Tuesday, August 5, 2025
 |  Play Date at NMNH: At Home in a Habitat10:30am – 12pm |
Friday, August 8, 2025
 |  eDNA Detectives: Using Environmental DNA to Read the Story of an Ecosystem1 – 3pm | 1st Floor, The Sant Ocean Hall |
| How do you study an animal that you can’t catch, touch, or even see? You can use environmental DNA (eDNA)! All living things have DNA which they are constantly shedding into their environment. Come learn about how scientists can collect trace amounts of DNA in the environment to detect organisms that are otherwise difficult to study. Aiman Raza, Biologist, NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Fellow in NOAA… |
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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
 | Play Date at NMNH: World Elephant Day! 10:30am – 12pm | Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals (1st Floor) |
| Join us on Tuesdays for special family play dates with museum educators!
This Tuesday is a special celebration for elephants! World Elephant Day is August 12th! Come explore different elephant teeth, make your own habitat for our elephant toys, and create your own artwork on "elephant-made" paper!
The event is part of our drop-in program, Play Date at NMNH. Play Date at NMNH is a program designed… |
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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
 | Cool Science: remote sensing and adaptation to temperature extremes at the ends of the earth 1 – 3pm | 1st Floor, The Sant Ocean Hall |
| The Arctic and Antarctic remain the most remote and least understood regions on Earth. The harsh environment tests the limits of our most intrepid explorers, while other species have found extraordinary ways to thrive. Come learn about the ways we study a region so uninhabitable to people, the amazing animals that call it home, and how we’re more closely linked than we may realize. Presented by: … |
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 |  Q?rius After Hours - August6:30 – 8:30pm | National Museum of Natural History (Ground Floor) |
| Q?rius After Hours is back! You have one more chance to hang out in the Coralyn W. Whitney Q?rius Science Education Center after hours this summer. The evening will feature NMNH collections specimens, crafts, puzzles, and games, and these featured experts: - Dune-esque Ancient Worms NMNH Deep Time Peter Buck postdoctoral fellow Kat Turk
- Mass Extinctions in Ancient Oceans with NMNH paleobiology…
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
| Play Date at NMNH: World Orangutan Day! 10:30am – 12pm | Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals (1st Floor) |
| Join us on Tuesdays for special family play dates with museum educators!
This Tuesday is a special celebration for orangutans! World Orangutan Day is August 19th! Come learn through play about these animals, about make your own habitat for our orangutan and other primate toys, and create your own orangutan with arms built for climbing and hanging!
The event is part of our drop-in program, Play Date… |
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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
| Play Date at NMNH: Dive into the Deep Sea 10:30am – 12pm |
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
| Play Date at NMNH: Little Beasts 10:30am – 12pm |
Saturday, September 6, 2025
| Little Beasts at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden 10am – 2pm |
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
| Play Date at NMNH: Volcanic Explorations 10:30am – 12pm |
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
| Play Date at NMNH: Investigating Insects 10:30am – 12pm |
Thursday, September 18, 2025
 |  A Twist on Ancient Technology: Fiber, String, and More11:30am – 12:30pm | Online; Internet connection required |
| The early archaeological record consists primarily of two things- stones and bones. And yet, we know that the material culture of the past had to be predominantly organic in nature. Plants, particularly those that produce long thin fibers, would have been invaluable. And once our ancestors figured out that a twisted fiber was even better, a revolutionary technology was born. But when did this oc… |
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