Experience After Hours at DMNS with Adult Programs
Adult Programs like Ice Age Social Allow Museum Goers to Experience Exhibits at DMNS in a Unique Environment Complete with Live Entertainment, Cocktails and Interactive Exhibits
Adult programs at the DMNS are making science even more engaging. The latest event, Ice Age Social, (March 8) opened doors to a sold out crowd. This was my first time checking out an event and I would absolutely recommend it. Paintbrush in hand, we replicated cave art with helpful diagrams illustrating how to draw prehistoric creatures like wooly mammoths and mastodons. After making our way to the bar for a creative cocktail creation, we became captivated by the live jazz music in the open atrium. Once inside the Mammoth and Mastodon exhibit, we wandered among the larger than life-size replicas of mammals, giant bears and saber-toothed cat.
The Ticket Price ($33) is a deal. Admission includes the Mammoths and Mastodons, Live Entertainment, One Cocktail, Ice Cream Bar & Light Appetizers.
Creating Cave Art at Ice Age Social at the Denver Museum of Nature & Scienc
Three Reasons to go:
1. Adults Only. As precious as it is to see the excitement on a child’s face when they are looking at some of the oldest artifacts unearthed, it is a completely new experience to take in the exhibit in a serene environment. DMNS only sells an allotted amount of tickets so you aren’t facing lines or crowds at any point during the night
2. Dynamite Atmosphere- From live jazz music to a glowing “fire” in the cave painting room, you can tell the DMNS makes each event unique to the present exhibit.
3. Expand your Knowledge- Educators are present throughout the museum to teach you about the way fossils are preserved and even the ways humans protected themselves from mammoths and mastodons.
Other Adult Programs (21 & up) include the Science Lounge which happen every 3rd Thursday from 6:30-9:30. Nonmember $12, Member $10, Student $10
Mathletes & Athletes –March 21
Take on probability and statistics just in time for the college hoops championship with TED speaker and Wired magazine blogger Garth Sundem.
Color Me Science- April 18
Experience the spectrum from the ultraviolet to the infrared and shed some light on phenomena like bioluminescence and fluorescence in rocks. Make your own colorful creation as you experiment with the rainbow as you sip a signature cocktail.
Science Lounge: Venus and Vodka- May 16, 2013
Sneak a peek at the hottest planet in our solar system through telescopes on a terrace (weather permitting) while sipping a signature cocktail.
Archaeologists for the evening at Ice Age Social at DMNS
Do these types of events happen with every exhibit? Any more coming up?
Hello Rick! The museum always offers a variety of related programs and events to accompany temporary exhibitions, which can include events like Ice Age Social. All offerings can be found at dmns.org
Please count me in for the next one! That looks like a great night!
Are there other events aside from the Science Lounge? Is there an event around every exhibit like Ice Age Social?
Just another reasons I LOVE this museum. State of the art exhibits and creative programming.
I didn’t know there were adult programs at the museum. Sounds like a great find! Thanks for the idea.