[blindkid] Fwd: The American Museum of Natural History Announces Winter and Spring Science Sense Tours

Carol Castellano carol_castellano at verizon.net
Sun Oct 23 14:29:44 UTC 2011


Hi Everyone,

Here is info on some great-sounding programs at the American Museum 
of Natural History in NYC.

Carol

Carol Castellano
Director of Programs
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
carol_castellano at verizon.net
www.nopbc.org

>From: "Jessica Conlin" <jconlin at amnh.org>
>Cc: <volunteeroffice at amnh.org>
>Subject: The American Museum of Natural History Announces Winter and Spring
>  Science Sense Tours
>Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:56:12 -0400
>
>[]
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>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.
>
>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 
><mailto:accessibility at amnh.org>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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