ACTIVITIES

Evening Events

Opening Reception at the American Museum of Natural History
Saturday, July 28, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Celebrate our own historic gathering at one of the world's preeminent scientific, educational, and cultural institutions, the American Museum of Natural History. Aside from meeting and rejoining your colleagues, take time to view the permanent collection of 32 million specimens and cultural artifacts. Or choose to explore (at your own expense), the museum's most ambitious endeavor ever-the monumental 120-foot-high, 333,5000-square-foot Frederick Phineas & Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space. This spectacular new exhibition, research, and education facility, which includes a rebuilt and rejuvenated Hayden Planetarium, features striking exhibits about the nature of the universe and our planet that link seamlessly to the rest of the museum. (Tickets are required for the Rose Center only and can be purchased by calling 212-769-5100, or visit the Museum's Web site at www.amnh.org).

Closing Reception at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Monday, July 30, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

The closing reception will be held at one of the world’s largest and finest art museums, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Enjoy a special viewing of the unique exhibition, Beyond the Easel: Decorative Painting by Bonnard, Vuillard, Denis, and Roussel, 1890-1930. Dance the night away in The Carroll and Milton Petrie European Sculpture Court to the tunes of "Nation of Imagination," or, enjoy some quiet time under the stars to the jazz repertoire by accompanist Norman Simmons on The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden. Dressy evening attire is encouraged. For more information on the Beyond the Easel: Decorative Painting by Bonnard, Vuillard, Denis, and Roussel, 1890-1930, exhibit visit the Museum’s Web site at www.metmuseum.org.