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A Journey Through Time
Friday, February 29 at 11:30 am
Saturday, March 1 at 11:00 am
Take a guided tour of the Museum's permanent exhibition hall, A Journey Through Time. The tours are approximately 30-minutes in length and are included with the price of admission. Remember admission for Members is always FREE!
Little Minnows Story Time
Sunday, March 2 at 2:00 pm
Join us under the whale for stories, fun, and games relating to out temporary and permanent exhibits. Perfect for our youngest toddler friends!
Coming up at Museum of the Earth...
History of Life
Thursday's beginning at 5:30 pm
Be sure to take advantage of this 6-week community education and volunteer training course that gives an overview of the history of life on Earth utilizing the museum exhibits to highlight major events throughout history.
Offered Thursday evenings at 5:30 pm. To register for the course or for more information about volunteering at the Museum, please contact:
Sam Moody
607.273.6623 x13
moody@museumoftheearth.org
There is a $10 registration fee for non-members and non-volunteers.
Course Schedule:
3/13/08 - Perspective on Life
3/20/08 - Ancient Seas Over New York
3/27/08 - Taking Control of the Land
4/03/08 - Rule of the Reptiles
4/10/08 - Arms Race in the Sea
4/17/08 - Mammals Rule a World of Change
Thursday, February 28, 2008
This Weekend at Museum of the Earth...
Friday, February 22, 2008
This Weekend at Museum of the Earth...
Friday, February 22nd Museum Tour 11:30 am
Take a journey back in time and learn about the history of life on Earth as you take a guided tour of the Museum of the Earth.
Ice Age Life 1:00 pm
What can fossils of Ice Age elephants tell us about environments 12,000 years ago?
How did glaciers create the local landscape of lakes and gorges? Answer these questions and more as you discover the Hyde Park mastodon and other clues left behind in 12,000 year old mud.
Saturday, February 23rd Museum Tour 11:00 am
Take a journey back in time and learn about the history of life on Earth as you take a guided tour of the Museum of the Earth.
Natural History at Noon
12:00 pm
Dr. Paula Mikkelsen
Clams are Cool! The Natural History of Bivalves
Dr. Mikkelsen is the Director of Publications at PRI and its Museum of the Earth. She has published several books on shells and pearls. She will be available after her lecture for a book signing of her two most recent publications:
and
Pearls: A Natural History
Fossil Fish Preparation 1:00-2:00 pm
Watch fossil fish be prepared in our Fossil Preparation Lab and then try it yourself with Museum staff.
Sunday, February 24th
Last Day of Dinosaurs In Popular Culture!!!!
Mineral ID Day
12:00-1:30 pm
Have a mineral and not a fossil? No problem. The museum's long-time volunteer, Eniko Farkas, a geologist and member of the Cayuga Gem and Mineral Club, helps identify your mystifying Mineral.
Friday, February 15, 2008
This Weekend at Museum of the Earth....
Panel Discussion: "Genetically Modified Organisms and Evolution"
Friday, February 15 at 5 p.m.
Cornell University's Lewis Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall
A panel of experts discuss what, if any, are the implications of GMO's for future evolutionary change.
No admission Charged
Darwin Family Day
Saturday, February 16, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Museum of the Earth
Join us at the Museum of the Earth for family fun and games. A special appearance by some of our 4 legged friends at 12 p.m. Don't miss it!!!
Included with Admission.
Natural History at Noon: "Why Darwin Still Matters"
Saturday, February 16, 12 p.m.
Museum of the Earth
Dr. Warren Allmon, Director of PRI and its Museum of the Earth, discusses why Charles Darwin is still relevant today and why his ideas and teachings matter!
Included with admission.
Darwin's Birthday Party
Saturday, February 16, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Museum of the Earth
Join us for food, drink, selections from Darwin's favorite music, and reading of unpublished works and letters of Darwin by PRI Director, Warren Allmon.
No admission will be charged.
Screening of "Master and Commander"
Sunday, February 17, 7:15 p.m.
Cornell University's Willard Straight Hall
PRI Director Warren Allmon will introduce this popular Hollywood film and discuss its evolutionary themes.
Admission will be charged. Rates
Winter Free Day
Sunday, February 17
As part of PRI's Community Accessibility Program we will not be charging admission on Sunday, February 17th!
Ithaca's Winter Recess 2008
Tour Museum of the Earth
Sunday, February 17th at 12 p.m.
Take a journey back in time and learn about the history of life on Earth as you take a guided tour of the Museum!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Ithaca's Darwin Days 2008
Panel Discussion: "Are We Changing Evolution?"
Thursday, February 14, 4 p.m.
Cornell University's G10 Biotech
A panel of experts discusses how human activities are changing the direction or rate of future evolution.
Speaker: Dr. Lynn Margulis, "Darwin's Truths and Symbiogenisis"
Thursday, February 14, 7 p.m.
Cornell University's G10 Biotech
Dr. Margulis is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Ithaca's Darwin Days 2008
Speaker: Richard Harrison:
"Evolutionary Biology in the 21st Century: What would Darwin think?"
Tuesday, February 12, 5 p.m.
Kaufmann Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall
Cornell University
Dr. Richard Harrison is professor and chair of Cornell University's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Ithaca's Darwin Days 2008...
Re:Design
Kick-off Performance
Uris Hall Auditorium
Cornell University
Monday, Feb. 11
7:00 p.m.
Re:Design is a fascinating dramatization of the 30 years of correspondence between Charles Darwin in Kent, England and Asa Gray in Boston, USA. Adapted exclusively from their own words, Re:Design offers a window into the minds and worlds of these two groundbreaking 19th century naturalists as they debate the consequences for religious beliefs of Darwin's new theory of evolution by natural selection.
This play was commissioned by the Darwin Correspondence Project, Of Cambridge University, England. Watch a sneak peak below:
Friday, February 8, 2008
Happenings at Museum of the Earth...
Fossil ID Day
Saturday, February 9th
10 a.m. - Noon
Staff paleontologists at the Museum of the Earth and PRI help you identify your most puzzling find, from brachiopods to trilobites to funny-looking rocks!
Natural History at Noon
Saturday, February 9
noon - 1 p.m.
Join Dr. Judith Nagel-Meyers as she discusses "What can the seashells in our backyards tell us - Devonian clams in Upstate New York."
Take a Tour of the Museum
Museum of the Earth is pleased to offer exhibit tours included with admission to the Museum. Now offered four times a week, guided tours of the Museum's permanent exhibition hall, A Journey through Time, share the story of the Earth and its life. The tours are offered on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays at 11:30 and Saturdays at 11:00. Tours are approximately 30 minutes long. Members are FREE.
Ithaca's 3rd Annual Darwin Days
Darwin Days 2008: Evolution and the Environment
February 11-17
Celebrate Charles Darwin's Birthday (Feb. 12) with us through a series of lectures, panels, and performances throughout the week. Highlights include a keynote speech by Dr. Lynn Margulis on "Darwin's Truths and Symbiogenesis" on Thursday, Feb. 14 and a free birthday party for Darwin on Saturday, Feb. 16. Visit our website www.priweb.org/darwinday.html for details on the week's events.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Friday, February 1, 2008
This Weekend at Museum of the Earth...
Natural History at Noon
Saturday, February 2
noon - 1 p.m.
Join Director Warren Allmon as he discusses "From Crystal Palace to Jurassic Park: A brief history of dinosaur images."
Dino Toddler Tales
Sunday, February 3
2:00 pm
Join us under the Whale for dinosaur stories, fun and games for our youngest toddler dinosaur friends.
National Public Radio's Science Friday
We hope you enjoy the latest edition of NPR's Science Friday!
