[Artbeyondsightmuseums] Fwd: Upcoming Science Sense Tours

[Reinhard Stebner]

Does anyone have any contacts in DC for similar concepts?

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Subject: [Artbeyondsightmuseums] Fwd: Upcoming Science Sense Tours

I have been asked to circulate the following materials:

SS February 2012 Flyer.pdf
Science Sense Tours
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Visitors who are blind or partially sighted are invited to
attend this program, held monthly in the Museum
galleries. Specially trained Museum tour guides highlight
specific themes and exhibition halls, engaging participants
through extensive verbal descriptions and touchable
objects.
Science Sense is free with Museum admission.
Saturday, February 11th, 10:00 AM
Dinosaurs
Join our guides on a paleontological
adventure through the Koch Dinosaur Wing.
Science Sense tours are available to individuals or groups.
Space is limited and advance registration is required.
Programs may be subject to change.
For additional information or to register for a Science
Sense tour, please call (212)313-7565 or email
accessibility at amnh.org



SS Flyer Winter_Spring 20121.pdf
Science Sense Tours
Visitors who are blind or partially sighted are invited to attend 
this program,
held monthly in the Museum galleries. Specially trained Museum tour guides
highlight specific themes and exhibition halls, engaging participants
through
extensive verbal descriptions and touchable objects.
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Science Sense is free with Museum admission.
Wednesday, January 18th, 2:30 PM
Human Origins
Delve into the remarkable history of human evolution from our earliest
ancestors to modern Homo sapiens in the Spitzer Hall of Human
Origins and the Sackler Educational Laboratory.
Saturday, February 11th, 10:00 AM
Dinosaurs
Join our guides on a paleontological adventure through the Koch
Dinosaur Wing.
Wednesday, March 14th 2:30 PM
Animal Adaptations
Join us on a tour of the Museum's spectacular animal dioramas and for
a discussion of adaptations, extinction, and evolution.
Sunday, April 22nd, 10:00 AM
Scales of the Universe
Explore the Scales of the Universe, a 400-foot-long walkway that hugs
the glass curtain wall along the the Rose Center for Earth and Space,
that introduces visitors to the relative sizes of galaxies, stars, planets,
and atoms through text panels, interactive terminals, and models.
Science Sense tours are available to individuals or groups. Space is limited
and advance registration is required. Programs may be subject to
change.
For additional information or to register for a Science Sense tour, 
please call
(212)313-7565 or email
accessibility at amnh.org

>Jessica Conlin, Volunteer Supervisor
>American Museum of Natural History
>Central Park West & 79th Street
>New York, NY 10024
>212.313.7565
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