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Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine |
Second Floor, Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems & Minerals; Closing September 30th
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In 2010, the world watched as rescuers in Chile ferried 33 miners to safety after nearly two months trapped in a collapsed mine. See an actual rescue capsule in a special temporary exhibit featuring the complex rescue effort and the miners' story. New video footage, mementos from the miners, and rock samples from the mine help take you to the scene of this dramatic event.
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More Than Meets the Eye |
| First Floor, Special Exhibits Gallery |
You can learn quite a bit about the world by simply observing your surroundings carefully. But scientists at the National Museum of Natural History rely on special tools, skills, and technologies to examine the world's diversity of life and culture up close and in much greater detail. Explore the world alongside our scientists as they use their super-powered vision to observe, document, and analyze the natural world and global cultures.
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| AUGUST EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES |
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Saturday, August 11 1:00 – 3:00pm
Workshop:
Second Saturday Arts & Science: Shark Tooth Rubbings
The Sant Ocean Hall (First Floor)
Just in time for shark week! Learn about Carcharodon megalodon, a giant shark that lived 23 to 5 million years ago. Megalodon was the world's largest shark, reaching a maximum size of 15.8 meters (52 feet). Using a model megalodon tooth, participants will create tooth rubbings to take home.
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Sunday, August 12 12:00 – 2:00pm
Book Signing:
The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet
Museum Store (Ground Floor)
Join Carnegie Institution researcher and national bestselling author Robert M. Hazen for a book signing. Hailed by The New York Times for writing, "with wonderful clarity about science ... that effortlessly teaches as it zips along," Hazen now offers a radical new approach to geologic history. Books are available for purchase in the Museum Store.
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Friday, August 24 10:30am – 12:00pm and 1:00 – 4:00pm
Forensic Friday: Skeletal Research
Forensic Anthropology Lab within Written in Bone (Second Floor)
Meet Smithsonian physical anthropologists as they discuss the Institution's skeletal research collections, where they came from, and why they are so important. Learn about the history and use of these famous collections and the stories the bones can tell.
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Friday, August 31 3:00 – 4:00pm
HOT (Human Origins Today) Topic: Fossil Footprints
David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins (First Floor)
Join our informal discussion and Q&A session with Kevin Hatala from the George Washington University on how recent discoveries of fossil human footprints have shed new light on our understanding of the evolution of walking upright.
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Video Sneak Peek: Within the emergence case of the Butterfly Pavilion’s laboratory are hundreds of butterfly pupae. In the pupal stage, butterflies seem immobile and defenseless, but they can wiggle and even make noise. This action is believed to be a defense mechanism against possible predators, but to us it looks pretty cute!
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| NOW SHOWING IN IMAX |
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Immerse yourself in the giant screen experience of the Johnson IMAX Theater's 6-story screen—the largest IMAX screen in DC, and one of the largest in the world!
Now Featuring Concessions! The Johnson IMAX Theater now offers a selection of popcorn, candy, soft drinks, wine and beer for all shows. |
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