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- A Tale for Our Times: Somethin...
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Thursday, August 20 at 7:00pm - Flock of Dodos Film Screening
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Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00pm - History of Telescopes
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Thursday, July 23 at 7:00pm - Colorado Scenic Byways: Taking...
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Thursday, May 21 at 7:00pm - The Anatomical Collections in ...
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Wednesday, May 13 at 7:00pm - Stones from the Sky: Meet the ...
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Wednesday, May 6 at 7:00pm - Free Day (and Earth Day celebr...
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Sunday, April 19 at 9:00am - Natural Disasters in Film
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Thursday, April 16 at 7:00pm - Can a Large Earthquake Across ...
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Wednesday, April 15 at 7:00pm - Climate Change: An "Unnatural"...
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Tuesday, April 7 at 7:00pm
Denver Museum of Nature & Science Get excited! For the first time in almost 20 years, a bright "blue moon" will grace New Year's Eve celebrations worldwide.
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Howling at the full "blue moon" this New Year's Eve might be the most appropriate response: The popular definition is rooted in an editorial error, experts say.
Dear Facebook fans, As the year draws to a close, the Museum has plenty of reasons to be happy and grateful for 2009. The Museum proudly launched Expedition Health in April, our first new permanent exhibition in nearly six years...
Still looking for gift ideas? A Museum membership gives your family, friends and neighbors a full year of activities and adventure! - Free admission to the Museum 364 days per year. Members can drop by for an hour or stay all day, as often as they wish...
BODY WORLDS & The Story of the Heart is Coming in 2010 BODY WORLDS & The Story of the Heart, an all-new exhibition, will reveal—through the lenses of anatomy, cardiology, psychology and culture—how the heart nourishes, regulates and sustains life. Th...
Denver Museum of Nature & Science New blog post from Marc Levine, the curator for Genghis Khan -- Karakorum: World’s Biggest Storage Closet?
Karakorum: World’s Biggest Storage Closet? - Genghis—World’s Greatest “Khan”queror - Denver Museum o
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Denver Museum of Nature & Science The Annual Museum Shop Holiday Sale is this weekend! Come celebrate with us and enjoy a 10% savings in the Museum Shop on December 4-6. You’ll find unique and educational gifts for all ages. If you're looking to save a little extra, become a member today! Members save 20% during the Shop Holiday Sale and 10% on gift ...memberships. All purchases support the Museum’s science education and research.
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Come celebrate the holidays with us and enjoy a 10% savings in the Museum shop on December 4-6. You’ll find unique and educational gifts for all ages. Your purchases support the Museum’s science education and research.
Denver Museum of Nature & Science The Museum wants you to build a mechanical siege weapon out of building blocks—seriously! Gather a team and enter our Genghis Khan Build a Trebuchet Contest. On January 16, we’ll host a competition to see whose trebuchet throws an object the farthest. All team entries must be received no later than Thursday, January... 7, at 5:00 p.m. Entry forms and contest rules can be found on the homepage of the Genghis Khan website at www.dmns.org/gk.
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Exhibition featuring Genghis Khan, October 16, 2009 to February 17, 2010, provided by the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Presenting authentic ancient Mongol artifacts, history, and facts. The most conclusive collection of Mongolian and Khan artifacts.
Denver Museum of Nature & Science Join us this Sunday for Fiesta Free Day as we celebrate the nature, science, and culture of Latin America with activities and programs for the whole family.
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Join us on November 22 as we celebrate the nature, science, and culture of Latin America with FREE activities and programs for the whole family.
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The Leonid meteor shower is tonight! Forecasters are predicting 20 to 30 meteors per hour. This year's shower is featuring something really cool -- Mars happens to be passing
by the Leonid radiant at the time of the shower. That means it will look like the meteors are shooting out of the Red Planet!
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November 10, 2009: This year's Leonid meteor shower peaks on Tuesday, Nov. 17th. If forecasters are correct, the shower should produce a mild but pretty sprinkling of meteors over North America followed by a more intense outburst over Asia. ...
Denver Museum of Nature & Science In honor of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s Origin of Species, the Department of Zoology is hosting an open house today from 1:00-3:00 p.m.! Stop by and see some of the magnificent specimens from our collections, meet our staff, and help us honor this crucial event in the history of science. The open house is free with Museum admission.
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The Department of Zoology investigates evolutionary patterns and processes by studying vertebrates and invertebrates across many different taxonomic levels. Curators use a variety of approaches including ...
Denver Museum of Nature & Science Enter the Genghis Khan coloring contest (for kids 12 and younger), and draw the sky, grasslands, and animals of Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire. Winners will receive a family four-pack of IMAX tickets. Entries must be received by November 30. Click the link to find the coloring page and entry form.
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Exhibition featuring Genghis Khan, October 16, 2009 to February 17, 2010, provided by the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Presenting authentic ancient Mongol artifacts, history, and facts. The most conclusive collection of Mongolian and Khan artifacts.
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For the first time in years, an official weather station is recording
data in central Denver, thanks to a collaboration involving the Museum. Click the link in the story below to get your own snapshot of current conditions in central Denver--including a live view of downtown from the Museum's rooftop!
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For the first time in years, an official weather station is recording data in central Denver, thanks to a collaboration involving the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.From 1948 to the mid-1990s, Denver’s official weather observations were recorded at Stapleton Airport. ...
Denver Museum of Nature & Science Latest blog post from Genghis -- The World's Greatest "Khan"queror: The Good, The Bad, and the Studly.
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