pushing in special nails to reveal concealed shapes.

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10:00 AM

The Jewish Children's Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy,
Brooklyn, NY, 11213
(718) 467-0600
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Getting By: Immigrants Weathering Hard Times
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at Tenement Museum
Occurs 177 more times thru May 22

Discover how immigrants survived economic depressions at 97 Orchard Street between 1863 and 1935. Visit the restored homes of the German-Jewish Gumpertz family, whose patriarch disappeared during the Panic of 1873, and the Italian-Catholic Baldizzi family, who lived through the Great Depression. This tour lasts 60 minutes. Recommended for ages 8 & up. This tour goes to the 2nd Floor: 24 step read more...

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Tenement Museum
108 Orchard Street,
New York, NY, 10002
(212) 431-0233
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Habitat Group Dioramas
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at American Museum of Natural History
Occurs 180 more times thru May 22

The Museum's habitat group dioramas, located extensively throughout its halls, are among the most renowned and beloved exhibits at the Museum. With precise depictions of geographical locations and the careful, anatomically correct mounting of specimens, these stunning dioramas are windows onto a world of animals, their behavior, and their habitats. Moreover, since many of the environments represen read more...

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10:00 AM

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street,
New York, NY, 10024
(212) 769-5100
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Hall of Advanced Mammals
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at American Museum of Natural History
Occurs 180 more times thru May 22

Paul and Irma Milstein Hall of Advanced Mammals features advanced mammals with such traits as hoofs and eye sockets near the snout, in addition to those traits featured in the Hall of Primitive Mammals. A wide range of animals is represented along these evolutionary branches, including cats, seals, bears, primates, horses, whales, and elephants, along with their extinct relatives. Up until about 1 read more...

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10:00 AM

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street,
New York, NY, 10024
(212) 769-5100
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Hall of African Mammals
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at American Museum of Natural History
Occurs 180 more times thru May 22

Since its opening in 1936, the Akeley Hall of African Mammals has been considered one of the world's greatest museum displays. The hall is named after Carl Akeley (1864-1926), the explorer, conservationist, taxidermist, sculptor, and photographer who conceived of, designed, and collected for the hall. All the mammal dioramas in the Museum were created using his highly refined taxidermy and mountin read more...

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10:00 AM

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street,
New York, NY, 10024
(212) 769-5100
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Hall of African Peoples
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at American Museum of Natural History
Occurs 180 more times thru May 22

Africa, a continent of nearly 12 million square miles and more than 700 million inhabitants, boasts a rich array of cultures. The Hall of African Peoples explores this great diversity, highlighting the traditional lifestyles and customs of people living in Africa's grasslands, deserts, forests, and river regions. The religious, political, economic, and domestic aspects of life are highlighted thro read more...

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10:00 AM

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street,
New York, NY, 10024
(212) 769-5100
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Hall of Asian Mammals
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at American Museum of Natural History
Occurs 180 more times thru May 22

Between 1922 and 1928, Museum Trustee Arthur S. Vernay and British Colonel John C. Faunthorpe conducted six expeditions to collect animal specimens in India, Burma (now Myanmar), and Siam (now Thailand). The specimens were then donated to the Museum and formed the foundation for this hall, which opened in 1930. The mounting of the animals in the Hall of Asian Mammals was overseen by James L. Clark read more...

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American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street,
New York, NY, 10024
(212) 769-5100
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Hall of Asian Peoples
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at American Museum of Natural History
Occurs 180 more times thru May 22

The Museum's holdings in Asian ethnology constitute one of the finest such collections in the Western Hemisphere. This extensive collection provides the foundation for the Hall of Asian Peoples, the Museum's largest cultural hall. The hall explores such topics as prehistoric Eurasia and the rise of civilization, early Asian cultures, and Asian trade, and includes such vastly different and diverse read more...

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10:00 AM

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street,
New York, NY, 10024
(212) 769-5100
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Hall of Biodiversity
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at American Museum of Natural History
Occurs 180 more times thru May 22

The Hall of Biodiversity is a groundbreaking exhibition devoted to what many scientists believe is the most pressing environmental issue of our time: the need to protect and preserve our planet's biodiversity, the variety and interdependence of Earth's life forms. The 11,000-square-foot hall, which opened in 1998, represents an important step in the Museum's efforts to expand public understanding read more...

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10:00 AM

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street,
New York, NY, 10024
(212) 769-5100
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Hall of Birds of the World
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at American Museum of Natural History
Occurs 180 more times thru May 22

Although some bird species cross the boundaries of oceans and mountains and a few are found worldwide, each area of the world has its indigenous birds. The Birds of the World Hall shows some major faunal areas and their characteristic birds. Its purpose is to give visitors an idea of the diversity of birds and an appreciation of their graceful presence in every corner of the globe. A presence ofte read more...

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American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street,
New York, NY, 10024
(212) 769-5100
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Hall of Eastern Woodlands Indians
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at American Museum of Natural History
Occurs 180 more times thru May 22

These halls showcase artifacts such as cooking utensils, clothing, weapons, and jewelry from traditional Native American cultures in the East and in the Plains. The Hall of Eastern Woodlands Indians focuses on the traditional cultures of the Mohegan, Ojibwa, Cree, and other Native American peoples living in the Eastern Woodlands of North America. In addition to artifacts, this hall features models read more...

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American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street,
New York, NY, 10024
(212) 769-5100
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Hall of Human Origins
Nov 23, 10:00 AM at American Museum of Natural History
Occurs 180 more times thru May 22

The newly opened Anne and Bernard Spitzer Hall of Human Origins presents the remarkable history of human evolution from our earliest ancestors millions of years ago to modern Homo sapiens. The innovative Spitzer Hall combines the most up-to-date discoveries in the fossil record with the latest in genomic science to explore the most profound mysteries of humankind: who we are, where we came from, a read more...

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10:00 AM

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street,
New York, NY, 10024
(212) 769-5100
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